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.