Thread: A seldom seen early Wm. Stenton

Outstanding Job Karlej!

Nicely done.

Did they taper the whole blade from the spine at the toe end to the tail? I’ve been trying to make one and got off track as I’ve never handled one. The geometry I ended up with is similar to post 1850’s Sheffield’s with a stub tail profile.

Wow, that is absolutely stunning! Can I ask what your process was for restoring the blade? All hand sanding? What grits did you end up using? Any buffing?

Thank you for sharing this!

Originally Posted by jfk742

Nicely done.

Did they taper the whole blade from the spine at the toe end to the tail? I’ve been trying to make one and got off track as I’ve never handled one. The geometry I ended up with is similar to post 1850’s Sheffield’s with a stub tail profile.

I no longer have the razor so I am unable to make any measurements. I believe the spine width is even until it reaches the tang where it tapers down to the tail. The blade however tapers from 11/16 at the toe to 5/8 at the heal.

Originally Posted by ppetresen

Wow, that is absolutely stunning! Can I ask what your process was for restoring the blade? All hand sanding? What grits did you end up using? Any buffing?

Thank you for sharing this!

I use a 2 x 72 grinder. The hard wheel allows me to keep all the blade details and the stamps crisp. I started this blade at 220 grit and went to 600 grit. The glazed blade face is achieved with a 4 inch sisal wheel and Janz LA 348 cut and color compound. The spine and tang were polished on a hard 4 inch cotton wheel with Jantz LA855 Black Magic for the crocus type finish.

What a great looking razor and an outstanding restore, as usual.

great job on that one. love the look