Fenney Tally- Ho / mottled horn

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03-07-2011, 08:20 AM
onimaru55

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Fenney Tally- Ho / mottled horn

This is an older F. Fenney Tally- Ho, 1824-1852, pre Bingham & is a swaybacked smiling 1/4 hollow or if you prefer, wedge :). 13/16 at widest point.

Finally got around to finishing this one. I bought it 3 years ago & procrastinated about restoring it till now. It was in fair condition apart from some pits that bugged me & the scales were pretty rotten too.

It is the first razor I have restored using my new greaseless system & was taken to a fine scotchbrite finish & then buffed to a near mirror. A couple of specks remaining but overall I'm happy with the outcome.
The price of greaseless is very exe downunder so I've been experimenting with SiC powders glued to a variety of buffs. Seems the softer the buff the better as the stiffer sisals became hard as a grindstone when glued up so both the scotchbrite & looseleaf buffs seemed ideal as carriers for the abrasive. I'd like to try felt buffs next. Just have to find some in my preferred sizes..

Really pretty mottled horn that could pass as tortoiseshell with a prominent grain that took some sanding to smooth out. The scales are chunky in profile but they balance the blade well. Brass pins & stacked washers + brass thrust washers. Black acrylic wedge.

Bevel set was DMT F & E followed by Shapton GS,1,2 & 4k. Further honed on my Veinette coticule & finished on a Tomae jnat, ironically a slow polisher compared to the Veinette but it allowed me to sneak up onto a very nice edge...It was stropped on my Kanayama & I used 3 layers of thin electrical tape (about equal to 2 layers of the 3m tape) during honing to keep the bevel small & the spine pretty . It is a very comfortable shaver.
And yes, I didn't even hafta use my 8k :D
03-07-2011, 08:45 AM
HNSB

Beautiful transformation! It looks very classy.
03-07-2011, 09:17 AM
mainaman

Looks great Oz.
03-07-2011, 10:48 AM
Maxi

That is quite the transformation. I love the look of that horn, especially in the last pic where you get the best cross section of it.

Great job.
03-07-2011, 11:05 AM
Stubear

That looks stellar Oz, great work! :bow
03-07-2011, 11:10 AM
LegalBeagle

Stunning work, Oz! It turned out absolutely beautiful!
03-07-2011, 11:12 AM
baldy

Beautiful work mate. The blade turned out great and the horn is beautiful.
Do me a favor and hang on to this one. Knowing that you only have 2 razors in your rotation at the moment just feels wrong, It makes the RAD part of my brain go into melt-down.
Grant
03-07-2011, 01:41 PM
MileMarker60

Looks great! The brass works really good with that horn, which is beautiful.
Very well done.
03-07-2011, 02:11 PM
sharptonn

Gorgeous razor! It could not possibly have looked that good when new! The scales are sweet and the blade looks perfect. I know you spent lots of time on it and it surely shows! Kudos and thanks for sharing it:rock:
03-07-2011, 02:54 PM
squatman

That is an absolutely beautiful restoration. How many hours do you have into that job? It must be quite a few.
03-29-2011, 12:35 AM
gssixgun

Really nice work Oz man :tu

You are more than welcome to sit under the Dingleberry Tree with Gugi, Lee, and I with that balance shot :D
03-29-2011, 05:43 AM
onimaru55

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Originally Posted by baldy

Beautiful work mate. The blade turned out great and the horn is beautiful.
Do me a favor and hang on to this one. Knowing that you only have 2 razors in your rotation at the moment just feels wrong, It makes the RAD part of my brain go into melt-down.
Grant

Mate , will ya need therapy if I tell you it walked on Sunday ? hehehe. Don't panic there's still a few jobs on the bench I'm tempted to keep the DD Dwarf.

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Originally Posted by squatman

That is an absolutely beautiful restoration. How many hours do you have into that job? It must be quite a few.

Thanx. As it was not a customer's job, I didn't think to time it. I did it in bursts over a week but there were a few challenges like an asymmetric tang & using unfamiliar abrasives that stretched the time out more than usual.

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

Really nice work Oz man :tu

You are more than welcome to sit under the Dingleberry Tree with Gugi, Lee, and I with that balance shot :D

Thanx G, I here them Dingleberries are mighty fine :D
03-29-2011, 03:18 PM
spazola

That razor is a beauty. Great job.

Charlie
03-29-2011, 03:43 PM
Catrentshaving

Very nice! That is some sweet looking horn! :)
03-29-2011, 04:22 PM
BladeRunner001

Oz maetsro,
What a transformative metamorphosis :tu. Beautiful job on this beauty.
03-29-2011, 06:19 PM
sicknote

for me it looked better before mirrorpolishing. :D great craftmansship, but i dislike a mirror finish on such old blades.
03-30-2011, 12:47 AM
onimaru55

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Originally Posted by sicknote

for me it looked better before mirrorpolishing. :D great craftmansship, but i dislike a mirror finish on such old blades.

I agree there are cases for keeping the patina but it's easy enough to recreate if the customer so desires. Ironically, the better the polish the better the patina.
03-30-2011, 12:26 PM
Aceofheartsg

I think you just bought a new razor ;) it looks great.
03-30-2011, 01:57 PM
sicknote

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Originally Posted by onimaru55

I agree there are cases for keeping the patina but it's easy enough to recreate if the customer so desires. Ironically, the better the polish the better the patina.

how to recreate a patina? im new to this help me please :D
03-31-2011, 12:30 AM
onimaru55

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Originally Posted by sicknote

how to recreate a patina? im new to this help me please :D

You can use vinegar baths or other dilute acids but I would practice a lot on scrap steel first as pitting is a very real risk.
A safer way is to use cold gun blueing cream or liquid which can be toned to a grey colour with metal polish.
This is the colour you can achieve with cold blueing.
03-31-2011, 12:36 AM
Zomax

Actually, I love the mirror polish. I wish I had the patience to achieve it all the time. I think the
razor came out amazingly well. Well done, ~S