My Wife's Grandpa's Straight Razor

[prophetic_joe]

I restored my wife's grandfather's straight razor and figured I would share with you guys. I had the blade done by a professional since i don't have the tools for that however i created the scales and the wedge. I designed it to match an Ever-Ready shaving brush I restored recently as well. The scales are walnut finished with CA. This is my first set of scales so be gentle.

Pictures are a little dark. They were taken at night in my bathroom.






The Set

[Cigarbear]

That's some nice work! How many coats of CA did you use? I've been into oil finishes and laquers but have heard great things about a CA finish's durability.

Todd

[denver24]

That's awesome! Nice work. There's not much as good as a great shave.

[prophetic_joe]

Used about 12-15 coats of CA actually. It was really kind of a pain in the ass cause I stuck to it a couple of times but it looks great now and feels very solid.

[Roger]

I think you did a very nice job. Must have taken some time with all the coats of "CA" . Roger.

[Cigarbear]

At least it dries quickly! I tried it on a pen that I turned and all kind of problems. Eventually I either got the wood too thin or too hot from over sanding and it split all the way to the barrel.