John Shaw Sheffield in Mammoth Ivory

Started in raw form. it was not stabilized. I ran into several cracks that made some pieces impossible to use. That said, I struggled through and ended up with two strong blanks. The shop stunk like a thousand dentists drilling teeth for days.

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just one more. :P

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That is one Handsome ass razor :tu
Mike

Very nice. The patina on the steel goes well with the color of the mammoth ivory.

Very nicely done!!

good match Brad, makes for a nice looking razor.

That is a really beautiful set of scales. I've been wanting to get a supply of mammoth ivory to work with for a while.

Great job,nice mammoth

Very nice match up. Great work.

Nice job! The razor and scales go together as an ancient creature! :tu
So, Brad. Is there another teeny bevel under that big one? :D

There is actually. it can be quite a pain to maintain an edge with a bevel that size, so, once I got it shaving with 1 layer tape, I put a 2 layer tape microbevel with a few passes on the 8k->coti->YG Escher.

Brad

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There is actually. it can be quite a pain to maintain an edge with a bevel that size, so, once I got it shaving with 1 layer tape, I put a 2 layer tape microbevel with a few passes on the 8k->coti->YG Escher.

Brad

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I just knew that it did! ;)

Beautiful job

It all comes together like it was meant to be, well done.

How many sets of scales did that block yield?

MJC, one. There is a possibility of another set; but, I'm sending the remaining material back to the customer and I won't be finding out if I'm right ;)

Brad

That's simply beautiful.. the lined wedge picks up the tones of scales perfectly.. kudos

Beautiful, Brad. I love it. Why such small pins?

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Beautiful, Brad. I love it. Why such small pins?

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Honestly, I don't know, I just felt like it. ;) LOL. I actually had a customer in the store, and I asked her what would look better (holding up two options).....she chose brass versus silver (yes, I had a woman shopping in my store...lol). Sometimes I just make decisions like that on a whim, once it is done, it is done. I think the small washers get out of the way of the ivory, which is the star here.

Very nice, usually I like my blades polished nice and clean, but the theme worked out very well, great job!

If I could trade my olfactory senses, smelling that rotten smell for the remainder of my life only to shave with that beauty, I would... Actually, only if I could call her mine! Great job!

looks great !! didn't know the mammoth ivory is so cracky/britle meaning that a lot goes to waste..
what is the material for the liners in the wedge if you don't mind me asking?

Wedge liner is .009" thick Black G-10.

That razor turned out beautiful...excellent work Brad!! Last time I dropped into your shop, I thought I had walked into the dentist office (you had just finished cutting one side of the scales!!!)...LOL....I'm glad your efforts paid off!! What did you use to polish scales?

Is there any type of "sealant" that you have to use when finishing the scales to keep moisture out so the bone doesn't get destroyed if it gets wet?

Gehring, I wet sanded to 600grit and buffed. Ivory is wonderful when it comes to that. It just polishes right up.

cheetah, Ivory is very solid; and takes a high gloss finish, the water just rolls right off it after it is polished up.

Bad ass, Brad. Love the ruggedness of it, the patina goes great with the mammoth, wedge & pins. My style of blade...


In Christ
SB

Beautiful razor

Nice. I bet that block of mammoth was a pretty penny brad.