Thread: Genuine ivory and classic lines.

Outstanding work. I to am a sucker for deep jimps. The lines are very nice, and it looks like it has some weight to it. I love 1/4 to 1/2 grind shoulderless blades anyway. Very, Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Be talking at ya!



Richard

You can also bring in your own ivory if you had the 20k+ to go hunt your own elephant. and my understanding is that then you can have done with it what you like.

I feel confident I can tell ivory, I had an antique piano, built circa 1895, and Butch is right, once you know ivory you know it. and who wants bright white, I like it when it is aged a bit. and contrary to belief, sun expore is what keeps it from yellowing, you want piano keys (real ivory ones at least) to turn yellow, store it with the cover down. I was warned this by the fellow who used to tune mine and was well impressed with the condition of my boston manufactured everett upright.

I think this one is a great razor. big hunker huh?

Red

i like the little decal on the tang

beautiful work , but I know I got about another 4 months before mine is done

Originally Posted by Big Red

You can also bring in your own ivory if you had the 20k+ to go hunt your own elephant. and my understanding is that then you can have done with it what you like.

I feel confident I can tell ivory, I had an antique piano, built circa 1895, and Butch is right, once you know ivory you know it. and who wants bright white, I like it when it is aged a bit. and contrary to belief, sun expore is what keeps it from yellowing, you want piano keys (real ivory ones at least) to turn yellow, store it with the cover down. I was warned this by the fellow who used to tune mine and was well impressed with the condition of my boston manufactured everett upright.

I think this one is a great razor. big hunker huh?

Red

Well its not that easy otherwise a poacher could go shoot a few and bring them in. In order to shoot one elephant and bring in the tusks you first need permits from the country in question and then you need to document the kill and the permits and since S Africa is the only country that will permit an elephant kill except under highly unusual circumstances like a rogue or human killer and you were some famous hunter hired to do the job, well, its just not easy. Even then it will be seized until Fish and Wildlife can check everything out.

One of my favorite books is African Rifles and Cartridges by John 'Pondoro' Taylor. It is a classic in the field written by a man who spent 30 years in the bush hunting elephants for the tusks legally and illegaly. Aside from the text devoted to the rifles/cartridges that I will never be able to afford he tells of many of his experiences in Africa when Britain was still a power in the region.

Originally Posted by Big Red

and contrary to belief, sun expore is what keeps it from yellowing.

Red

Thanks for that, Red, I've always believed the contrary but have never had enough contact with the material to check it out.

What a great thread. Beautiful looking razor to start it all rolling too.

Fantastic razor!
Amazing that each one of these are individually handmade.........
(fantastic shavers to boot, too!)



This is the type of razor that might make me start collecting again!
(versus selling off my collection........)

C utz