Thread: Wostenholm & Son IXL Big Blade...Circa late 1800'S:

Just finished this really nice Geo. Wostenholm & Son for a friend. Got rid of the excessive and uneven hone wear, fixed the bevel and corrected the 'nose' point of the toe. Decided to go with a 'high mirror polish' on the whole blade this time out. It just seemed to fit the blade. Not much else to say about this one...except that, typically, it's a Sheffield. Great Steel! Finish honed on a La Dressant Coticule, stropped on lead and then 400 progressive laps on leather. It's a hell of a shaver!

Hope you like it...

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Very nice indeed. I have one and it shaves like a dream. In fact I used it this morning.

Ooh, that's a beauty. Somebody's in for a treat!

Great job! They look amazing... I just started my resto work And I cannot wait for me to be able to fix uneven hone wear... thanks for sharing

Originally Posted by bouschie

Very nice indeed. I have one and it shaves like a dream. In fact I used it this morning.

Thank you Bouschie! I agree...they shave a treat for sure and for certain.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Ooh, that's a beauty. Somebody's in for a treat!

Thanks John! I appreciate you chiming in.

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

Great job! They look amazing... I just started my resto work And I cannot wait for me to be able to fix uneven hone wear... thanks for sharing

Thanks Fonz!

That's a beautiful looking stamp on the tang, very clean & clear,,,

Great job, like Hirlau said, I love the way the tang markings pop!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

That's a beautiful looking stamp on the tang, very clean & clear,,,

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

Great job, like Hirlau said, I love the way the tang markings pop!

Thanks Hirlau and Harold! I've been using a computer cleaning pen after polishing and it really seems to help a lot.

Dang !!....That's a beauty....Wedges really are the cat's meow....Would this be 7/8" ?

Wedges Rule !!