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    Cool Restored Sheffield Steel x Two

    These came out to me from "Brothers" here on SRP, these were a little bit more of a challenge, as that had been worked on by another restorist first...

    This first one, a W&B, Gary and I decided we would just re-scale in a set of reconditioned vintage scales, so I found an old W&B set from the "Box-o-Scales" that fit right and ran them through the wringer, and got them all polished up again..

    I used Brass pins and Triple stacked washers to complete the look..

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    Now the second razor a Joseph Rodgers, was a bit more work, I had a razor that had been polished out once , but not to what Gary wanted, so I had to re-buff the razor and still try and keep the stamps intact.. I took it out to what I call a "Near Mirror" but did it very gently on the buffers, and with a little help from deep original stamps I managed it..

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    Now the scales I had to use new material since there were none, but I wanted the "Vintage Look" I used an old cracked set off another JR as a template and even used the original lead wedge... Gary chose Acrylic Tortoise Shell which resembles the old JR mottled Horn pretty darn close

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    All brass hardware completes the Vintage look...

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    Thanks for looking
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    Nice work as always, Glen. I especially like the Tortoise scales on the Rodgers. Very classy look.

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    Nice Pair of wedges there!
    Good choice on the JR ... I'm still trying to decide on mine.

    Mike

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    Very nice work, as usual.

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    Glen, I can't thank you enough for your advice and expertise. These old razors never looked so good. Best regards, my friend.

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    Well done Glen. Two fine restores mate.

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    Nice work, as usual and excellent choice of background
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    Always inspirational to see your work. I love the "flat" look on the second razor's scales. Really makes that "near mirror" pop out. Thanks for sharing!

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    Like the traditional black (horn?) scales but the tortoise look is a favourite of mine.

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    Two great looking restores Glen, i'm liking the Faux Tortoise shell scales, the blades looks superb.

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