Thread: Frederick Reynolds in translucent horn. Pic heavy

I finally put one together that I'd wanted for awhile. I have other FR's, but this one came with some fancy scales with gold writing. I loved it. I stared at it regularly, wondering how I would remove the oh so precious scales, and repair them, without screwing them up...So anyhow, you know the rest of the story. The pictures are after, and then before. Very excited to try this one out. It's a 6/8 not so wedgie wedge. Should work wonderfully.

That blade has come a lomg way! Shame about the scales, but those look great aswell!

Thanks! It looked nicer before the last polish, but every little pit that got left behind filled up with the black stuff when I polished it. I'm still not confident enough to take it all the way down to brand new metal. Everytime I took some off, I got nervous about overheating, gouging, etc. But I did have to regrind it. I think it's ok for a first ever regrind.

it really did come a lonnnnng way. i am very impressed with the way it came out....great work!!!

Man, you're a better man than me! That's a ton of work. . Hard to hurt a thick wedge, eh? I often wondered why the front scale is always the broken one! Back in service! Enjoy!

WOW!! Talk about resurrecting the walking wounded!! NICE job Joe.

I've got two FR's and I LOVE 'em!! They sharpen easy and stay that way. I'm fond of those translucent "wedgeless" scales too.


I polished mine with Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish after "rough sanding" with 2K wet or dry and mine are smooth as silk now.

GOOD JOB. Tell us how she shaves.

You did a great job on repairing the razor!

Thanks very much to everyone. I did put a lot of effort into this one. Which was kind of tough considering my love/hate relationship with Sheffield blades in general. This was my first Sheffield that honed up right on the first try. I made some mistakes with it, but every razor gets a little bit better. I'd rate this one in my top 5 shavers right now. It was just finished yesterday though, so only time will tell if it can hold it's spot. Thanks again guys, it's really encouraging to read your comments.

Justin,

Great display of skill and determination!! Nice job!! Phyllis Diller's plastic surgeon wouldn't have taken that one on. Can't wait to see what's next!

Regards,

Howard