Thread: JR Torry in Bolivian Rosewood / Clear Acrylic

OK, this one was an experiment of mine and after numerous test runs, two failed attempts, and many months of swearing. I finally have a completed work, it has some minor imperfections throughout but I learned so much on this one. I wanted that pearl looking tang to always be visible so I fused a window to my wood, and to keep the design balanced I went with clear Acrylic spacer at the wedge.

I inlaid some mosaic washers I made for an added touch. Mom liked the washers so much she asked if I could cut her some earrings from the stock; who could say no to that?

Blade: JR Torry 5/8 with MOP (possibly imitation MOP) on the tang
Scales: Bolivian Rosewood and Clear Acrylic finished in CA Glue.
Pins: Nickle pins with SS washers at the tang, Inlaid Mosaic washers at the wedge.
3rd Pin: Hidden in the Scales using SS pin, SS tube covered in white plastic tube.
Wedge: Clear Acrylic Spacer



This Blade had extensive cell rot damage when I rescued it...


Washers created by using SS and Brass pins and black epoxy.


Here's my parts ready to go. I had to punch the inner tang washers myself for size issues. You can also see where I inlaid SS washers on the inside of the scales to hold the hidden 3rd pin.


The 3rd pin had to be invisible on the outside because the placement wouldn't have looked right otherwise. I used a spacer for the wedge so the blade rested low, so I wanted a stop to catch the blade to keep the tang aligned with the acrylic which is why the 3rd pin was required.


Here are just more angles of the completed razor...

I was intriqued by the title and now I know what is was about! Unreal razor! nice work!

I really like what you did with this, a ton of innovative ideas

Other then the huge waste of time making the mosaics you can buy them already made,,, I am much lazier then you LOL
Mosaic Pins

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Other then the huge waste of time making the mosaics you can buy them already made,,, I am much lazier then you LOL
Mosaic Pins

yea, that exact site is what gave me the idea, but they didn't have any that looked the way I wanted so I had to make my own.

Really nice looking razor. Thanks for sharing how it all went together.

Wow, that was quite an effort with rewarding results too. Nice work.

SO COOL! Man you got my wheels turning now. Fantastic job.

thanks for all the nice comments guys, when I started this I feared it may end up looking a little Frankenstein but I was happy with the results. Although I may have to do a few normal razors before I can attempt to out do this one.

Looks awesome. I'm not a big fan of the fancy washers but they seem to fall right in line with everything. Nice work.

Very nice job. Thanks for the post.