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  1. 02-21-2011, 12:24 AM #1
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    Default Sheffield MeatChopper horn w/white streaks

    Lately I've been doing a few razors in horn. I realized my earlier posts have always been modern materials rather than traditional. This old meatchopper's steel is so beautifully black with patina, it'd be wrong not to share.

    It's stamped ---otson's, Celebrated Razor Sheffield, with missing letters. At Unicletica.com the only manufacture that has these letters is Ibbotson's. The date 1847-1864 listed there seems like it'd be about right too.

    Horn scales with white streaks. Show side has almost more white streaks than dark horn. Back side has deep coverage too. I wanted to have as much white as possible on the front. This is why you may notice grain isn't swooping the same direction at each side. This material batch, mother nature didn't cooperate.

    Bone wedge, triple washers of brass-stainless-brass and nickel rods.

    More images of this razor here if wanted.







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  3. 02-21-2011, 12:34 AM #2
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    What a Beauty! I admire the patina and am glad you saved it on this unusual old blade. The choice of horn for those scales really complements the blade as well. With those pins and collars, Perfect!
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    I rest my case.
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    Very nice! You definately did that huge blade some justice. Nice work and that horn looks fantastic.
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    Preserving the patina was an excellent choice. I love how it highlights the bevel at the edge. Beautiful job all around.
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    Beautiful work...the streaked horn scales are superb, and as nice as i've ever seen in horn!
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    Gorgeous piece!
    The attention to the orientation of the streaked horn = "SEXY RAZOR".
    (Yes I gave a human characteristic to an inanimate object)
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    Nice work!

    You do good work in a variety of mediums.

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    WOW!! That has got to be one of the sharpest looking horn rescales I have ever seen... I really, really like the work you've been posting!
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    Congrats! I like the patina.
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    Wow. That horn is incredible. It might even be beyond incredible.
    Very nice work!!!

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