A Logical restore for SRP's very own Logistics....
Every now an then, you just have to say WTF... and that is what Travis said the other night in chat... After I popped this Boker "Pearl" loose everything just kind of started falling apart...
First those old Boker Bakelite scales couldn't handle the rusted pins coming loose, then the MOP tang covers were cracked to pieces under the scales so they more or less crumbled off there...
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So looking at this, we needed an idea, Travis came up with a good one"Do whatever you want Glen"
So I took one day just to think about it, and came up with this idea, why not use the Midnight acrylic that I loved on another Boker I did last year, except carry it straight through to the covered tang too...
So first I cleaned up the razor, then using epoxy I glued on the very thin tang covers... At the same time I set up the scale blanks and let this all sit in the shop in the vice to dry....
Today I started sanding and shaping using my belt sander and a Dremel with a sanding sleeve on there... I made the scales and sanded the tang covers to fit.. I sanded the scales and the tang covers to 12k using micromesh and then some PlastX polish...
I used NiAg pins with SS and Brass washers and a matching acrylic wedge...
Anyway here is a fully restored 5/8 Spike point Boker "Pearl" razor with matching Midnight Acrylic Scales and Tang...
Oh BTW the best part of this story is I should be able to hand deliver this one in Denver on Tuesday....
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12-06-2009, 04:16 PM #1
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Boker "Pearl" razor w/Covered Tang in Midnight Acrylic
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12-06-2009, 04:29 PM #2
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Nice!
How many hours were invested from start to finish?Cheers, Luc - My Gear(Wiki) - Have a question, PM a mod. That's why we're here!
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12-07-2009, 04:37 AM #3
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Excellent! Great ingenuity!
"Find out what it is in life you don’t do well, and then don’t do that thing.” - Most Interesting Man in the World
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12-07-2009, 05:32 AM #4
Wetshaving is going to save me money ...right?
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That is extremely cool.
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12-07-2009, 08:04 AM #5
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Wow! That's one beautiful restore Glen!
Very fine work indeed.
Thanks for sharing, your work is one of the benchmarks that I hope to get to one day.
John C.
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12-11-2009, 03:45 AM #6
I read the tutorial…it really works!
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Now, that is unique indeed. Nice work!
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12-11-2009, 03:50 AM #7
...about those numbers on the blade?
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I'm lusting at these scales
Quis terret ipsos terrōrēs?
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12-11-2009, 03:57 AM #8
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Great concept and beautiful execution!
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12-15-2009, 07:02 PM #9
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Wow. Awesome!
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12-15-2009, 07:14 PM #10
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fantastic
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12-16-2009, 03:03 AM #11
I'm gonna tell you something tomorrow
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Glen, your ideas and execution are just amazing. Lovely work.
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12-17-2009, 10:06 PM #12
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Nice! Nice! Nice!!!!!!!
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12-17-2009, 10:19 PM #13
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I'm a real sucker for blue
Not enough scale restorations are done in blue, IMO, which complement steel beautifully.
Great job, Glen."Life's too short for good handwriting." -Dad.
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12-22-2009, 02:41 PM #14
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You guys who can do work like this amaze me. That is a work of art!
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12-22-2009, 03:20 PM #15
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Just beautiful.
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12-23-2009, 04:50 AM #16
Is reformulated better?
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Glen, Your work has always been an inspiration for me. This is just another one of your masterful creations. Very nice.
Ray
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12-23-2009, 04:51 AM #17
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Excellent work as always Glen. Thanks for sharing.
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