A 10Pups Collaboration: J. Elliott Double Thumb Notch and an August Bain FrameBack

It's been awhile since I've posted up a razor restoration, and here are a couple that I collaborated with 10Pups (Jerry) on. Due to health concerns these past few months (Most recently a hand operation that has had me waylaid for awhile) I was unable to finish these two razors, and my good friend 10Pups volunteered to help me finish the job.

Before I got sidelined, I was able to finish the blade restoration, so Jerry stepped in and fashioned the scales, pinned it up and did a fine job of getting these two really nice razors all honed up. Both myself and the gentleman these beauty's will end up with thank him for his great work!

First up is a Joseph Elliott, Silver Steel, W crown R, double thumb notch circa 1830's (pre-1837). The blade is finished with crocus and a leather wheel for a soft polished natural steel look. The blonde horn scales closely resemble the originals, and it is finished with a lead wedge and domed brass collars and pins.

The picture quality is not great (my hand was none too steady!) but I think you'll see this is a really nice blade:

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The second razor is an Auguste Bain frame-back (circa unknown). I finished this blade two-toned, with a satin finished blade and a brightly polished frame. Jerry scaled it in a simply beautiful brown/black streaked horn, with SS domed washers and NiAg pins:


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Nice razors, guys. I dig the finishes on the blades.:tu

Great to see you posting work, Wolfpack. I hope the operation went well.

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Nice razors, guys. I dig the finishes on the blades.:tu

Great to see you posting work, Wolfpack. I hope the operation went well.

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Thanks my friend! It's nice to be back...

I think this is an better project simply because of the collaboration. They turned out really nice, done with the quality of work we have see from you two in the past.

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Originally Posted by RezDog

I think this is an better project simply because of the collaboration. They turned out really nice, done with the quality of work we have see from you two in the past.

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Thanks Rez! I appreciate it...and I know Pups does as well. Although not the first time by any stretch that Pups and I have worked on things together on our own projects, this was the first time we actually 'built' a razor together. It was fun working on this the past two Sundays to get this done.

Very nice collaboration, both razors are very elegant, well done. The Auguste Bain frameback is a great find. Mr Bain was born in 1856, he open a cutlery store in 1878.
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Auguste was quite the inventor, he holds 19 patents, one of them he called a mechanical razor patented in 1880 many years before Mr Gillette 1904 patent..
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Auguste Bain passed away in 1916, so now you have a somewhat timeline for this beautiful frameback.
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Thanks Martin! I just knew you could shed some light on old Auguste!

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Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

Thanks Martin! I just knew you could shed some light on old Auguste!

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Good to have you back! love your work!

Those razors are beautiful! Very nice work and a very cool project

Beautiful - love them both, I have the exact same Elliot - the whole mystical Silver Steel....beautiful job.

Wondering where the heck you've been, hope things are on the mend, best wishes always....

And that French Frame backed razor...love it, and knowing the edge you and I'm positive 10Pups could put on those blades...very stellar job indeed.:D

Glad to see BOTH of you guys are still around and producing SUPERIOR restores.

Awesome work as per usual!

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Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

Those razors are beautiful! Very nice work and a very cool project

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Thanks! It was a fun project...

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Beautiful - love them both, I have the exact same Elliot - the whole mystical Silver Steel....beautiful job.

Wondering where the heck you've been, hope things are on the mend, best wishes always....

And that French Frame backed razor...love it, and knowing the edge you and I'm positive 10Pups could put on those blades...very stellar job indeed.:D

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Thanks Andrew! It's good to be on the mend and good to hear from you my friend. I thought you had an Elliott just like this one. This one was pretty rough when it came to me but it turned out OK...and it will be a real nice shaver. The edge is stellar. We just finished the honing together today and I brought 'em home to give them both a little 'stropping magic' before they get sent on their way.

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Originally Posted by Chevhead

Glad to see BOTH of you guys are still around and producing SUPERIOR restores.
Awesome work as per usual!

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Hey Chev! Thanks...I'm sure Pups will pop in here sooner of later. It was a fun thing to do with Pups and he did an outstanding job on the scales

Gorgeous compilations both! :tu
Hope you continue to mend quickly and fully. Good to see your works online once more.
All the best.

Wow! Guys, these are absolutely gorgeous! Many thanks to you both for the great teamwork in restoring these. Much appreciated!

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Originally Posted by MikeB52

Gorgeous compilations both! :tu
Hope you continue to mend quickly and fully. Good to see your works online once more.
All the best.

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Thanks Mike...Good to see you my friend!

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Wow! Guys, these are absolutely gorgeous! Many thanks to you both for the great teamwork in restoring these. Much appreciated!

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Hey Jeff! I'm sure you'll like shaving with both of these my friend. They'll be coming your way shortly...

Were you able to remove the blade from the frameback for restoration? Nice work on both blades.

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Originally Posted by karlej

Were you able to remove the blade from the frameback for restoration? Nice work on both blades.

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Hey Karl! Thanks my friend for the 'thumbs up'. Yes as to removing the blade. It was pretty well rusted tight, BUT although the screw was missing it is a removable blade so it came out OK. Luckily I had a screw from another 'junk' frame-back that worked perfectly as a replacement. I used a very thin and very small knife edge wheel that was impregnated with a grit compound that cleaned out the groove that the blade fits in. Worked quite well!

Congrats nicely done, both sets of scales match the blades well, really good finish on both scales and blades :beer2:

Looks great! :)

Thanks Tom!

Glad I could help you guys out and yes it was fun working on this project. Not to mention the challenges of Mike's sore hand and my shop being upside down right now. The horn can be a surprise, you don't always know exactly what it's going to look like until you polish it out. Even if I had the photo tent set up, pics won't show the true depth until you get em in your hand.

The hone gymnastics on the dubl thumb notch was the most fun. How many times did we pass that thing back and forth to get that bevel set right ? :<0)

And thanks to both of you for allowing me to help. The trust. means a lot.

Wonderful work gentlemen those are some true beauties.

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Wonderful work gentlemen those are some true beauties.

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Thank you! It's much appreciated...