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.

Nicely done. I think those scales look nice on it. It looks more like it should be called a stubby like the screwdrivers. It's got that look to it.

Originally Posted by DZEC

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.

I agree. I could have tapered the pivot end of the scales more and still might, but was happy just to cut the blade down without ruining it and get it into new scales. The tail does seem to need to be exposed more to allow my finger to hook into it while shaving.