Thread: Fredericks celebrated razor with a barbers notch, back from the dead

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

I am out of town on business for a couple of weeks so I brought along 6 razors to sand on, most of them big wedges. This is a Fredericks Celebrated Razor, Sheffield razor. There was some blade etching on it but it was barely visible after years of abuse, it read The Keen Edge. The blade had some heavy corrosion, rust, caked on 140 year old shaving soap in some rotting old horn scales. I went to work on the blade with 120 grit sandpaper. I slowly worked my way up to 2000 grit wet paper which is where it is right now. Once I get home I will give it the buffing treatment on the wheels to give it a mirror shine. The blade is nearly flawless now, there is two very tiny pen point pits left in one spot. I need to make a special set of scales for this one. I also worked up a nice Wade and Butcher for another SRP member.

dammm you good,nice

Very nice jobon the blade and that's before you buff it! I can't wait to see the scales you match it up with. Some day I may put my hand to refinishing the metal on my projects I just don't have the time which reflects on my patients. My hat is off to you for a great job!

Originally Posted by Ditch Doc

that last pic is creepy

Don't call my W&B creepy! Man, I am not worthy of that blade nor the effort that went into turning that from what it was into what it is, but I can't wait to get it now, with some of those famous cannonfodder scales!!!! Hubba hubba!!