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    This blade wasnt in too bad shape when it arrived but the scales had been butchered. The etching on the blade looked pretty classy so i tried to make the re-scale suite. I went with a classic shape in translucent white acrylic and clear acrylic spacer. Had to wait for some Nickel Silver rod to arrive for the pins but I'm glad I did, they work well with the polished blade i think
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    Great save with classy results. Well done!
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    That really did come out well. Nice work!

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    Nice job Grant.
    Good to see a bit of Aussie history. W.Jno.Baker opened in 1888 & had a huge mail order business for knives etc...
    Don't know when they moved from Hunter St. but they still exist as a rural supplier today in Dubbo.
    I wonder who they commissioned for their razors ? The tang decoration looks much like a Cadman bros. "Bengall"
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    Great work Grant. Dead right.. the nickel/silver was worth the wait
    Yeah that tang dress does look a LOT like a Cadman bros. Bengall Os.

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    Nicely done!!! she's a looker
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    Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
    Nice job Grant.
    Good to see a bit of Aussie history. W.Jno.Baker opened in 1888 & had a huge mail order business for knives etc...
    Don't know when they moved from Hunter St. but they still exist as a rural supplier today in Dubbo.
    I wonder who they commissioned for their razors ? The tang decoration looks much like a Cadman bros. "Bengall"
    Thanks for the history Oz, I did wonder who they were during those many hand sanding sessions. It did cross my mind also that the decoration looked like a Bengall, all it says on the other side of the tang is made in Sheffield.
    Haven't honed it yet, but Ive got a feeling I'm going to like this one.
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    My 'Googling" shows they have one of these in Sydney's "PowerhouseMuseum".
    Now how many times has anybody thought to themselves ? " I shave with something that belongs in a museum
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