Well, admittedly the blade was in pretty decent shape from the start, so maybe rescale would have been a better word.
Anyway, this was my first straight that I bought cheap from Larry at Whippeddog and it shaves well. Unfortunately the scales were cracked and I decided to make some new by myself. This is the first time in decades that I do something that involves shaping any material...
Anyway, I sanded the blade from 240 and all the way to 2500 grit paper by hand and finished with Autosol and a cotton rag.
The scales I cut from 3 mm yellow plexiglass, the wedge in the same material. The curvature of the scales are one area I am not 100% satisfied with, just as I need to spend some more time on the pinning, it is not very even at the moment. I also might need to polish the ball end of the peening hammer.
Big thanks to Legion for the DIY acrylic and peening tutorials. I am certain It would not have been as easy without those!
Anyway, this was my first straight that I bought cheap from Larry at Whippeddog and it shaves well. Unfortunately the scales were cracked and I decided to make some new by myself. This is the first time in decades that I do something that involves shaping any material...
Anyway, I sanded the blade from 240 and all the way to 2500 grit paper by hand and finished with Autosol and a cotton rag.
The scales I cut from 3 mm yellow plexiglass, the wedge in the same material. The curvature of the scales are one area I am not 100% satisfied with, just as I need to spend some more time on the pinning, it is not very even at the moment. I also might need to polish the ball end of the peening hammer.
Big thanks to Legion for the DIY acrylic and peening tutorials. I am certain It would not have been as easy without those!