(05-26-2018, 11:02 AM)vtmax Wrote:(05-26-2018, 07:36 AM)Matsilainen Wrote: It’s been fun reading all the comments about the Karve razor on this thread, and I’m hoping to get one at some point. (In brass, or possibly another material down the road.)
I’m hearing Stainless and Titanium.
Or a PVD or DLC coating of the brass model. I was researching sending the razor out for a PVD coating
(05-26-2018, 06:10 PM)ksn2273 Wrote: That looks fantastic, Alex! What did you use to polish it?
Thank you! On the top cap I used the 1K-2K-3K sandpaper progression followed buy a 20 minute Dremel session with the yellow jewelers compound. The base plate - only the Dremel and the yellow compound.
It provides sublime shaves, it looks STUNNING, and it is at least at half price of any of my top razors. It is a Game Changer for me.
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(05-26-2018, 06:46 PM)ANG69 Wrote:(05-26-2018, 06:10 PM)ksn2273 Wrote: That looks fantastic, Alex! What did you use to polish it?
Thank you! On the top cap I used the 1K-2K-3K sandpaper progression followed buy a 20 minute Dremel session with the yellow jewelers compound. The base plate - only the Dremel and the yellow compound.
It provides sublime shaves, it looks STUNNING, and it is at least at half price of any of my top razors. It is a Game Changer for me.
I bought a couple of Cape Cod polishing cloths to try (as I'm without proper polishing gear). I'm currently without a base plate, as I sold my D as soon as I placed an order for an F on May 9. Tracking tells me my new F plate arrived at my office this morning. It will be much shinier than my handle and top cap, both of which I bought in December and are fairly burnished. I like the worn look, but they both will look quite a different color from my new F plate, so I plan to polish the handle and cap to make them look like their new friend, the F plate. We'll see how it goes. I'm absolutely certain my polishing work will not look near as nice as yours--that razor is simply stunning!
--Scott
Thank you, Scott! If you use the 1K-2K-3K-4K sandpaper progression, the CC polishing cloths with a bit of a jewelers gold polishing compound could be just enough.
BTW, I did not polish the entire handle - left the middle section intact and will let it develop patina to create a nice contrast between the polished parts and the handle.
BTW, I did not polish the entire handle - left the middle section intact and will let it develop patina to create a nice contrast between the polished parts and the handle.
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