Thread: Thoughts on this Wolstenholm IXL

Originally Posted by TOB9595

Nice catch. I had my snipe set for $14.99.
There are always others..
Let's see it during and after the restore.
I'm always amazed how good folk can make their work look.

+1 on that.

Well it would have arrived yesterday, but our campus post office is a "business" so they don't accept packages on Saturdays. And a W&B from sys woulda been here as well. At least it'll get me outta bed on Monday.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Well it would have arrived yesterday, but our campus post office is a "business" so they don't accept packages on Saturdays. And a W&B from sys woulda been here as well. At least it'll get me outta bed on Monday.

It's going to be like xmas come Monday for you.

Yup. Last time I got 2 in one day it was a Torrey from Izlat and a shorteded DD #1 from Big Al.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I just snagged this tonight. It's a Wolstenholm IXL. The name looked familiar, so I thought I'd grab it since it was pretty cheap and looked decent. What do you all think? Worth it? And how much work do you think to clean it up?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&i tem=360034846431&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

Nice s nag,It looks like you need to roll up your sleeves and git er done!!!!

I think this is going to be a bit much for me. On the good side, I'm pretty sure there is no pitting, just staining. On the bad side, the blade has a bit of a frown and it is loose in the scales (might need a repin or rescale). I also think the blade used to be a bit thicker, based on the placement of the etching with respect to the "bevel."

Any suggestions who might be able to get her shaving for a reasonable price or who might take her off my hands? I'll have more pics soon, and maybe I'll start a thread in the resto section.

Heh. If I'd have seen this a couple of hours ago I'd have offered to take it off ya. As it is I just got a W&B like an hour ago from the same seller.

If you don't find some one to restore it or buy it from you in like a month (haha) let me know as I'll have money again...

I stuck this up in the BST with some pics of my own.

i love these old wostenholms. i think they take great edges, great steel. they don't get enough praise for sure.

~J