Thread: Party of 5

These are all for one of our Canadian boys, MWS. He brought these to me a while ago, and work has been all over the place so they've taken a bit to complete.

The Boker is a King Cutter that had quite a bit of staining over the tang stamp and etching. We decided to polish them out. It's in purpleheart with a CA finish.

The Ern's both had original scales, and unfortunately during unpinning one of the scales shattered. I tried to keep the curves of the Ern in mind when I made the matching set out of Padauk.

The Wosty is in cocobolo with a Renwax finish. I tried my best to keep the gold wash intact.

The Wilson was done in wenge, and is for a friend of Mikes. This friend's grandfather was a Mason, and we wanted to do something emblematic of that. Mike found the Forget Me Not pin on Ebay and sent it to me. It was a Masonic pin used in WW II to identify each other and avoid any persecution. I sanded the pin down, and with my limited collection of tools, I carved out the size of the pin in the wenge and then set it in place with Gorilla Glue. The pin is raised about 1/16" for texture purposes.

All wedges are bone. Pins and microfasteners are brass.



I think they call came out well. Thanks for taking a look!

These all look great! I'm going to be raising the view count on this thread - nice eye candy!

How did you finish the wenge? It looks really smooth.

That is some excellent craftsmanship. Those look great! I love the scale design on the ERNs. Great job!

Very good work, Nate. I am inspired.

Super work Maxi, great looking scales, nice little touch with the stylized rose, i've heard of the fantastic four, well add another one, here come the fab five.

Jamie.

Stunning.

When I brought these to Nate, they were pretty much ready for the trash bin. To say these were restored is an understatement...they're more of a rebuild. As Nate alluded to, they were all a gift from a buddy of mine...his grandfather's old razors. He was very close to him when he passed away a few years ago, so I know these razors were difficult to part with. That being said, he new I was a wet shaver and would also appreciate them. His Grandfather was a Freemason and also a WWII vet, serving overseas...the forget-me-not is a masonic symbol of remembrance for fallen brethren. I though rebuilding one of the razors, adding the pin, and returning it to him would be a fine way to remember his Grandfather. I think it'll make a fantastic Christmas gift this year.

Anyway, as he is not a wet shaver himself and they were all gifts to me...I thought I'd selfishly keep the others for myself. LOL!

Nate, again...thanks for the wonderful work you've done. I can't wait to get them in hand.

Mike

Great looking party!

Outstanding job. The razors are beautiful and elegant.
And I am sure the gift back will be greatly appreciated.
Also, the prop's you used for the photo's are elegant in their
own right. : )

Nice work Nate!
Is the King Cutter left satin or is it just the light?
Looks awesome either way!
Mike

Originally Posted by mrbhagwan

These all look great! I'm going to be raising the view count on this thread - nice eye candy!

How did you finish the wenge? It looks really smooth.

Sand to 600 grit. Two coats of tung oil. Burnish with 800 and a very light coat of oil. Buff.