Custom handles

vman said:
looks good charlie.

bit like mine

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Very nice Vijay I think that the spiral knurling on your handle , but the design of mine would look insanely good.
 
Now here's some handle porn, if I do say so myself.

Carl (Bechet45), this bronze beauty is for you
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That is a beauty, Iain! It's turned out even better than I'd expected, thanks - your bit of Aristocrat on the raised end and the single ring lift it wonderfully. Methinks the Jet 89 DLC head will lift it further!

You might recognize a variation of the Epee in the handle, Paul. Here's hoping it works as well.
 
So I took my handle for it's 1st test drive the other night coupled with my sample of Mr Fox's 1902 hard soap, so 2 new things in the shave. I had the head from my previously (to me) unusable Wardonia OC on the handle and a 2nd use Sputnik loaded, Myrsol emulsion as a pre shave and the 25mm knotted Muhle V2 STF brush. Got to say the added length and weight from the handle felt great and made the shave effortless, it was so easy and grippy to hold, no sting from the alum and an absolutely great result 48 hours later and I could probably go another day without a shave and still look presentable and no nicks or weepers anywhere even after 3 passes and a tiny bit of buffing around my Adams apple.

Thanks once again Iain for an excellent job all round on the handle. Now all I need is a Merkur, or Muhle/Jagger safety bar head or another decent closed comb head and I'm good to go, but then I'll most likely be back for another handle lol.
 
Glad to hear that it's working well for you !

For all those still waiting on their handles, they'll be in the post on Monday morning.

I've not spent much time in the workshop due to working night shifts.

Cheers.
 
templ8 said:
Now here's some handle porn, if I do say so myself.

Carl (Bechet45), this bronze beauty is for you
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I said it when I used my first epee handle and I'm shouting it out loud now I've used this variation of it - patent or copyright or whatever it is this idea/design before it is stolen from you and somebody else makes the fortune that should be yours!

This handle is absolutely the dog's bollix fucking perfect! The weight and length are just so, the mass of the 'epee' counter-balancing perfectly the razor head - it just floats, hovers off one's face, a slight tilt of one's finger grip and the blade drifts weightlessly into contact.I wanted to do a fourth, a tenth pass this morning. An effortless BBS. I cannot sing the praises of this handle enough!

Looks good as you can see - looks even better with a DLC head.

I don't suppose a stainless copy would upset the balance too much - in bronze it is perfect - just luck that 2mm extra on the radius for however long you made it, Iain, is perfect - but perfect it is!

Congratulations, Iain - you have combined good looks with perfect functionality.
 
With the exception of Smoose89 , I've posted your handles by first recorded. Hopefully they'll be with you tomorrow or Wednesday.

Thanks guys.
 
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