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I think with some small carving tools would be a much better choice. I assume inlays in Bakelite they molded them in. The usual horn inlays seem much more straight forward as they’re way less...

Pain in the rear, had I’d done a better job it would have been well worth the trouble. If I do it again a far simpler shape and some steam would make an easily job of it.

The inlay is exposed and flush, it can’t be felt if you run your fingers over it. The recess for the inlay is inlay as deep as the inlay is thick, I’m hoping this allows the horn to shrink and move...

So this came out like s***, but I got a lot of info from trying it. Long term is yet to be seen. As the horn shrinks I’m afraid the inlay will pop out.

I took the embossment from a set of...

Shrinkage is a real issue. With wood if you use a thin enough veneer it will do whatever the substrate does without buckling or cracking. That being said the few razors I have that have inlay in...