Thread: Joseph Elliot 15/16 For Barbers Use - Carbon Fiber/Mammoth Ivory

Hi guys !

A straight razor with my first carbon fiber handles, thanks to SRP and the restorators of this forum, my point of view changed on the modern materials. Before I was clamped with the horn and the bones, now I like G10, micarta, carbon, soon can be the abalone when I shall find there because in France we have not all these materials.

Here is a J.Elliot, I chose the ivory wedge of mammoth for the tension, the paradox.

Wow, very well done. How was the carbon fibre to work with?

What a beautiful razor, I think the razor customizer should look to the very inovative world of custom knife makers to see how brilliant these people are with cutting edge technology and modern materials. You have done a brilliant job on that razor.

Regards Jamie.

Thanks Celticcrusader !

Hi TrilliumLT, for my first experience, it's easy to cut the carbon, like the G10, horn, bones, wood but for me at the achievement of the finish, it's like the G10, more difficult than wood, horn, or bones. It's easy to polish horn, bones, wood, but with the carbon or G10, we can see the least scratch , we have to spend times with every papel to polish. I begin again three times this handles cause when I finish the polish, I see some scratchs made with the first grit when I refine the plate.
Otherwise, it's a real pleasure, work under water, but more longer than horn or bones for the finish. I am sure you can find here some experts who can tell better than me.

Thats what i heard about the carbon fibre you have to really take your time to get that amazing finish.

Very nicely done! Great lines with that blade.

That is a very nice looking set-up. Enjoy!

Nice resore on the blade and excellent finishe on the CF. Looks great.

Excellent! They look fantastic, classy, sleek. They've got my vote.

Great work! Very beautiful razor.