French Razor with Carved Scales

I picked up a couple of French razors for some ideas I have. This one is stamped Imbert Aine 119 R. Monmartre, Paris.
It's a Faux frameback and it worked just fine. Sanded and polished the blade. The leg of the letter "P" and the bottom of the letter "S" were missing from the word Paris so I etched them back in place.
For the scales I went with Ivory ( yes, pre ban) that I drew up a design,carved , and then scrimshawed.
The pinstripe as well as the sketch of the Cathedral of Sacre Coeur ( on Monmarte ) made a fitting subject for the face scale. It fits under a dime. For the back scale,, well being Paris,, I did the Eiffel Tower of course. It's roughly the size of a sharpened pencil point.
Since black was used for the scrim I did a black horn wedge.
The brass pins are washerless and the two in the center are merely for decoration.

Omg that is amazing!

Oh my! How striking! A real pleasure on the eyes. I constantly admire your talent. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent job of it and the scales are just super.

Bob

Thanks guys.
I have some " in the process" shots I can post in the workshop if anyone is interested in this type of thing.

Stunning. I would be keen to see the process.

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Originally Posted by Grazor

Stunning. I would be keen to see the process.

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OK, will do. And thank you!

As usual stunning work. How many hours did that take to carve?

Yes post the in progress shots

" ", as always you leave me speechless.

I don't know the exact time. The carving itself went pretty quick. A few hrs. The cleaning up , sanding , refining the lines took more. Add in the scrim work and it all adds up. It was maybe 3-4 hrs per night over the last 5 days. Then too I was doing other blades along the way and making samples for this one.

Totally over the top! Wonderful!
~Richard

Yes, beautiful, how do you carve ivory anyway? chisels? dremel?

I will be posting how I did these. I used diamond cutters. But for centuries it's been done with knives, scrapers, chisels .

As beautiful a razor I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us. OMG I'm turning green with envy!!!!

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Originally Posted by mycarver

Thanks guys.
I have some " in the process" shots I can post in the workshop if anyone is interested in this type of thing.

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Please do.

BEAUTIFUL, absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

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Originally Posted by mycarver

I will be posting how I did these. I used diamond cutters. But for centuries it's been done with knives, scrapers, chisels .

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True, for centuries, but not lately. Looking at your work I would have thought it was something out of the Renaissance period ....... brings razor 'restoration' up to the level of fine art.

You're getting a french approval on this one ! :tu

The razor is amazing, the design and execution impeccable, but I'm afraid the cost of renting a tux when I shaved with it would kill me financially.

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Originally Posted by mycarver

I will be posting how I did these. I used diamond cutters. But for centuries it's been done with knives, scrapers, chisels .

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Can't wait to see this either, your skills are impressive indeed

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

True, for centuries, but not lately. Looking at your work I would have thought it was something out of the Renaissance period ....... brings razor 'restoration' up to the level of fine art.

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:dropjaw:

This is defiantly fine art!

Absolutely beautiful, I'm a big fan of scrimwork.

Phenomenal detail work, I would have shattered those for sure lol.

Nah. Ivory, even when very thin is still pretty tough stuff .

Absolutely stunning

Thank you!
Getting nearer completing my 7 day set of carved ivories. I just hesitate posting them.

Look forward to seeing it. I was just in Montmartre last weekend so this one is great on its own!

You are incredibly talented. A true artist.

Ironic! My son was just in Paris last week as well. He hung out in Montmartre several times.

These are incredible! Functional artwork. I've never seen anything like these. I'm glad someone commented on this older thread.