Thread: J.C. Coc.khills wedge

I managed to finish 1 more razor this year. Ironically enough, it is the first of of my own that I finished in more than a year. Make that a year and a half
But I am now down to the last commissioned restoration, waiting for supplies, so I took the opportunity to quickly finish this razor that I had been handsanding off and on for the last 2 years in between my commissioned work.

It is a 5/8 Sheffield wedge, made by J.C. Coc.khills. It has a serious smile to it.
It was severely damaged, as you can see from the picture. The pit in the middle was very deep. My nail would catch in it. It also had some serious hone wear on both the edge and the spine.



As I already mentioned, I spent a lot of time hand sanding. I essentially reground it by hand, using only sandpaper and my trusted sanding stick. I sanded to 1000 grit, and then polished with chromium oxide.
The scales were made from meranti wood, the butt spacer is brass, as are the pivot and butt screws.
for making the scales I used nothing more than a saw, a bastard file and some sandpaper.

The insides of the scales are coated with 8 thin layers of CA, carefully sanded smooth to prevent moisture from creeping in. The outside is coated with 4 or 5 layers of antiques wax.





As you can see, I carved my makers mark in the scales when I was done. I did this because this is my own razor, and I felt that I have finally reached a level where it is no longer presumptuous to mark my work. Of course I didn't mark the razor itself, because I didn't make it. But I gave it a second life and I made the scales, so I left my mark there.

I don't yet know what I am going to do with it. I like old sheffield razors, and I don't have a Coc.khills yet. But otoh I can't keep all razors I restore, and I can really use the money for buying restoration materials. I suppose I'll shave with it a couple of times, and then sell it.

P.S. I just found out that the forum software objects to the name ****hills, so I had to put a dot in the name.