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07-14-2017, 09:52 PM #1
8/8 wootz monster in mammoth scales
This razor was handforged according to my Monster design. I handsanded it to a mirror polish and then etched it in Nital instead of ferric chloride. The wootz Steel was smelted by Evrahim Baran. This makes the pattern appear with a lot more contrast. I am very happy with how the pattern turned out. Originally I was going to sell the blade separately but the customer asked me to put fossil mammoth tusk scales on it.
I've added close up pics of just the blade hollows to better show the reveal of the pattern.
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07-14-2017, 09:56 PM #2Senior Member
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Wow that is beautiful! Those ivory scales really complete the package��
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Whoa, that's nice!
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Thank you for the close ups. The steel has really cool patterns that is hard to see in the regular pictures. Another beauty.
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07-14-2017, 11:57 PM #5Giveaway Guy
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That sir, is one amazingly great looking razor
Look sharp and smell nice for the ladies.~~~Benz
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07-15-2017, 01:38 AM #6Str8Faced Gent.
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Very interesting patterning in the steel.
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A gorgeous work, Bruno!
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07-15-2017, 03:49 AM #8Senior Member
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Beautiful piece.
Please, what is the blade width and the spine thickness?My father was an engineer. He used to tell me that sharpening a straight razor is like trying to build a ladder to the moon out of a roll of aluminum foil.
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07-15-2017, 12:17 PM #9
The blade is 8/8+
The spine thickness is just over 7 mm (over 5/16)IndependenceRazor1 likes this.Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day
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07-17-2017, 07:04 PM #10Member
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Absolutely beautiful Bruno, just out of interest what's the mammoth tusk like to work with, is it brittle? Cheers Ed.
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