Old Stubtail Regrind & Rescale

great save
I love it when the great great granddads of shaving get brought back from their slumbers, back into the light

It is very nice. Only the love of the oldies produces respectful work such as this.

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Originally Posted by Joe Edson

I stopped collecting awhile ago and don't often come across razors that I want to keep in my personal collection. However, I do have a soft spot for really old Sheffields and when this rusted, broken down old stubtail came in a lot I bought I couldn't wait to bring it back to life and put it into rotation.

This 11/16 James Hall received a regrind to remove most the pitting while still keeping the grind a wedge/near-wedge.
The scales were also kept close to the original shape with a fresh set of buffalo horn utilizing the original lead wedge.

All in all, I'm really happy how this turned out. Thanks for looking!

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Nice, VERY NICE! :tu

Any chance of re-posting in the Workshop with some pictures of the process or at least how it was accomplished machines etc :shrug:

very very nice !! it looks amazing !!

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Originally Posted by cudarunner

Nice, VERY NICE! :tu

Any chance of re-posting in the Workshop with some pictures of the process or at least how it was accomplished machines etc :shrug:

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These are the only photos I took, lol. I'm usually lucky if I remember a before shot these days.

Process was basically a belt progression on my grinder with an 8" contact wheel. Only time it saw the buffer was upon completion and it only received 1-2 passes with some green rouge.

The resurrection of this razor is quite appealing to me, very nice work Enjoy!

+1 to what everyone else has written. Great job...classic styling. I love it! :tu

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Originally Posted by Joe Edson

These are the only photos I took, lol. I'm usually lucky if I remember a before shot these days.

Process was basically a belt progression on my grinder with an 8" contact wheel. Only time it saw the buffer was upon completion and it only received 1-2 passes with some green rouge.

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I for one would settle for some pics of the machinery!:w