Thread: Making a broken Frederick Reynolds into a shortie

It happens.

I noticed my Frederick Reynolds developed a crack at the bevel. After quite a long time trying to research whether or not it could be repaired, I decided to convert it into a shortie.

I haven?t yet made my own scales, but I had some pre-made ?horn? scales in my drawer and decided to see what I could do.

After resetting the bevel and honing on a coticule and finishing on a La Lune, I tested it out this morning. The shortie shaved quite well, but I did find it a bit uncomfortable adjusting to the length of the blade. My muscle memory kept me thinking there should be another inch or two.

Here are a couple of pics once of which shows how the shortened scales compare to those I bought.