The Dragon Slayer

Here is a razor I recently finished, I gave the name "Dragon Slayer" to it, in my opinion it suits it pretty well :)

7/8 from O1 steel 62HRC, the blade has been etched black, scales are red abalone shell sandwitched between black vulcanic fiber and clear acrylic, wedge is red recon stone.

I like the outcome so much I am sure I will make more of this shape, balances very well, and looks much more awesome in person than on the pics.

Please let me know how you like it, and thanks for watching! :)

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Wow I want it lol

Almost has a Japanese look to it, I quite like it. Nicely done :tu

Wicked! Love it. Scales are just as awesome as the blade.

love it ! really good job !!

I hate to have to pick any of your straight razors as my favorite so far but this is it. This beauty has an astounding effect on me. Thanks for your work jeness.

That's a beautiful razor!! I especially like the black etching contrasting with the ground steel. The scales look like dragon breath. Remarkable razor!! :D

Howard :)

Beautiful as always Jeness
I love it.
Darl (Tarkus)

Wonderful. Love the execution and contrasts.
Adam

Well done.... Looks great

If there was ever a razor that personified the phrase "spike-point", this is it!! Love it!

Wow,
Sexy is what come to mind, I love the lines, flow, and contrast.
Wish I had the extra coin.

That is an amazing looking razor, that spike looks dangerous. Wish i could make a razor like that

Love the black etch and the point. Methinks I need one. :hmmm:

Amazing, perfect contrast of the black on the blade working in harmony with the black in the scales. There is nothing quite like a piece of functional art. But the better question is how does it shave?
Christian

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Originally Posted by EAGLESKADU

Amazing, perfect contrast of the black on the blade working in harmony with the black in the scales. There is nothing quite like a piece of functional art. But the better question is how does it shave?
Christian

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We will know tomorrow, I don't have enough stubble yet :)

Absolutely astonishingly beautiful razor Jeness. I agree with Bob. I think this is your finest razor yet.
The black etching does make it look kamisori-like in a way, but this is more pronounced.
That spike point demands respect...
What is the grind? It looks wedgy, though slim.
Great job and if you plan to make more, then I will pm you shortly. :)

Wow..that is an awesome site.
I stared at the pictures for a full five minutes sinking that all in....that is beautiful!
Awesome work

The lines are great and the colours and contrasting of the etch and the polish are great.

Stu

Very nice! I love the shape of the blade and the scales are just fantastic. It's a great idea the way you designed the scales so you could use one piece of albalone shell for the entire scales.

Looks great, very original design I certainly think you have managed to put your stamp on this razor.

Jamie.

Wow, it looks amazing.

Shave-tested it today, the shave was about as awesome as it looks! :) Couldn't stop myself smiling in the mirror.

Nice blade. What did you use to etch the spine?

I used a ferric cloride solution, I am still experimenting with it though. About 15 minutes in the etch gave an almost black and thick surface layer.

Holy crap I'm in love!

That is one mean looking blade! scales are fantastic! great work!

Very appealing razor, Nice work! Thanks for sharing. Best Regards Kenny

Totally super deadly point. Love the scales. Great effort !!!

Jerry
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Sweet! May i ask, what did you use to glue the three layers of the scales togheter? Since the top is acrylic it seems a bit tricky.. epoxy resin?

I have done it with 5 minute epoxy, but 20 minute would have been better. It is tricky indeed, I can understand why everyone is buying it pre-glued :)

Very sexy razor!

Very awesome look. I like the scales and the black outline very cool