Thread: The French Love of A Mouton Rouge (by moutonrouge)

Some better pictures, using natural light. Defects can be seen due to the nature of camel bone that tends to chip away. No surprise ivory was preferred over anything else for carved scales, as it is a much softer material, camel bone lacks plasticity

I decided to finish them quickly and to not spend too much time - for me the scales are good enough

Gorgeous.

Will you show the final assembled razor?

I haven't decided upon the blade. I made the scales out of boredom (two week-ends with miserable weather) and not really prepared for the blade. The size of scales fit well a 5/8 and the cigar box I intend to transform in razor box (with velvet lining, compartments etc), so , in general lines I would have a Joseph Elliot (the one with finial) and a Joseph Rodger (the carved straight scales) to make available (the straight scales do not suit them very well). because I have a pair of Joseph Rodger's, I think I'll fit the Joseph Elliot's and make other scales of a different layout for the pair of Joseph Rodger's.



and this is the cigar box I intend to recycle (sorry I quit smoking some good years ago...and still miss it...is like loosing a friend, you can never get over with)



It makes a perfect match with the razors

Beautiful. Looks like you will have a five day set people will admire.

Originally Posted by moutonrouge

I decided to finish them quickly and to not spend too much time - for me the scales are good enough

Apparently what you consider good enough is what I consider fantasic!

Well, it didn't turn out quite the way I hoped for as the Joseph Elliot's blade is shorter in terms of distance from the nose to the pivot hole and fitting it to this scales would look disproportionate.



So, willingly or not I fitted the Joseph Rodger's blade instead, and it fitted in like a glove.





In other words I'll have to make identical scales to complete the set and for the Joseph Elliot's I'll make something else. In regards the straight carved scales, I'll refine the layout as it's way too chunky (these were among my fist attempts) and fit a French blade to them