John Shaw 1816 - 1879 of John Shaw & Sons worked out of Copper St. in Sheffield. Tweedale's Directory lists a John Shaw working as a razor maker believed to be his father also on Cooper St. and I attribute this razor to John Sr. A 13/16 near wedge which dates 1820 - 1830. The blade faces are done in a glazed finish with a crocus finished spine and tang. Although very faint an etching ' Magnum Bonum ' is visible on the top of the arris spine. Note the spine is not ground square to the blade faces and was left as is to save the etching. The old grinders were paid by the piece and attention to detail sometimes suffered. The unusual course jimps were most likely cut with a hand file prior to hardening, Received as a bare blade bone was chosen as scale material. Done in a period correct style, flat with a bevel all around, they are thin at .085 with a honey horn wedge and brass pins and collars. Bone blanks and collars supplied by Austin Kennedy.
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