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    Default Shumate Barber, 1st go at acrylic

    Welllll...for some time now I've been musing about trying different mediums, hence the horn threads a couple weeks ago. This is my first run at acrylic. This is my Shumate Barber, which I love dearly. I buffed her on 600 grit and that's it. The scales are called Comet, and I went 220 to 12k. Tried buffing them after 12k with Fabulustre just to see what happened....and it worked great. Bone wedge, brass hardware (I like the bolt as a pivot on my own razors).

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    That's a good looking one cool pattern in the acrylic.

    Where did you get the acrylic from?

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    I'd say you did pretty dang good for your first attempt with a new material. Absolutely beautiful man.
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    The acrylic came from Pen kit, pen mandrel, pen bushing, pen blanks, wood pens

    The 1 by 6 Monster blanks.
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    Wow, I like your choice here, great work !!! Ken

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    Wow, that looks great. Excellent work. I really like the scale shape. Well done.

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    Nice Maxi. I really like the satin finish over the mirror polish. That finish looks very classy to me.


    The Tiki doll though reminds me of a cheap horror movie that scared the hell out of me as a kid.

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    Fabulous, Maxi. 'Never tried acrylic. You make it look good.

    Shumate barbers are wonderful. 'Wish they made some larger sizes. Each one I've had (7) has been excellent - comparable to the Gencos.

    'hope you're proud of this one - its really nice.

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    I normally am not a big fan of the patterned acrylics, but these are really nice. Good job!

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    You are on a roll lately. Beauty!

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