Custom Böhler-Stahl…Italian-Style!

Lou @cubancigar2000 sent me a razor in need of some help and requested new scales.
The 3/4" round-tipped, double-shouldered blade was in pretty good shape despite some deep scratches on both sides.



Blade required some hand-sanding and clean-up. Micro-mesh finish up to 12k.

Restoration Specs:
Blade - Böhler-Stahl Solingen-made carbon steel blade; 3/4" wide, full-hollow; upper jimps, Etched blade with gold wash
Scales: Acrylester (acrylic) 'Crushed Cranberry' .120" thickness; 3-pin.
Wedge: White bone and solid brass borders
Hardware: Solid brass pins and domed stacked brass washers. Brass inner washers; brass spacer (3rd pin); decorative brass lion's head.

Honing: Bevel set- Naniwa 1k; Progression - Naniwa 3k, 5k, 8k, 12k, Escher water hone.

FINAL PICS

 

Good job, very nice looking

 

@HolyRollah Nice! Well Done Kevin!

 

Two of those please

 

Great job!

 

Looks very nicely done Kevin.

 

Nice work Kevin! It's hard to believe it's the same razor.

 

Yeah, Kevin is ok I guess....me, I just used a lot of MaaS and let it soak over night.

Before:

After:

 

Amazing what a little Maas will do!

 

"It's hard to believe it's the same razor"

 

I will send you 500 black handled superspeeds and $50 if you will do the same for me.

 

That maas works Magic.

 

I am excited to get it, looks fantastic. When I saw the Bohler you did for yourself, I knew you were my guy and would take a special interest in it

 

The Lion's head really made the pins stand out against the dark red scales. It was an artistic move that payed off well.

 

I gave Kevin a few likes such as 3 pin, dark burgundy or red color and the rest is all his ideas.

 

Well SINCE it is an Italian blade —despite the Solingen blade origin—I figured the use of lion's head was apropos as it is a historical symbol of Italian strength and royalty...

 

WOW, what a beautiful job you did there Kevin, you always do such beautiful work!

 

Thanks, Joe. This one was fun to do!

 

Oh My, something like that could lure me to the dark side. Absolutely stunning!