I was recently asked by someone to give a make over to their Dovo Solingen. I thought I would document some of the steps taken, just to let you see how I work with some of the materials available.
Here is a photo of the razor before it went through its transformation.
Since this razor is a Damascus style, it was a perfect match for Amboyna wood. For some reason, I have had a lot of requests for this exotic wood lately. Here is a photo of the Dovo next to a piece of Amboyna along with the pattern on top.
After cutting a 1/8" slab out of the log. I traced out the scales and rough cut them on the band saw. After that, I stuck the two halfs together using double edge scotch tape and sanded the final edges on my 4" belt sander. I then worked the edges on my 1" sander to get the rough form of the scales. The rest of the work was done by hand to get the final details, and then I glued each scale to vinyl impregnated spacer material with T-88 epoxy.
After sanding the backing material flush with the scales, it was time to fit the wedge. Since this blade is tapered, the wedge needs to be tapered also. The thickest part of the wedge needs to be 1/2 the thickness of the pin area of the blade. This allows the scales to bow properly to allow for the taper. If you make the spacer the flat, then you will most likely need a resting pin to keep the blade from falling through. There should also be about 1/8" space between the wedge and the end of the blade.
Here is the fitting of the wedge.
And here is the glueing.
Once the wedge was set, I pinned the end and cut and sanded the brass even with the scales. Here is a picture of the final pinning front and rear.
And here is what the final product looks like now.
Enjoy
Ray
Here is a photo of the razor before it went through its transformation.
Since this razor is a Damascus style, it was a perfect match for Amboyna wood. For some reason, I have had a lot of requests for this exotic wood lately. Here is a photo of the Dovo next to a piece of Amboyna along with the pattern on top.
After cutting a 1/8" slab out of the log. I traced out the scales and rough cut them on the band saw. After that, I stuck the two halfs together using double edge scotch tape and sanded the final edges on my 4" belt sander. I then worked the edges on my 1" sander to get the rough form of the scales. The rest of the work was done by hand to get the final details, and then I glued each scale to vinyl impregnated spacer material with T-88 epoxy.
After sanding the backing material flush with the scales, it was time to fit the wedge. Since this blade is tapered, the wedge needs to be tapered also. The thickest part of the wedge needs to be 1/2 the thickness of the pin area of the blade. This allows the scales to bow properly to allow for the taper. If you make the spacer the flat, then you will most likely need a resting pin to keep the blade from falling through. There should also be about 1/8" space between the wedge and the end of the blade.
Here is the fitting of the wedge.
And here is the glueing.
Once the wedge was set, I pinned the end and cut and sanded the brass even with the scales. Here is a picture of the final pinning front and rear.
And here is what the final product looks like now.
Enjoy
Ray
