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  1. 06-28-2009, 10:35 AM #1
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    Some of you would have seen this little J. Diriam blade a couple of weeks ago. I posted a picture after chipping the blade while sanding. Thanks to some good advice, i saved the blade with a little reshaping at the heel end. This blade was only going to be a learning exercise in restoration as it had some pitting and its only a little 9/16 wide blade, too small for my liking. But then my wife sugested if she might give straight shaving a try if I made one for her. So i put in a little effort...
    The scales are a red translucent acrylic with a clear acrylic wedge
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    I'm quite proud of it.
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    Great restore!! Your wife will be very happy with that razor. There is a lot of love showing in the restore between all of the metal removed to get the chip out and the excellent work in selecting and making the scales.
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    Great save and the scales have a wonderful shape!
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    That is a very feminine looking razor.
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    You should be proud and your wife jumping joy.

    Great job on both the blade and scales.


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    Beautiful and classy too!
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    Holey...!!! man that looks good.... worthy of a good wifey.
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    That is one sleek looking razor the blade and scales go together very well. Great design.

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    Well done indeed, Baldy!

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    Nice job Grant Can see you've worked with acrylic before

    I see you rounded the spike on that heel mod. Looks great & will be a bit safer. I bet the missus will lurrv it.
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