Thread: J. Wood, by request

This razor, a J. Wood, York razor came up in my rotation today. It's one of my favorites that I built some time ago. Some saw it on the 'shave of the day' thread and asked about it.
I bought it and didn't realize at first what it was. Turns out it's a Microtome. Meaning , it has an asymmetrical ground blade similar to a Kamisori.
So with this in mind I decided to play up the Japanese theme by building a set of scales for it that resemble the wrapped handle of a Samurai sword.

I also decided to do a single pin so as not to interfere with the bolsters which are covered with 23k gold leaf. I wanted as much of a sword look as I could achieve with a set of razor scales.

The wood is Satinwood which I stained, added black to the background and sealed it. The blade was pretty decent and I gave it a brushed finish after sanding.
I have a quite a few chisels but in this case I had to make a new chisel to complete the carving which you can see in the photos.
Hope you enjoy it.

And the finished razor

Man those scales are awesome!

That's so cool. Definitely one of the most original sets of scales I've seen in a long time
Grant

WOW, those scales are fantastic looking. Pat yourself on the back if you have not done so already.

Blown away totally awesome scales and the i love the french tip on that blade, 10/10 beautiful restoration

Beautiful work, I really like the scales.

Charlie

The woodcarving is fantastic, beautiful work.

Stu

Man, those scales are unique. Great conception and superb execution.

Bob

Yeah... WOW... amazing work.