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Hello!
I love my latest Ebay catch!
A Beardsley & Alvord 13/16 Diamond Edge double concave with barbers notch!
Needs some sanding and polishing, and the edge is not too good, but that can be cured, the scales (solid horn I belive) on the other hand is in great shape for it's age!
And will you look at the "Diamond Edge" etching!!!!!! Is that deepetching or what???!!!! Will look absolutely stunning when the blade is polished!:rock:
Lets just hope she hones up well as well:w
awesome!
:rock: That seems more like a stamp than etching to my untrained eyes
I love it! Nice blade!!
Nice catch my friend. Thats one lovely blade .Paul
Yea, perhaps it's a stamp, but I don't mind how it was made, I just love the depth of that thing, giving the letters really good contrast!
Hey, cool! We're twins! Mine was most definitely etching, not stamped...it came off with just a little sanding. Interesting!
Excellente. That should come up like new.
Tang stamp looks healthy too. Good buy !
So, after some rounds handsanding, currently @ 240 grit, it looks like this!
She cleaned up real nice. That's a great looking blade.
Very ,very,very, :tu
Laidies and Gents!
I present to you: The Beardsly And Alvord Reborn!
Finished up the restoration today, and I love it!
The blade has some scratchmarks and light pitting left, but is still quite nice and shiny. Also the tang stamp is 100% intact. And just look at the design of that blade, awesome, is it not? Some chips that needs to be honed out, one quite big, and that is the next step.
The scales.....Well, if those scales is original (And I do belive they are) they are in an amazing shape for it's age! still very flexible and soft, no sign of drying and no bug bites! Only one tiny nick from the blade, and as I said that's a tiny nick! Oh, it's horn scales, probably buffalo, but I'm not sure.
Lathed some nice concave domed washers of brass, with tapered hole, pinned with stanless steel pins, filed flush down to the washer, and polished. It doesn't show on the pictures, but the idea is that the washer has a silvercolored "pupil", almost looking as an eye.
Also, the etching is quite astounding! Really, REALLY deep! And I am quite sure it is an etching after looking at it magnified.
All in all, This is a keeper!
Great find and good job! :nj
I was watching to see how this one turned out.
Outstanding! :rock: That's a beautiful razor. Job Well Done!
niiiiiiiiiice
Stunning!`
Lovely. Very nice job....makes me feel inadequate!
Been watching this thread for some time now and I must say... no disappointments here.
All original parts (most)... but a creative pin job... wish I thought of that.
We will all have to keep an eye on you from now on... great work man.