Thread: Wade,,, just Wade,, in Mammoth

Originally Posted by mycarver

I had a suspicion. Thanks. And it also seems the ( schrager?) lines and grain seems more pronounced . Sort of like Oak grain vs. pine.

Nice piece you have there. Now, slice it lengthwise and the pointed end will be the hinge end for a massive custom razor! Already has the shape of a cool scale.

That little 70 pounder is long Gone

70 lbs.? May not have had good balance for a daily user.
Nice work on the brushes!
May be hard to see but the slabs would pass as a petrified slab of some basswood I have. The Ivory slab on left shows so little grain.
This will be good for two if not three sets.

Originally Posted by mycarver

70 lbs.? May not have had good balance for a daily user.
Nice work on the brushes!
May be hard to see but the slabs would pass as a petrified slab of some basswood I have. The Ivory slab on left shows so little grain.
This will be good for two if not three sets.

Cutting Ivory is an art form to get good grain,The schreager Lines only run about 1/2 in. into the tusk,thats where all the grain is.
Makes a huge diff between 50 cents/Gm bland Ivory and $2.00 a gram gem Quality Ivory

That's above my pay grade to know where this came from. All I know is I really like it and hopefully did it some justice.

Wade was the stamp of Robert Wade, later partner with Butcher (but only briefly; the partnership of Wade and Butcher ceased to exist by the ~ 1830s). The spine-stamped Magnum Bonum razors seem to be broad spectrum; all the same shape and heft, and made so far as I have seen examples, by Marsden, Greaves, Wostenholm, Wade, and maybe another that I'm forgetting. Zak has done some good work tracking the history down.

The grain in the ivory is lovely.

That Razor is a work of art, congrats well done. Simply awesome.

Originally Posted by yardie

I'm absolutely stunned by what Mark has accomplished with this piece, absolutely blown away.

This will one day belong to my son when he's old enough for it, Mark, I cannot accurately express my gratitude.

Also, a big thank you to Hart for the suggestion of mammoth ivory.

As soon as saw the post title I knew what it was

mycarver has done his usual magnificent work, it's fabulous.

Once again, VERY nice work.

Mark, I wish I had your talent for creating beauty.

My talents ran the other direction toward tearing things up.

I watched that razor during it's auction. It took off fast at the end as I recall.

Great old piece of steel and wonderful old ivory on it now.

W

Thanks. It is very cool. I just wish it was mine.