A Nest of Dragons

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03-08-2018, 12:06 PM
Bruno

A Nest of Dragons

That sounds almost like an episode of Game of Thrones...

Anyway, I had a request to make a matched pair of Draco Nobilis razors. One in Damascus, the other in Wootz. Due to the home renovation this project took half a year to finish, but I finally got it done. the scales on both are the Starlight Neon Green kirinite.

The wootz was a bit of a dilemma. The damascus razor is pretty dark, and I wanted to make the wootz dark as well. But that left the pattern hard to see. You can clearly see the hamon, but the wootz pattern itself is hard to see. I know it is there because during the early stage of the ethc it was clear as day, but as the blade got darker, so did the pattern.

I asked the customer if he wanted the blade dark, but with the pattern not that clear, or with a crisp pattern, but much lighter. He preferred the dark blade so that is what I went with.

https://i.imgur.com/rZIZvXF.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rjcVNpJ.jpg
03-08-2018, 12:29 PM
Dieseld

You NEVER cease to amaze Bruno. That is an awesome pair right there no question about it
03-08-2018, 01:03 PM
Gasman

Very nice Bruno. He should be proud to own those.
03-08-2018, 01:06 PM
outback

+1 to that, Dave.
Yes, sir...Bruno makes some bad ass, razors.
And the Wootz....oooh boy, love it.!!
03-08-2018, 02:31 PM
MrZ

Those are beauties! I couldnt shave with them, as I would be too busy looking at them and showing them off.
03-09-2018, 11:32 PM
Kyleybob

Thats a pretty cool looking blade, well done.
03-10-2018, 12:11 AM
onimaru55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruno

The wootz was a bit of a dilemma. The damascus razor is pretty dark, and I wanted to make the wootz dark as well. But that left the pattern hard to see. You can clearly see the hamon, but the wootz pattern itself is hard to see. I know it is there because during the early stage of the ethc it was clear as day, but as the blade got darker, so did the pattern.

Cool razors Bruno.
Can't help wondering if the Wootz blade would respond to Jp/style fingerstone polishing.
03-10-2018, 01:12 AM
evnpar

Nicely done, Bruno.
03-10-2018, 07:05 PM
Bruno

Quote:

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Cool razors Bruno.
Can't help wondering if the Wootz blade would respond to Jp/style fingerstone polishing.

You know, for a razor it would probably suck having to do this, given that you've almost no length to work with so it;s all very short movements.
For a wootz kitchen knife style blade you could probably do something there.
03-10-2018, 11:29 PM
onimaru55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruno

You know, for a razor it would probably suck having to do this, given that you've almost no length to work with so it;s all very short movements.
For a wootz kitchen knife style blade you could probably do something there.

You're not wrong. I've done a few Iwasaki & depending on how hard the steel is, it can suck big time. The results can be worth it but the time involved would shoot the razor's cost up.