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    Default Abalone and MOP scales

    The abalone ...made from slab with light green G10 liner. Sanded to 12000 grit. I chose not to cover the shell with epoxy resin or CA. It looks and feels just fine the way it is. General consensus from jewelers that I know say not to cover shell.

    The mother of pearl .... made from (2) 2.85 X .95 inch AAA blanks. Epoxied onto black G10 liners and sanded with micro mesh. Again, no protective coating.

    For my first go with shell, I think these came out rather well. They were a little time consuming and trying to make the shell seamless from unsanded slab is a challenge. That and having uneven pieces to match. But shell surely is a beautiful medium when looking at the finished product. Unfortunately, it's very hard to photograph. The brilliance and depth of these scales do not show in the pics. Hope you like em!

    p.s. Many thanks to Dirtychrome for his help, time, and knowledge
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    Beautiful work as always Steve! Thanks for sharing.

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    Looks great. Always hate multi razor posts...keep bouncing from one to the other, lol

    The MOP has beautiful coloring, as does the abalone. I like the MOP pattern how it radiates from bottom of center seam, almost sunburst like. I think shape of scales work well with each razor too.

    Is that abalone the larger thin pieces (like below), or smaller (1" to 1.5"), thicker slab pieces? Seams look practically nonexistent, so hard to tell.

    I'll mention again, it was a kick emailing back and forth as we were working similar projects. Seemed kinda like working together IRL without live distractions, haha

    Great jobs!

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    Beautiful razor, you did a really nice job on the scales. The blade looks like a million buck too.

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    Awesome, Zomax! You are working with the "Shellman"! That's him! DC's a great guy. Great job on it.
    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out".
    I rest my case.

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    Now those are just ridiculously good looking. You should probably put them up somewhere where nothing will happen to them. PM me and I'll send you my address, lol.

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    Nice work . Love the fire in that MOP.
    “The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”

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    Beautiful!!! Just beautiful...

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    well done, congrats.
    These are excellent scales.

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    Beautiful work! Is the watch for sale?

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