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06-09-2008, 06:55 PM #1The Razor Whisperer
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W. Hawcroft & Sons "Renown" Restore Ivory Scales
This is a razor that has been a long time coming in the restoration department for me. A W. Hawcroft & Sons, Sheffield, "Renown" razor. It must have been part of a set because the spine says "Thursday" pretty intricately but faintly. It cleaned up beautifully. It still has the original scales on which are ivory. The front scale had the crack that you see on it though so I took it apart and reinforced them with aluminum liners for whatever that's worth. Original spacer too. Great thumb notch and top and bottom jimps. Really cool razor! We'll see how it shaves once I hone it up. BTW I tried to clean that crack out as much as possible to try to cut down on its visibility, but this is as good as I could get it. Comments/constructive criticisms welcomed!
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06-09-2008, 07:36 PM #2Senior Member
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Nice work, Alex.
The dirt in the crack is something that will just have to be lived with. I've looked into this sort of thing in the past and even the experts are stumped when it comes to finding a method to hide the crack.
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06-09-2008, 10:37 PM #3Senior Member
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That's a nice looking razor,,,the crack gives it CHARACTER!!!!!
Having Fun Shaving
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06-17-2008, 02:11 PM #4Senior Member
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Nice work! Great looking razor. Keep up the good work, love to se more of it
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06-18-2008, 05:26 AM #5Senior Member
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I like the crack. Beauty of a blade. How did you go about fabricating the alluminum?
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06-18-2008, 11:29 AM #6Member
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Simple and elegant, I also agree that the crack just adds to the overall appearance of the razor. Nice work!
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06-18-2008, 05:55 PM #7The Razor Whisperer
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The aluminum was actually a thin chimney shim or something. I epoxy down the scales and then grind the aluminum to be flush with the scales. Then finish sand etc.
Originally Posted by Akady
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06-30-2008, 04:12 PM #8Senior Member
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That restoration is perfect. If you ever get fed-up with it, I would love the opertunity to snatch it away from you.
Very,very well done
Marcus
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07-09-2008, 08:01 PM #9Thread Killer
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That razor has a lot of character!
The thought of pinning real ivory makes my palms sweat.
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07-09-2008, 08:04 PM #10There is no charge for Awesomeness
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Love that blade's shape! Nice work Alex.
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