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Just scored this nice Joseph Fenton and Sons from North York, Ontario, no customs and low shipping...have had my eye on one of these since reading a few threads on them here.
Should be here this week, then it's going to get cleaned and honed up, and it's a square point.
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Nice razor Phrank! should be an easy clean up job, are those pressed leather scales?
I love the fenton razors, and gotta love a good deal when it comes together right! is the blade shortened? I cant tell well from the pics but looks like it may be. looks cool, kind of "snub nosed" from what it looks like to me?????
Funny you said that, Valery at the Gentleman's Den asked me if it had been shortened...here's the other pic with the auction, doesn't look like it's been shortened??? What do you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by silverloaf
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Yes, it has been cut down, say's, "APPROXIMATELY 1/2" SHORTER THAN THE WELL. THIS WAS DONE EITHER TO REPAIR THE RAZOR OR IN SOME CASES TO SUIT THE SHAVING STYLE OF A USER."
Here are the details on the razor if anyone is interested:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/JOSEPH-FENTON...E:L:OC:CA:3160
Does look shortened to me as well!
it looks well done though, I like the faceted tip. I had a fenton with a similar tip, curious if they shaped the tip to mimic the original tip before cutting it down. I like a slightly shorter razor, I have even bought bunches of chipped razors just for the pupose of cutting down to salvage! chips restrained to the first 1/2" of blade leave a mighty fine razor still in my opinion. the scales to me resemble a durham duplex style, id do it up with some custom horn scales if it were mine to play with :D
LOL - custom horn scales, you trying to get me in trouble with the purists here....again! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by silverloaf
It should be here this week and I'll have a look, if the scales aren't shot to hell, then I'll stay with the original...
haha, not at all, just to me they didn't look like original. im probably wrong, but hey, shortened blade with original scales? might as well take those scales off and shortn to match! and I suppose once they are off.....might as well do up some custom horn scales to compliment that blade, haha!:fim: (just don't tell anybody I said that....oh wait....oops!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
when I get home ill send you a pic of the identical scales im talking about. 99% sure they are durham duplex, duhram demonstrator or the like.
Maybe because it is shortened, but that looks wider than 6/8." Either way, great score, and we all look forward to seeing in cleaned up and back on-line.
these are the durham duplex scales i was talking about. the one pair on the bottom looks nearly identical. if you look cose at the top and bottom of the scales at the wedge end in your pics and mine youll see the same little details that are characteristic on these.
the pivot pinning doesnt look factory either
Yup, those are the scales, exactly!Quote:
Originally Posted by silverloaf
The blade actually arrived yesterday, and man, chopped down is the word :(, but looking on the bright side, I love to shave, so I guess if I want to break out the MDC and do a 38 pass shave, this will be the blade to do it with...
Yer a better man than me, Phrank. Get it on! :)
No, not a better man by any means, just have a darn short razor :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
you have to at least give it a go, ive had a bunch of shortys, it can make for a fun shave. that one said in the description 1 7/8"? doesn't sound too bad, a 2/3 normal length blade will still shave hairs like a full grown one! it can get tricky trying to see past your hand shaving certain angles if its too short but I think that one will do the trick and surprise you :D
