6/8 VR W&B

**Malacoda** · 11-19-2011, 05:36 PM

A 6/8 'VR' W&B (e.g. Queen Victoria's reign c1837-1901).

Mahogany scales sponge-brushed with transparent blue airbrush paint then finished in CA.

Nickle-lined (to restore balance), acrylic snow-pearl wedge. Nickle pins and SS washers.

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Over-ambition strikes again...

Am not 100% happy with the way this one came out. Content - yes, 100% pleased - no.

If I had found a scale material that was a shade of blue I liked in a usable size, it would have worked out great...

As it is though, trying to put a CA finish over a layer of transparent blue paint on scales with such small, angular edges turned out to be self-feeding nightmare...

If the sanding wore through the CA - which was prone near edges and corners due to slightly thinner CA coverage and/or the e of the sand paper to every so slightly conform to the edges - it would necessitate touching up both the blue paint and the CA... which would necessitate additional sanding to blend the new section of CA with the old... which would increase the odds of cutting through along another edge or corner... etc... etc.

Since everything was done by hand (I do not have any workspace for router, scroll saw, etc.) maintaining perfect sharp edges and corners along the cutouts with jewelers files and sandpaper was also long shot.

At least she balances where she's supposed to...

**jdto** · 11-19-2011, 05:59 PM

It might not be perfect in your eyes, but it's freakin' beautiful in mine. Great work!

**BenjamanBarker** · 11-19-2011, 06:02 PM

That is one beautiful razor!! GREAT WORK!!

**LegalBeagle** · 11-19-2011, 06:20 PM

Great job, John. Hard to believe this is the same blade we saw at the meet up!

**Mcbladescar** · 11-19-2011, 07:20 PM

NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike

**Raithskar** · 11-19-2011, 07:36 PM

She's a beauty!!! Nice work!

Jon

**Catrentshaving** · 11-19-2011, 07:59 PM

That looks realy cool! Absolutely love that blade and those scales really make it pop! Great work

**TwistedOak** · 11-19-2011, 08:09 PM

something I've realized in hand made work is to appreciate the minor flaws as much as the areas you made perfectly with your mitts... I think those scales looks awesome from the color to the design. The ONLY small change I would have made is to shorten the window so that only the blade edge is seen through the scales (not the open space where the tang is).

**gssixgun** · 11-19-2011, 08:10 PM

Very very Nicely done

I really like the design you came up with, and to make sure it balances shows attention to details...

**bulldog** · 11-19-2011, 08:34 PM

I think it's beautiful. And the fact that you did the scales completely by hand is amazing.

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