George Savage & Sons XX

I don't run across many by this maker. Tweedale's Directory says the XX trade mark was granted in 1833 and George Savage & Sons had ceased trading during the 1860's. This one is a gentle smiling 13/16 near wedge in a crocus type finish. The scales are black translucent horn with streaks of brown and gray. At .105 thickness you can see through them in the right light. The pictures do not do them justice. The lead wedge is tapered from .080 to .030 and it's all held together with brass beehive collars and pins. Finish honed on a 20K Gokumyo.
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Thanks for looking.
Karl

Nice work! A beauty and, if mine is any indication, a great shaver!

~Richard

Sweet razor! Nice scales and the cool finish.

She cleaned up quite nicely! Great job.

She turned into a real beauty, nice work!!

Very nice work! Well done.

Very nice job! Looks incredible.

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Looks like you did a great job! in the pictures (can't tell on my monitor) have you already set the bevel/honed it? If so, that is a pretty small bevel for an old sheffield wedge - nice job!

Nice job on the razor, beautiful finish yadda yadda.... lets face it, The Eagle Holder is EPIC!!! :rock:

Nice work! The time and attention to detail really shows. A beauty!

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Originally Posted by JoelLewicki

Looks like you did a great job! in the pictures (can't tell on my monitor) have you already set the bevel/honed it? If so, that is a pretty small bevel for an old sheffield wedge - nice job!

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At this point the bevel has been set on a 1K. It is nice and thin and even. In the last picture you can see some of the bevel. I was losing light and wanted to take the pictures. I always set the bevel before the blade is pinned in the scales. It gives me a last chance to correct any bevel issues. During the buffing process I adjust the width of the bevel. On this blade the bevel and hone wear were pretty even so it was easy. That's not always the case. Some of these old wedges have a lot of uneven hone and bevel wear.

Beautiful job

Very nicely done.

My old Masonic George Savage & Sons XX is marked differently.

Here are some pics as found. It got a new set of old scales, scrubbed with a pencil lead to remove the rust, and honed. Any further attempts to shine will remove what's left of the etch. It's a beast of a razor and even though it's 8/8, it weighs more than my Masonic 9/8 Greaves.

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...andTaylor2.jpg

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...andTaylor6.jpg

His new scales are a tad longer than his originals but there wasn't enough difference to bother filling the hole and redrilling. I just pinned it up and ran it.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...Escales006.jpg

BTW, using google to search "George Savage XX" images can be rather surprising.:dropjaw::rofl2:

Another quality bit of restoration Karl! Beautifully done....:tu

beautiful! Great Job!