Old Stubtail Regrind & Rescale

**Substance** · 01-28-2015, 09:17 PM

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

**sharptonn** · 01-29-2015, 12:36 AM

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

**cudarunner** · 01-29-2015, 12:58 AM

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!

Nice, VERY NICE!

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

**gooser** · 01-29-2015, 02:27 AM

very very nice !! it looks amazing !!

**Joe Edson** · 01-29-2015, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Nice, VERY NICE!

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

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.

**Martin103** · 01-29-2015, 02:57 PM

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

**Wolfpack34** · 01-29-2015, 03:27 PM

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

**cudarunner** · 01-29-2015, 11:22 PM

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.

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

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