Fenney Tally- Ho / mottled horn

[onimaru55]

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