When I originally made the scales for my Wade & Butcher, I was over jealous and ended up cracking one of the scales. I set it aside for about a week. Today, I decided to see if I could rework the scales and redeem my mistake.
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Cracked scale. |
In this picture, I have taken the razor apart. I sawed through the wedge and reduce its size. I glued and clamped the cracked scale. After much sanding, I aligned the scales and glued the wedge end together. I had bought a small 4 oz. jewelers hammer for peening the ends.
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I peened the wedge end first. |
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I got both ends done without any issues. |
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The blade centers very nicely. |
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Getting ready to go back into the case. |
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