Fenney Tally- Ho / mottled horn

**onimaru55** · 03-07-2011, 08:20 AM

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

**HNSB** · 03-07-2011, 08:45 AM

Beautiful transformation! It looks very classy.

**mainaman** · 03-07-2011, 09:17 AM

Looks great Oz.

**Maxi** · 03-07-2011, 10:48 AM

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.

**Stubear** · 03-07-2011, 11:05 AM

That looks stellar Oz, great work!

**LegalBeagle** · 03-07-2011, 11:10 AM

Stunning work, Oz! It turned out absolutely beautiful!

**baldy** · 03-07-2011, 11:12 AM

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

**MileMarker60** · 03-07-2011, 01:41 PM

Looks great! The brass works really good with that horn, which is beautiful.
Very well done.

**sharptonn** · 03-07-2011, 02:11 PM

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

**squatman** · 03-07-2011, 02:54 PM

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

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