Joseph Allen 5/8 in Horn

Nice big fat pit in this one right by the "G" in GROUND....it was deeper than the etch, figured I'd leave it.

Black Horn, aluminum lined blue acrylic spacer... made for a local here in the town I live in, who is a Detroit Lions fan (apparently, they exist!), I figured I'd give him a "Lions" colored straight razor... now what would be really sweet is the lions logo inlayed, but, I'm not that talented. (yet?)


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very nice and simple i love it.

Nice one, Brad. Thank you for sharing.

Regards,
Robin

Oh man, Brad, those are SWEET scales. I love the wedge, and how smooth and cool the scales look!

Hello, Undreadm:

Looking at that majestic razor, one can't help but to whip up luxurious lather even if a shave is not needed.

Great find. Congratulations, and thanking you for sharing.

Regards,

Obie

that is very nice....clean, simple, beautiful:)

That's a high class restoration! The wedge looks fantastic.

That wedge is sweet! Nice work.

if that razor had a "become a fan" button like on facebook, id most certainly click it.

Nice save in spite of the pit. We can't correct all the ravages of time & its great to keep the etch.

Thats a real beauty! Simple, elegant and understated, total class..! :)

Great work Brad!

What is your process for finishing the horn

1) bandsaw rough cut
2) initial shaping on 80grit bench beltsander
3) finalize shaping with 150 grit sandpaper by hand
4) run through 220-320-400-600-800-1500 grit handsanding, removing all previous grit scratches
5) buff @ ~2000rpm, loose cotton wheel with white rouge
6) hand buff with clean rag, removing any rouge around the edges/pinning holes

thanks, and the razor is really nice

I have three of these and the are excellent shavers. It looks very classy.