Thanks for the replies guys. Hopefully a couple of the really experienced restorers will stop by this thread and tear my razor apart so that I can learn from it. Seriously, don't hold back, I need to get better.


I tell you, from looking at the razor more today, I have found additional things wrong.

1. The freakin wedge is tapered in two directions, but not the correct way from top to bottom.

2. I didn't get the back side of the bottom of the wedge square, so it's a little off.

3. I flipping forgot to sand the sides of the wedge smooth, which is why they don't look as good and sit as flush against the scales as they should.

4. My hammer head was clean, but not smooth enough, it wasn't perfectly round in other words. I really need to just buy a jewelers hammer and be done with it. I just wanted to get this thing done and send it out for honing.

5. The scales aren't perfectly thicknessed from pivot to wedge. This is due to not having the correct tools to get them perfect and not wanting to spend the time to get them exact with sandpaper.

6. The scales are too thick by as much as 1/16" or so. I think this maple, especially with the epoxy, could have taken the stress of being another 1/16" thinner.

7. Don't know if I mentioned this in another reply, but the pins aren't evenly peined. I need to redo my pinning block and drill a smaller hole a little shallower and be more careful of how much extra I cut off.

I still have to poly the scratches and the wedge, but I'm almost done! Thanks again for all the compliments. If you've done some scales, be critical so I can learn.