Thread: Mother in law of pearl scaled stainless

Originally Posted by Kees

Very nice!

What's a Monrovian point?

Aha...the little known, yet much ballyhoed Monrovian square point....

There's a long tradition of shaving handed down between father and son, from generation to generation in the deep woods and highlands of Monrovia. If you are lucky enough to be befriended by a Monrovian, drink the local distilled alchoholic beverage/paint thinner/antifreeze mixture, accepted as one of the family, then you too may come to see the simple beauty of the Monrovian square point razor....









OK, so basically, I put a square point on there, and to jazz it up a bit I beveled it on either side as well, so it has an edge that runs vertically up the front of the razor. The tip pic shows it, if you are looking for it.

Very nice !
Like the MILP scales

Man thats beautiful. Just my taste, very very cool
G.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

OK, so basically, I put a square point on there, and to jazz it up a bit I beveled it on either side as well, so it has an edge that runs vertically up the front of the razor. The tip pic shows it, if you are looking for it.

It took me a while to understand (no sleep last night) but are you trying to say that Spanish are not very sharp?

The Monrovian square point tip, a closer look:

George S. Patton may have a thing or two to say about this razor, if the way he felt about pistols applies also to razors:


Quote:
"Only a pimp in a New Orleans whorehouse or a tin-horn gambler would carry a pearl-handled pistol."

Originally Posted by Seraphim

George S. Patton may have a thing or two to say about this razor, if the way he felt about pistols applies also to razors:


Quote:
"Only a pimp in a New Orleans whorehouse or a tin-horn gambler would carry a pearl-handled pistol."

...but, of course, ivory was ok

My source for MILP:

I travel to a small island off the coast of Tahiti, where over the course of many years, I have cultivated a very close relationship with a 68 year old free diver who takes me out to the reef in his dugout canoe. He may be getting along in years, but he's wiry and moves like a cat. He leaps from the boat with a knife between his teeth and re-surfaces 2-3 minutes later with a sack full of Oysters, (which we eat on the halfshell whilst deciding which of the associated pearls are worth keeping, and which we should sell to finance our life of leisure...). Sometimes such outings are interrupted buy a war canoe full of cannibals paddling over from New Guinea, eager for a tasty lunch after such a long voyage.. As they launch a volley of toxic tipped darts from their blowguns I retort with my good ol' fashoined all-American "Boomstick", and if I'm felling fiesty (I usually am...) I'll also lob over a couple of lit sticks of dynamite whille yelling "YA!, YA!, YA!" and send them down to Davy Jones' locker. My companion and I return to the shore where we are lauded as heroes and a full blown luau ensues, repleat with hula dancers, tropical drinks served in halved coconut shells, the whole works.... I make sure they render the fat from the cookout for making fresh coconut tallow shave soap.

Fantastic work! I love that huge meat chopper blade.

Originally Posted by Stubear

Fantastic work! I love that huge meat chopper blade.

It's actually pretty dainty. It's a 11/16 edge to spine.