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    Got this one off ebay just because I liked the look of it. The tang reads "JOHN HASSALL 64 St PAULS CHURCHYARD" thats all i know about its origin. The blade was in reasonable condition apart from some patina and some light pitting. The bone scales were however in need of some attention. they were as thin as 1.1mm in some spots and there was a crack running through the wedge pin hole. I decided it needed to be reinforced with a liner for strength but didnt want to detract from the orininal look. I used 1.5mm clear acrylic and i think it looks quite good. Grey tint acrylic wedge, brass pins and washers.
    the tricky part is going to be honing it, never honed a wedge before.
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    That turned out real nice! I like what you did with the clear acrylic/bone.

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    Looks great!! Love the Grainy bone.

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    Nice work! Just be very patient with honing. The one wedge I am working on ATM is taking a lot longer to hone than my other razors (the steel might be a bit harder as well, not really sure tho, but it seems that way hehe). Lot more steel to take off with those bad boys

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    That looks great,Grant.As a traditionalist,thanks for keeping the bone scales.It was a good idea to line them with the acrylic.It'sleasure to watch your work as it evolves.

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    Very nice. I'm a fan of razors in their original scales, so I think it's great you managed to keep these ones, albeit in a much chunkier build. Good luck with the honing, hope it shaves as well as my Sheffield wedge does.

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    Sweet!

    Looks great! Both the scales and the blade restore are very nice!

    I tried a graft like this one time, except I used thin aluminum instead of acrylic. I ended up accidentally trashinng them. The bone would warp and bend when it got wet. I tried to starighten them, figuring the aluminum would help hold them in correct alignment, and I ended up snapping the bone!

    I gave up and binned them at that point!

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    Nice job Grant. The liners look great too. Wear looks nice & even on that one. Shouldn't give you much trouble in the honing department.

    btw according to Wiki around 16th Century many former religious sites in St Paul's Churchyard, having been seized by the crown, were sold as shops and rental properties, especially to printers and booksellers. There are references to books illustrated by a John Hassall. I wonder if he worked there ?
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    Very Interesting. Thanks Oz. I'm going to have to start paying you as my researcher.
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    Great save on the scales and the blade came out looking good too. You're going to like the shave that you get from a well hone wedge.

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