seeking the approval of my peers

I got a 401 Henckels off ebay as my first project razor and i'm done with the blade :-) I used Bruno's hand sanding how to (http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ing-howto.html) up to the 2000 grit and then jeweler's rouge and Maas with a felt wheel and dremel Next to move on to the scales :-)

anyway tell me how i did

Before http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...e-weekend.html


and after if it looks like a scratch, it's not, it's lint :-\ my OCD wouldn't let me leave scratches like that...i did however leave the pivot area as it was :-)

i like how you can tell it's a full hollow from the reflection

From the pics, it looks pretty good!

My only suggestion would be to learn how to use the Macro mode on your camera. Usually depicted by a flower or some such icon. Makes for much better closeups.