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Recovered this WB spike point but was unable to save the scales.
Tried to follow the basic original lines with a bit of creative license for some finger grooves. Made the wedge out of fossilized amber and kept the scales thin
(around 2mm) to ensure some transparency to the finished work.
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Thanks for looking.
:chapeau
Love that groove showing off the stamp,, good call on that Mike :tu
Sweet work, Mike!
Very nice !!....I'd like to see a front on view of the amber :)
Very nice mate, how do you find the ergonomic pivot designs
Good work in keeping the amber intact Mike - the scales look really good.
Actually, I'm not sure which is more impressive - the razor or your showpiece anvil.
Really nice.
Would like to see the amber and how you shaped the wedge.
Beautiful job ob the razor, and good excuse to show off the mirror polish on the anvil!
Watched your work on that amber wedge! :bow
Dude, you got some patience! Love the transparency of the scales and amber.
Kudos on this project Mike. Beautiful work.:rock:
Looks fantastic!!
Love it! A wonderful job, well done.
Nicely done! I really like the way light filters through the scales.
Thank you kindly gents. Appreciate the feedback.
Was a fun project to take on.
The grooves allow a closer finger stance on the blade, and I like the feel. Test shaved this AM with it and it's a great shaver. Good sculpting around the stache and side burn with the spike point.
I took a fair number of build shots along the way and posted it to my work in progress thread,
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...b-fbu-179.html
Feel free to take a look and add your own challenging, or doglike projects in there as well.
The thread has grown quite long, but there are great tips from sharptonn, outback, and a cast of dozen other metal heads.
I like the potential of amber for the odd wedge, or maybe tang covers and inlay ideas.
Cheers.
edit: And a big shout out to Outback(Mike) for the awesome showpiece anvil. A good friend that makes nice work horses.
:tu,,,,,,,,,,,
That's one heck of a nice razor!
Those scales are killer!!
Super job Mike!
Pete <:-}
Love the amber wedge ! Kudos Mike.
Really interesting scale work! It looks like the bend near the pivot would make it comfortable to hold while shaving...
I somehow missed this. Great work Mike.
Great work, I keep saying I will have to do my W&B razors, but struggling with time, seeing pics like that aint helping me lol, sweet work.
Thanks guys, and yup I was going for ergonomic grip with the detents and they work nicely. Not that the absence of them ever affected one of my other straights, just went for something a little different. Sharptonn is restoring a devil razor now with near identical factory detents, so it's been done before.. ;)
Key things like thin scale thickness, tang to scale transition flow at the pivot, and trying to make the divot expose more of the makers mark but still flow with the lines of the blade all worked out pretty well. The amber is quite a light material, so the weight seems light to me, but not clumsy.
It's a shape I would consider making again, depending on razor. I see it working with a double bellied razor very well.
:chapeau
Beautiful, well thought out work. Thank you for showing it.
