Thread: Frederick Reynolds Restoration

It took me entirely too long, but I finally finished up a Frederick Reynolds that I've been puttering on (if only I didn't have a day job).

The scales and lead wedge are original. The scales had some kind of painted material on them that gave them the streaked, yellow tint (see before pics). They shined up nicely though.

The blade was hand sanded to a mirror finish all over and then a satin finish applied to the blade face. I wasn't able to get all of the pitting removed, but it leaves a little history on the razor too. Bevel set on Chosera 1K and then SS 3k, 5K, 8K, 12K progression for honing. Took a real nice edge like one would expect. Just a good, solid workhorse of a razor that was a pleasure to restore--enjoy gents!

Very nice job.

Very nice work! I really like the look of the blade and the finish you were able to do on it. Great that you were able to use the original scales and wedge. Get 'er in the rotation, congrats & enjoy!

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

Very nice work! I really like the look of the blade and the finish you were able to do on it. Great that you were able to use the original scales and wedge. Get 'er in the rotation, congrats & enjoy!

Thanks Tuzi! That's high praise coming from one of the masters of the satin finish--I'll take it! I couldn't have even got close without your tutorial on the subject. There is just something about a hand sanded blade that brings a lot of satisfaction. A really nice shaver too!

Wonderful job. Neat,clean. Very solid looking.