Thread: 7/8 Smirking Gentleman

I wanted to do something that felt vintage, but that wasn't just a copy of a WB. So, I drew some inspiration from the old Greaves and some other Sheffield razors and came up with this:



It's O1, slightly harder than 61 HRC in ebony scales with a mokume spacer, copper pin, and recessed button-head torx pivot. I tended away from the big crazy smiling edge and went with more of a smirk. I also moved away from the big, round, horn scales to a bit more dressy oiled and waxed ebony. The metal spacer let me keep the scales nice and thin and still maintain balance.


I made the mokume from copper, brass, and nickel silver.

Fits nicely in the hand. It has a pleasant weight and a nice downward pull

Thanks for looking y'all,

Tony

That is a fine looking razor there. You seem to have a knock for these! Interesting choice on the Mokume. Can you see much figuring from exposed portions?

You can definitely see that it's a blend of copper and nickel, but there's not a whole lot of surface area there to see the swirls. It's close to a mirror polish too, which makes it a bit tricky to photograph.

This is from the same billet as the spacer:

Originally Posted by MattCB

That is a fine looking razor there. You seem to have a knock for these! Interesting choice on the Mokume. Can you see much figuring from exposed portions?

I like the lines on this razor, both the blade and the scales. That is a mighty fine smirk.

Charlie

Beautiful.. nice to see your artistic expression matches your technical skill. Well Done!

That is a fine razor sir!! Thanks for sharing.

+1 to Spazola.

That is a great looking razor.

Well done.

Dave

Beautiful razor. I love it!

Cheers.

Thanks gents. This one did come together nicely

Looks great Tony!
I did want to see a smile......Maybe next time!