BlueDun
Well-Known Member
Gentlemen,
I proudly present my first set of home-made scales. I thought about showing them here for a long time after a I got a very, very mean feedback from Robin after presenting them on the German Forum. :cry: :cry: :cry:
But then I thought what the heck! And this is for you, Robin
The blade is an old French half-hollow. I DO love the french razors and I think most of them are vastly underrated. The wood is oiled and waxed walnut in a more traditional shape. I prefer the blade to stand out over the scales and not vice versa. I did however try to set a little highlight by making brass spacers instead of a wedge. While this was kind of a fumbly task I think the result turbed out quite well. And as far as my limited razor know-how goes I personally have not seen anything like that before.
Of course, I honed it on a coticule. Together with a good balance this little french lady turned out to be a very fine shaver.
More pictures can be found HERE
Thanks for watching
BlueDun
oh, and btw ... Robin, I did get over it and I still hate ... err ... love you
I proudly present my first set of home-made scales. I thought about showing them here for a long time after a I got a very, very mean feedback from Robin after presenting them on the German Forum. :cry: :cry: :cry:
But then I thought what the heck! And this is for you, Robin
The blade is an old French half-hollow. I DO love the french razors and I think most of them are vastly underrated. The wood is oiled and waxed walnut in a more traditional shape. I prefer the blade to stand out over the scales and not vice versa. I did however try to set a little highlight by making brass spacers instead of a wedge. While this was kind of a fumbly task I think the result turbed out quite well. And as far as my limited razor know-how goes I personally have not seen anything like that before.
Of course, I honed it on a coticule. Together with a good balance this little french lady turned out to be a very fine shaver.
More pictures can be found HERE
Thanks for watching
BlueDun
oh, and btw ... Robin, I did get over it and I still hate ... err ... love you