Thread: referb

here are some pics of the latest referb,sorry I didn`t think to take some before shots. the original had horn handles all cracked ,broken and worm eaten the entire blade was covered in rust and pitted quite badly. It still has a few small marks where the pits were very deep .
The scales have been replaced with Black Palm ,it is native to the top end of OZ and New Guinea. It was prised by the natives as it was that hard ,they used it for spears and I believe the method of manufacture is as follows .Due to the hardness their stone axes would not touch it so they would dig around the base and push it over after about six months it would start to crack length wise ,at which time they were able to drive in wedges to split a piece off. This was then placed in a fire and burnt into a round shaft for the spear. Enough of the history lesson,here are some pics
Its the first time I have worked with this material and due to the hardness it cracks very easy if you are not carefully ,you have to tape the back of drill holes etc so bits don`t crack out
as a matter of interest the domed washers are made from stainless 3/32" pop riverts with the shaft removed and the rivet drilled out to 1/16" to accommodate the brass pin
The wedge is made from dear antler
have a good day all
Kind regards Peter

That's beautiful, Peter! Elegant and simple. Couldn't be more simply gorgeous. I LOVE it!
One question ... What's the blade?

X

Sorry I forgot to name it
The blade is marked
H. Littlewoods
Superior Barbers Razor
For Use

I believe its sheffield made just by the shape ,however its not marked as such
Kind regards Peter

Beautiful job. Wish I had that talent...

Excellent work. I hope I'll achieve similar results with a more modern look with the W&B (cracked scales) when I get the goodies from Nenad.

Peter, that's a gorgeous wood, and a nice work overall. I like the collars, too. One thing, thought. The end wedge is called that, because of it's wedge shape. The razor scales don't function if there is no wedge-shaped spacer at the end.

Nenad

Beautiful!

-- Gary F.

Great looking work, Peter. I love the shape - it looks as though it must be a lovely feeling to hold it in your hand.

Malcolm

Originally Posted by superfly

Peter, that's a gorgeous wood, and a nice work overall. I like the collars, too. One thing, thought. The end wedge is called that, because of it's wedge shape. The razor scales don't function if there is no wedge-shaped spacer at the end.

Nenad

I know what your saying about the wedge ,the spine was that thick on this one and the position of the pivot made it necessary to open the scales up for approx 2 inches from just in front of the pivot pin to towards the back,in order for it to fit and there is no give what so ever in the wood ,hence the large flat spacer at the end. what I did was grind an ever so slight taper on the inside of the scales over the entire length and also laterally from bottom to top , basically I cheated somewhat ,it is pinned fairly tight at the pivot and you cant push the blade through out the bottom.
Kind regards Peter