Thread: Wostenholm with MOP

It didn't with mine, perhaps with bi-components ?

Originally Posted by Thaeris

It didn't with mine, perhaps with bi-components ?

Now that is interesting, must be one of the few materials it won't work with. Pity that.

Bob

I dug it out.

It is a 5/8ths blade and the MOP is 2mm thick.

The wedge is a bit ridiculous . Way too heavy .

More pictures:

I checked the thickness on the MOP scales on my Dovo and they are 2.5mm thick. I believe most all MOP sold today is thin and made to be used with a liner when scale making.

Is there any taper to the lead wedge? From the photo it looks more like a spacer. That would make it really heavy.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

I checked the thickness on the MOP scales on my Dovo and they are 2.5mm thick. I believe most all MOP sold today is thin and made to be used with a liner when scale making.

Is there any taper to the lead wedge? From the photo it looks more like a spacer. That would make it really heavy.

Bob

Yeh its a big old spacer..

I could actually use those scales on a shorter blade, then no grafting would be necessary. I will not do that but it is one answer .

It is lovely stuff and hasn't warped at all, maybe MOP isn't prone to warping ?
I have some pearlex scales that warped within a year.

Mop will not warp, also there's good reason for the spacer and not a true wedge Mop will not flex much without breaking.

Originally Posted by Thaeris

MOP doesn't glue.. :-(

YMMV
Actually, it does but a lot of experimentation is needed to find the right product.

Thaeris, you have had many ladies fan/umbrella handles that are feather joined MOP and on the back, they also used an adhesive product to attach the fabric.
I would guess that there was a casein or milk glue used for that, possibly mixed with fish glue.
Another probability is the use of "real" white shellac?? Looking at a couple of my handles, the shellac seems to be the best guess. It has been used for centuries as a glaze and protectant. Wikipedia. It also has an affinity for organics.
Shellac
Real shellac is in flakes and cut with pure grain alcohol to a desired consistency.

JMO till I try some!
~Richard

I have used it with real linseed oil as a gunstock finish for years. French finish process.

I had a suspicion that MOP was pretty stable stuff and fairly rigid/brittle too. The wedge on my MOP Dovo is thick with hardly any visible taper to it when compared to other razors. It all makes perfect sense now. Thanks Jamie.

Bob