Puma in Bloodwood

[JRichmond]

So a wonderful member at SRP had a couple of slabs of blood wood that he wanted to trade for some microfasteners. I had purchased some when I first started making scales, so I happily sent him some and got the slabs yesterday. I looked through Russell's CA finish tutorial and figured I give it a shot.

I had recently found a Puma Silber (actually Mrs. Richmondesi found it and I got to buy it) that was in a set of painted wooden scales , so I figured this was a good opportunity for me to get this wonderful blade in something a bit more appropriate .

As you'll no doubt see I have some room for improvement, but I was pretty happy with the results

 

[GardenWeasel]

Looks fantastic! Congratulations!!

 

[whitebar]

Wow, those painted scales are nasty. The new ones however, look wonderful so it looks like Mrs. Richmondesi did good! Let us know how you enjoy the shave. Here is a pic of my Puma 222 with redwood. The etching is almost gone but it's a nice shaver.

 

[thirdeye]

Nice lookin Bloowood.....

 

[JRichmond]

Wow, those painted scales are nasty. The new ones however, look wonderful so it looks like Mrs. Richmondesi did good! Let us know how you enjoy the shave. Here is a pic of my Puma 222 with redwood. The etching is almost gone but it's a nice shaver.

I had honed it several weeks ago, so I could already tell you that this is by far my best shaver. When I first started using a straight Paul gave me a couple of choices of straights that he would give me to get started. I went with a worked back Henckel's (which is also a good shaver), but he told me I would regret not choosing a plain 4/8" Puma...because it's the best shaver. Later on he let me use that Puma, and I don't know that I regret not choosing it (especially since I still have it ), but it is an amazing razor that is exceptionally easy to achieve fantastic results.

I am still in the process of learning about using a straight, but I can honestly say that I've never had a better shave than the ones I get using the Pumas I've had an opportunity to be acquainted with .

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

Very nicely done!

 

[Luc]

Very nice!

 

[Aussieshaver]

The scales have a lovely shape.

 

[JPM]

Wow! That sure cleaned up nicely.

 

[JRichmond]

Thanks for all the kind words

 

[screaming_pig]

Gotta love anything that Puma makes, you've done a very fine job of bringing this razor back to life....well done Sir!!

 

[Greyfox]

A beauty!

 

[netsurfr]

Beautiful work! Always wanted a nice puma blade.

 

[pal]

Nice job!

 

[richmondesi]

snip... When I first started using a straight Paul gave me a couple of choices of straights that he would give me to get started. I went with a worked back Henckel's (which is also a good shaver), but he told me I would regret not choosing a plain 4/8" Puma...because it's the best shaver. Later on he let me use that Puma, and I don't know that I regret not choosing it (especially since I still have it )... snip

This is part of your evil plot to steal my collection by telling me you were going to work on razors for me while just keeping them

 

[thirdeye]

This is part of your evil plot to steel my collection by telling me you were going to work on razors for me while just keeping them

LOL....Pay back for the gold dollar trick you played on him....

 

[JRichmond]

LOL....Pay back for the gold dollar trick you played on him....

Lol, Paul's been awesome to me with all the help and advice from the get go. I'm hoping to finish one of his Bokers pretty quickly, but we'll see

 

[netsurfr]

That Puma cleaned up really nice!

 

[FiveOhNine]

this thread has me champing at the bit! I've got two pumas I'm working on now and I can't wait to get them done.

 

[dod.e.ratherwell]

this thread has me champing at the bit! I've got two pumas I'm working on now and I can't wait to get them done.

Me too, I gotta stop slacking off, Pumas need some touch up!