Thread: Steapunk -ish and Polymer Clay straight razor scales

I've been working on 5 sets of scales for a bunch of razors I've been sitting on.

This first one fits with the steampunk themed straight razor scales I've been doing a lot of lately. This time I heat treated the copper with a blow torch. It took many attempts but I was able to use the heat to bring out different colors in the metal. I put a CA finish on them once the i achieved the colors I wanted. The spacer is made from green acrylic.

The blade is a John Curtain "Invincible" that has almost zero honewear and no stains or pitting.








The 2nd set is new for me. I've been experimenting with polymer clay (its not really clay, but a plastic like PVC that you bake in the oven to harden). I put a super thin piece of wood (Paduak) behind it to give a bit more stability. This stuff is fun to work with and has tons of potential. I put a CA finish over the Polymer clay and made a spacer from a sandwich of brass and copper.

The blade is Westeholm & Sons with a cool etching on the blade. I haven't done any work on the blade to clean it up yet. I kind of like the retro look with the modern scales.

What do you guys think?

Both sets of scales look great, I think you are on to something. I think the patina on the second blade looks great with those scales.

Chaflie

Both look great.

Holy steampunk Batman, I'm really diggin' the blow torch and copper concept. Great looking scales and effort.

I've tried working with the clay, but can't seem to get it to harden correctly. Any where to read up on it?

Steampunk seems to be very "in" this year those are great also!

One of the guys took a pic of his punk'd keyboard a while back, was a backdrop to his razor, very awesome

Originally Posted by tekbow

Steampunk seems to be very "in" this year those are great also!

One of the guys took a pic of his punk'd keyboard a while back, was a backdrop to his razor, very awesome

That was me

Originally Posted by paco

I've tried working with the clay, but can't seem to get it to harden correctly. Any where to read up on it?

I don't think you'll ever get the clay absolutely rigid at the thicknesses we are dealing with. I'm guessing that I'll always have to use some sort of backing to provide the rigidity I'm looking for. The good news is that you can make the polymer clay VERY thin.

Amazing work as always, clever finish on the first one applying heat to the scales and I absolutely love the second razor! Personally I'd keep the patina on it, it looks perfect as is. Lovely job mate!

I like the workmanship and I like the look of both sets of scales.

To my eye, both sets look like they should be on bigger blades.

Do you sell your works of art? I could always use a nice set of scales. Then it would look and be sharp.
They both look awesome! Keep up the great work and thanks for the pics.