The Gemstar Custom's version of a TI

[GsSixgun]

This is the TI from this thread re-done the way I like it for me, myself, and I...

Original Factory: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=112694

This is custom scaled in Molten Metal acrylic with a black acrylic wedge...

I took the mixed metal theme throughout the scales, the wedge and pivot pins and washers are layered in Brass and Silver with NiAg pins and triple stacked brass, SS, brass bullseyes...
The center pin is also bi-metal the pin is brass and the center post and outside conchos are silver...
Note the way the razor now sits pretty for pictures on the same glass base as it was on originally, the scales are now even and centered...

If you look very, very, close you can see that the TI rounded Spanish point has been squared up to a point that I like much better for more exact trimming...

The razor has now been honed on Naniwa SS through 12k and smoothed even more with 10 laps on a CeOx bench strop...


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[Shane]

That razor is absolutely stunning.

 

[Samouraï]

that is, in a word, beautiful.

 

[GsSixgun]

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[richmondesi]

Glen, next time I send you a razor, I want scales like that!

 

[Tolduonce]

Glen, next time I send you a razor, I want scales like that!

Me too. Matter of fact, next time I send you a razor, I want a RAZOR like that. Beautiful.

 

[leighton]

the acrylic matches the goldwash. I like it.

 

[sapito318]

I really like those scales, Glen. You'll have to send me some of that material!

 

[midnight rider]

WOW!!! amazing craftsmanship!!

 

[jadam318]

Very well done, my friend.

 

[bradyarz]

i just started with de shaving about 2 months ago, and i've always wanted to make the switch to a str8, but seeing that makes me want to take the dive earlier than i intended!!!!!!

 

[jadam318]

i just started with de shaving about 2 months ago, and i've always wanted to make the switch to a str8, but seeing that makes me want to take the dive earlier than i intended!!!!!!

Do it. Just do it. You won't be let down.

 

[English]

Good job. Will you now shave with it and stop playing with it.

 

[TstebinsB]

The scales look great but I prefer the more understated pins. Those are too much. I understand that many guys like a little flair in the pins but I am of the belief that nothing should take your attention from the scales. It's like wearing a shirt and tie with your shirt being louder than the tie - that's a no-no.