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    One of the finest blades throughout history. Job well-done.
    I may have had that collar. Or not!
    Kudos for Austin providing that. Seems original collars are a must-have.

    So is to-morrow FBU day on SOTD?
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    Looks good Paul!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    One of the finest blades throughout history. Job well-done.
    I may have had that collar. Or not!
    Kudos for Austin providing that. Seems original collars are a must-have.

    So is to-morrow FBU day on SOTD?
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    I haven't posted a SOTD for a while. Partially because I have grown a playoff beard again this year.
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    Still have to shave the neck though
    Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. PR 27:17

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    Just shave off the sides and turn it into a goat n stache Paul.

    I get plenty of real estate to shave but don't have to learn to shave my top lip or chin.

    Yep, highgradin.

    Incidentally,, excdllent job on the razor, very impressed.
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    That came out great. Good job.
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    Quote Originally Posted by STF View Post
    Just shave off the sides and turn it into a goat n stache Paul...
    Tried that before Steve. With a goatee my chin looks like a scrotum
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    Tried that before Steve. With a goatee my chin looks like a scrotum
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    You have any pics of this looking straight on at the toe? Was wondering how thick these were, only stamped Sheffield so I assume pre 1890 but hollow grinding machine was 1893 so they must have been freehanding the hollow grind?

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    I haven't taken any I don't think but I will and will post some. You're right that the Hexe machine was invented in 1893 or there abouts but that was not the beginning of hollow grinding. It just made it much easier and mainly faster.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    I haven't taken any I don't think but I will and will post some. You're right that the Hexe machine was invented in 1893 or there abouts but that was not the beginning of hollow grinding. It just made it much easier and mainly faster.
    I've seen some razors which were more like half hollows from the 1800's, some would even have stamped into the spine things like "Ground on a 4 inch wheel", but I haven't too many attempts at what we would call a full hollow where you're grinding with two different sized wheels. I guess they must have though. I can't imagine they got those paper thin grinds until the Hexe, or maybe I'm wrong there too!

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