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04-12-2014, 10:52 PM #1Senior Member
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Old Frenchie
Just finished this old stub tail. Don't know much about it. The tang is stamped with a crown and looks like WOL and the beginning of another letter. I got it with some very poor condition tortoise shell scales. I cleaned off the crusty stuff and left the rest of the age on the old man. New scales in faux Tortoise and bone wedge. Making the 1/4" dome washers took the longest but was fun...
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04-12-2014, 11:02 PM #2Historically Inquisitive
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Pretty sure this could be a "Wolf" acier fondu, wicth would make this razor from Sheffield! A trademark used by John Shepherd 1770-1795.
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04-12-2014, 11:04 PM #3Senior Member
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That would fit. The missing letter has a vertical left edge...
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04-12-2014, 11:18 PM #4Historically Inquisitive
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And by the way you did a nice job on the scales and washers, pretty cool to have a razor that old that you can use.
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04-12-2014, 11:32 PM #5Senior Member
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Martin is spot on on all accounts....Shepherd...and a very nice job on this razor. Love it!
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04-13-2014, 12:19 AM #6Senior Member
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Very cool razor, nice job!!
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04-13-2014, 12:56 AM #7Shave This
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Where did you get the faux Tortoise scale material?
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Shave like a BOSS
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Beautiful work
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04-13-2014, 02:16 AM #9Senior Member
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That is Masecraft's "East Tortoise." They also have "West" that is a little darker overall.
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nicely done,..
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