I bought a handful of bare straight razor blades off eBay a couple of months ago, and now I'm in the process of making new scales for them and polishing them up so they can get a second life.
This is my first serious try at re-scaling a blade. The scales are made of a wood I found in the dollar bin of a clothes store, and it is reputedly Sheesham wood. The wedge is made from moose antler, the pins are stainless steel as are the collars.
The blade is maked "Domino" on one side, and on the other it says "T. Noonan & Sons Co. Boston Mass. M. Germany" and the tang has a checkered pattern. It's a 6/8 spike point, and I still need to polish it some more and sharpen it, and then try shaving with it.
/Nicholas
This is my first serious try at re-scaling a blade. The scales are made of a wood I found in the dollar bin of a clothes store, and it is reputedly Sheesham wood. The wedge is made from moose antler, the pins are stainless steel as are the collars.
The blade is maked "Domino" on one side, and on the other it says "T. Noonan & Sons Co. Boston Mass. M. Germany" and the tang has a checkered pattern. It's a 6/8 spike point, and I still need to polish it some more and sharpen it, and then try shaving with it.
/Nicholas