My next submission of a "Modern Razor":
Jacob Ray "El Diablo" 6/8 Spanish Point
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This is one of his "Production" O1 steel razors. I believe a majority of his sales nowadays are custom Damascus blades.
Jimps on both top and bottom of tang (although not clearly visible in the pic)
Scales are referred to a "Blue Dymond" wood. They were a little thinner than I had expected, but then again, they're just scales.
Blade has an excellent edge on it, right from the maker. It's a great shaver, but I got careless on my first shave and sliced a my cheek while cleaning up above the lip. The blades a bit longer than most 6/8 I've used, and the point on it is wicked. A bit of a more "muted" point would help, but I'll blame it entirely on operator error.
Once again, I can't comment with regard to honing, as it sees intermittent use.
***I will point out that the first razor I received had some issues and was exchanged for the one pictured. As a courtesy to the maker, I'll keep the specifics out of the public sphere, but I'm happy to tell anyone about it via DM.
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