Thread: Fredrick Reynolds Chopper

I admit, I'm a sucker for a blonde, well blonde scales that is. This Fredrick Reynolds chopper is a rescue. It cleaned up rather well. It honed up okay. I didn't take off enough steel when I reset the bevel. It did give a good shave. When I rechecked it under the microscope, it looked like a saw blade. This is the first razor in a project I'm doing for myself. I haven't done a razor just for myself in quite awhile. I decided to work a razor into my bench schedule occasionally just for fun. I'm going to build a seven day set of various choppers. I'm trying to get about a 1,000 years of total age in seven razors.

I just did a restore on a razor that is exactly like that. My blade had some light etch on it, it shaves wonderfully but took some time, and a couple of trips from the face back to the hone to get it just right.

Did you use any kind of conditioner on the scales?

Prince Alberts Royal Patent Razor

I do love those heavy wedges. You won't be happy 'till it's honed right though!

She's a beauty Ken! Keep the pictures coming as your project evolves!!

this is mine and it did take some time to make it shave ready shape.it has some smile to the blade and makes a little more difficult to get it all the way same sharpness.what i find out there is no noise coming out from this blade silent cuts.

I really liked the etching on the blade!

I took it back to the hones and it came out fabulous this time. The steel had deteriorated along theedge more then I thought. It's great now. The etching on mine is faint but legible. It says Prince Albert's Royal Patent Razor. On the top it says "silver combined with steel" .

What I do with blond horn is let it soak in Neats Foot oil awhile to allow to get some oils back into the horn. Once it dries again, I buff it up at medium speed on a muslin wheel with chrom ox. I finish buffing it with white compound. I then wax with high quality paste wax. It spiffies it up nicely.

My next one razor in line is an ancient W&B full wedge.

What are the chances of that? That is the exact same razor. I did quite a bit of sanding on my blade so the etch did not survive. I thought about the Neats Foot oil but had not tried it yet. I will have to give it a soak. It really is a splendid shaving razor and wickedly sharp.

I just found one of these today, though the blonde horn scales are dog-chewed. I will post a pic when I get the chance.

The etched side has staining and some rust. What's the safest way to clean up without losing the etch? Toothpaste for a start and then Flitz if that doesn't work?

This one has moderate spine wear, but if the etch survives, it may be worth scale replacement.

Originally Posted by Basset

I just found one of these today, though the blonde horn scales are dog-chewed. I will post a pic when I get the chance.

The etched side has staining and some rust. What's the safest way to clean up without losing the etch? Toothpaste for a start and then Flitz if that doesn't work?

This one has moderate spine wear, but if the etch survives, it may be worth scale replacement.

Would need pics to see how bad the rust is and how deep the etch is.