Jamie, these scales just about sum up my journey with straight razors.
Currently I work with wood and am experimenting with properly stabilised woods. The Jade ghost is a reminder of the first razor I had refurbished by Max in the same material. The Abalone is something I just had to try working with - I learned lots and, as I suspected, the razor sold very quickly because of it's looks. However, the blades are all superb shavers.