Thread: chechen W&Bs

Well, I recently finished two more razors; two W&B hollows each in chechen scales. This is the first time I've used chechen for scales (been meaning to for a while now), and I must say, this wood is incredible.

The sheet of chechen I have by itself didn't look like anything fantastic. It looked nice, but nothing too special. Then while working it into shape it started looking worse, but, I figured if it looks anything like the wood I have, it'll be worth it. Anyway, I finished up the final steps of shaping and sanding and then went for the CA finish. As soon as the first drop of CA hit the wood, the stuff just completely came alive. All it's vibrancy and the beautiful golden hues of the wood came through like a brick to the face. Needless to say, I'll definitely be using this stuff more often

Anyway, both razors have been brought to 400grit satin and then polished up. Even while working the blades it was easy to understand how W&B stayed in business for so long. Every indications so far points to the blades being of true W&B quality, and both of them sing nicely when 'plucked'. The scales both have the 3-pin treatement with a new type of wedge I've decided to try. The wedges are a laminate style composed of 1/16" acrylic between 1/10" brass shim.

And without further adieu, the photos
pre-finished
both front closed
both back closed
downview
new wedge
video
and lots more...

I'll be putting both up for sale in the buy/sell forum for $90 each, shave ready and shipped internationally insured. But, those of you who like to browse the restoration forum can get first dibs here if you want. They're so nice that I really want to keep one for myself, but if I kept as many of these razors as I wanted too, I'd be way to far in the negatives

Both sold to nichhel