Thread: Joseph Elliot stub tail

Joseph Elliot first appeared in the Sheffield directories in 1822 but there are trade advertisements dating to 1795. His corporate mark was granted in 1805. This 13/16 near wedge razor with fancy spine, dating to the 1820's, is restored to its original crocus finish. The original horn scales were broken through the pivot and repaired using 2 steel pins to reinforce the break. The scales were very dry and had lost most of their color. Neatsfoot oil and black dye were used to bring them back to life. The original lead wedge and collars were also used in the restoration.

Your workmanship never ceases to amaze...

Love the 'oldies' Karl...another really nice resto. Great repair job with the pins!

Looks like a brand new razor. Nice job Karl. As always.

Superb work, refined to an art nearbouts I’d say!

That is excellent work! You really brought those scales back to life!

Karl great restore as usual. Nice save on the scales. Not sure I understand how you used the two steel pins to reinforce the break. It came out great. Amazing work. Blows me away!

Originally Posted by ajkenne

Karl great restore as usual. Nice save on the scales. Not sure I understand how you used the two steel pins to reinforce the break. It came out great. Amazing work. Blows me away!

The pins are inlet into the inside of the scales perpendicular to the break and Brownell's Arceglas dyed black was used to bind them in place. Acragas is great stuff. Impervious to just about anything. I found out early on using hair dye that the dye attacks super glue and Devcon epoxy. I used a lot of it back in my gunsmithing days. Mixed in a 4:1 ratio and can be dyed. The pigment is mixed with the Acraglas. It can't be dyed after it hardens. For small jobs you can use small syringes with the needles removed to get the ratio correct or even drops from a tooth pick. Here is a picture of the powdered dye I use. Enough in this can to last a couple of lifetimes. The dye that comes in the Agraglas kit is liquid nowadays. You can also buy the dye in other colors.

Thanks for your very thorough explanation. Now I understand. This is a museum quality restoration. A small task for a former gun smith no doubt. Thanks again Karl.

Great looking razor. Looks too new to be an old razor. Maybe you did too good a job on it.

Thanks for the info. Do you mean the hair dye breaks down the super glue and devcon epoxy?

I do know I tried mixing some Pigment with CA one tine and it caused an exothermic reaction!