The Sheffield Quintuplets !!!

This thread is going to build up to five Sheffielders over the next few days, all these will be heading home to my good friend Alan/aroliver59...

Number 1 is a Full Vintage Restore Wade & Butcher For Barber's Use 7/8
The razor was completely broken down, and polished to a near perfect mirror finish, the old Buffalo Horn scales were also polished out again...
All new hardware to put it back together using Tri-Metal bullseye stacks... the original lead wedge was polished and sanded to fit...

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Ohhhh...Oh my. I do like this....It's right up my Wade and Butcher alley.

Nicely done Glen!!!!

Can't wait to see what the rest of them look like.

Michael

Your friend is in for a treat there. Great work as always Glen !!

Best Regards
Kenny

I love it. That is one sexy razor. Looking forward to seeing some more.
Nice Coticule too. BTW

Really beautiful. Sometimes there's nothing prettier than a simple straight with black horn scales.

Love the old lead.....

That razor is so nice!

R

Man Glen that is a gorgeous restore. Guess I need to get off my duff and send my W & B to you. Your work never ceases to amaze.

DUUUUUUUUUDE ! That's fantastic! That's the first straight I ever bought. $5.00 at a flea market. Rusty and trashed. I spent hours and hours hand-sanding the pits out before realizing that I didn't have the skill or ability to ever finish it. I'm so glad I sent it to Glen to restore it. Can't wait to see the rest when they're done. You guys are in for a treat.

Great job! It looks as I have gone back in time 150 years and stepped into a razor shop! Amazing!

Beautiful work as always, Glenn-Someday I hope to own one of your restores! Aaron

Great job Glen. As much as I am not a fan of Sheffield wedges I am a fan of what you do to them :D

Very nice Glen! But then again, what else is new. lol

As usual your work is incredible. Thanks for sharing.

Full Custom Restore on this one, using what I think are some of the most beautiful Honey Horn blanks that have crossed my bench from Masecraft...
I used the 3M Tri-m-ite sandpaper to polish the horn, the Lead wedge is from a set of Vintage scales
Pins are Nickel Silver and I used stacked SS washers to hold it all together with new Brass bearing washers inside....

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You've done it again Glen :bow...I love seeing 150+ year old steel look like it almost rolled off the factory floor.

beautiful Glen!

Another Vintage restore I actually kinda remembered to take before pics :) I started on one of the scales then went back and got the camera to take the pics :rofl2: ...

Before :

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I polished out the horn scales using the 3M-tri-mite paper the MOP cleaned up with some very gentle polishing starting at 4k... I did a full polish on the steel which I was very happy that all the pitting and rust came off of...
Used the Tri-Metal washers and pins and new Brass bearing washers...
The wedge needed a tiny bit of fitting adjustment and some polishing but other then that she went back together very well...

After:

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Wow Glen...these are some beautiful pieces...the honey horn and this last one with the MOP inlay...gorgeous. You've definitely taken some tired old girls and given them the full treatment!

Great work. Thanks for sharing.

I'm only trying to live up to your standard Glen!!! God you do excellent work!

Glen, my good man, your work makes me slobber all over myself. You have the touch. I'll probably dream about these magnificent razors. Well done.

All I can say is..... WOW!

Holy Tamales!! Great stuff Glen. Keep 'em coming.

Will N.

They are looking great as your work ALWAYS does, G. Can't wait to try 'em out.

Magic! Really nice Glen. I love the lead wedges, they came up really well. The restores on the horn are superb. Keep 'em coming. :)

This is the Fourth razor of this series a R.Sutcliffe 15/16 hollow grind Fully restored in Tortoise Acrylic scales with a Honey Horn wedge.. The hardware is Tri-metal stacked washers and pins...

I again used the 3M Tri-m-ite "Imperial" sandpaper to polish this acrylic out :)


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Gorgeous! I love them all. You sure have been busy lately. Knockin' out some work. Great stuff.

Last but not least a beautiful double notch Hawcroft & Pearson 7/8 done in Amboyna Burl using a CA finish...
I used all Brass hardware and a Bronze & Gold acrylic wedge...
The steel was polished lightly to a Satin finish

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All five razors were honed out using the Norton 1-4-8 and finished on my Select Grade Coticule followed by 10 laps on a 24 in Leather Bench strop w/CeOx... 50/100 linen and leather after that...(for those interested)

Wow, those all look amazing, but IMO it seems you saved the best for last!

My, Oh My, I knew that one was going to pop and it sure does. Absolutely LOVE Amboyna Burl for scales. Can't wait to get them home and pamper them all. Thanks very much, Glen ,for all your hard work.

What wonderful razors. They look beautiful. If one day I could do work just half as good as what I see here I would be happy :) great job man!

Just wow! Glen that last razor is frankly amazing! And you have really risen to the occasion and done it justice.
In awe :)