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10-25-2017, 01:08 AM #1Senior Member
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Hargreaves, Smith & Co. "Imperial" restoration
I finished up a little restoration project I've been doing and wanted to share it with you guys. It's a Hargreaves, Smith & Co. Imperial Razor that I've had in the to-do pile for a couple years. I disassembled it back then...
I was planning on reusing the scales but then I remembered what I didn't like about them... They are way too long for this blade. There's almost a 3/4 inch gap between the end of the blade and the wedge. Other than that, there's nothing wrong with them, I'll save them for a better fitting blade. Here's the old scales pictured below with the blade... little too long IMHO.
So I made new horn scales and a new lead wedge, pinned together using nickel silver domes (Austin's) and bronze (yes, bronze) pins from down Texas way. Honed up and finished on a yellow-green thuringian. Thanks for looking...
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10-25-2017, 01:25 AM #2Senior Member
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Well done, sir. Well done! The finish on the blade looks fantastic. Nice idea with the silver and bronze pinning.
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10-25-2017, 01:32 AM #3Senior Member
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Very nice. Your usual well done blade finish. I like it a lot.
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10-25-2017, 01:35 AM #4barba crescit caput nescit
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Beautiful, love the spine work on that one, I've got an old Hargreaves FBU....superb shavers.
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10-25-2017, 02:46 AM #5Senior Member
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Lovely work.
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10-25-2017, 02:51 AM #6Senior Member
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Heavens to Betsy, that is a beautiful piece of work.
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10-25-2017, 07:59 AM #7Senior Member
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A beautiful razor, nicely restored. I can see why you changed the scales... a much more balanced look.
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10-25-2017, 12:44 PM #8Senior Member
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A real beauty. Nice work.
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10-25-2017, 12:58 PM #9Historically Inquisitive
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Came out really nice Tuzi! Great work!
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10-25-2017, 03:42 PM #10Senior Member
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Phenomenal work per usual! Seriously, do you ever make a mistake? The trademark satin finish is spectacular as always--I really like how it makes the lines of the razor stand out. Just grand!
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