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Being very new to straight razors - (I bought one of UKRob's a couple weeks ago) I have well and truly been bitten by the bug. So much so I have bought a few old ones from ebay and i was pleased with a few of the blades (not got to grips or the equipment to sharpen them yet) however their scales were tatty or clearly very badly replaced.So............
I saw a funky sheet of Acrylic (fluorescent) on ebay and thought it would be worth a shot.
It arrived this morning and i was extremely impressed with the way the light shines through the edges
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so I set about it with a design roughly based on the set i bought from UKRob (as i love the shape)
well i had bought a router bit for my dremmel to do the cutting - bad move chipped and was cutting with a mind of its own.
Plan B was a junior hacksaw, cut nice and straight with considerable ease. so i followed the advice of a youtube video i saw and used double sided tape stuck 2 pieces together and set to work cutting out the shape.
A little work with a file to get an accurate shape
i then took a grinding attachment on the dremmel and knocked a small chamfer in the outside edges.
Break out the wet and dry paper and work up the grades 240 up to 1200.
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i was extremely pleased with the results so far. Its difficult to show the way the light catches it but take a look and let me know what you think.
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I saw a funky sheet of Acrylic (fluorescent) on ebay and thought it would be worth a shot.
It arrived this morning and i was extremely impressed with the way the light shines through the edges
[attachment=8599]
so I set about it with a design roughly based on the set i bought from UKRob (as i love the shape)
well i had bought a router bit for my dremmel to do the cutting - bad move chipped and was cutting with a mind of its own.
Plan B was a junior hacksaw, cut nice and straight with considerable ease. so i followed the advice of a youtube video i saw and used double sided tape stuck 2 pieces together and set to work cutting out the shape.
A little work with a file to get an accurate shape
i then took a grinding attachment on the dremmel and knocked a small chamfer in the outside edges.
Break out the wet and dry paper and work up the grades 240 up to 1200.
[attachment=8600]
i was extremely pleased with the results so far. Its difficult to show the way the light catches it but take a look and let me know what you think.
[attachment=8601]
[attachment=8602]