Thread: It's Shell Time! ptII

These three I did as much as proof of concept as much as anything. Due to this, I didn't do anything to the blades other than sleeve the pivot, straighten any bent shanks and polish the rough stuff.

They are shell veneer aka inlay material, layed on 1/32 g10 liners. After liners cut, layered clear epoxy resin down, placed the veneer on that. Weighted the edges down to keep the shell from bowing up at the edges. Coat of clear on that. After dry, more clear coats to desired thickness. Then did the real shaping, sanding and polish.

First is an 11/16 Wade and Butcher Sheffield (no England on stamp). Red acrylic wedge, stainless washers, nickel rods. This is sea snail, or Donkey's Ear Shell. Named such since the natural shell is shaped like a donkey's ear. Different angles and lighting creates a real coloring difference.

I like this particular shell since the seams between shell pieces is the whole shell. Paua and Abalone on acrylic, that we often use on razor restores, has lots of straight strips of shell put together. Those seams are more angular, and not as natural looking as this IMO.

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WB Donkey Ear Shell




Second up is Paua shell on a Crown razor. Horn wedge, stainless washers, nickel rods. This veneer is the lip of many shells in a regular pattern instead of the angular strips we usually see. Due to this, when viewed from one direction it has the Iridescence shell we expect, but the from the other way it is predominantly green with black stripes. Sort of a Chameleon Zebra Paua

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Griffin Chameleon Zebra Paua




Last is Black Lip Mother of Pearl on a Pipe. Jade Ghost g10 wedge, stainless washers, nickel rods.

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Pipe Black Lip MOP