8/8 Wm. Gregory in horn and stone...

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03-11-2011, 02:37 AM
red96ta

8/8 Wm. Gregory in horn and stone...

Well, here ya'll go...my second rescale. Translucent horn with a recon stone wedge. Ran into some problems with the 'drilling of holes' portion of the test...I promise I wasn't drunk when I drilling the wedge-side hole lol, the drill bit jumped off my punched mark just as I applied pressure to the bit

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...TA/horn002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...TA/horn005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...TA/horn006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...TA/horn004.jpg
03-11-2011, 03:48 AM
onimaru55

Just looks like a little delamination. Could probably sand it smooth if you wanna unpin it.
Otherwise nice'n'shiny & neat fitting of the wedge.
03-11-2011, 05:08 AM
baldy

Shame about the holes. Great peening job though, and I dig the wedge.
Grant
03-11-2011, 05:13 AM
eTom

Well done and Onimaru said all other things.
I like it!
Congrats
03-11-2011, 06:26 AM
mrsell63

Think about unpinning and polishing that scratch on the front scale.

You will feel much better and be totally proud of your work. Good job.
03-11-2011, 07:10 AM
VeeDubb65

Beautiful scales, and nice touch on the wedge. I'm 50/50 on polishing out that chip; you could go either way.

On the other hand, you should be ashamed of yourself for owning a Canon. lol
03-11-2011, 01:28 PM
dnjrboy

Just add another pin on the wedge end. Make up for the one that is a little low by adding one that is a little high. Looks like you will have enough room.

Just my two cents.....
03-12-2011, 02:13 AM
dirtychrome

That came out plenty nice! Another great finish.
03-12-2011, 05:02 PM
Catrentshaving

Not too bad at all. Nice work :)
03-12-2011, 10:18 PM
lkiers

Nice, love the wedge
03-12-2011, 11:18 PM
hi_bud_gl

Great work. just keep it going. we all learn by making mistakes.
03-13-2011, 01:40 AM
Frankenstein

Well done, looks great.

Was Gregory a prolific maker? I've never tried one of them, so could anyone tell me how do they compare to other Sheffield shavers?
03-13-2011, 03:05 AM
red96ta

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Was Gregory a prolific maker? I've never tried one of them, so could anyone tell me how do they compare to other Sheffield shavers?

I don't think Wm. Gregory was very prolific, mine is the only one I've seen on this site.

As for the shave, it's sublime. It hones easier than my Wade & Butchers and shaves just as well or better.

Their construction is a little wonky to say the least. How rare is it to fine a pre-1890 razor with a round point and double stabilizer? They took the effort to include these features, but they didn't take the time to thin the tang down to the monkey tail :shrug: It's pretty much a solid quarter-inch from stem to stern.