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A very special razor by Mark

Had a idea a while back to make a sort of heirloom razor for my son. Found a beautiful shoulderless Joseph Rodgers with excellent condition ivory scales and contracted Mark(MyCarver) about doing some scrimshaw on them.

The blade was in pretty good shape with the exception of some pitting on the tang. Some of the pitting had to remain to keep the geometry of the tang correct and the stamps in tact. I am fine with some beauty marks on a razor to show its age.

The results blew my mind.

I will be doing another similar blade after our second son is born in February.

Enjoy.

Pitting on the tang:




Sketch:



Plastic Template:



Inking the outline transfer:



The outline:




Scrimshaw finished along with the template:



The final product pinned and ready to go:





 
That is indeed a special razor. A wonderful and memorable gift from father to son. Hopefully your son will be able to carry on with the tradition.
 
I have such wonderful memories of watching my father and grandfather shave. I would have treasured such a razor. A very thoughtful thing to do by a very proud dad. As always, Mark did a beautiful job.
 
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