13/16 Adolph Blaich

Pick this one up cause it looked like it would keep be busy for awhile, but unfortunately it didn't take anywhere near aslong to clean up as I thought it was going to. Not a bad thing though either cause now I can find another one to mess around with. It is a 13/16 J.S. Holler & Co. imported for Adolph Blaich. I wasn't sure if the scales were horn that were just dried out since the description didn't say anything, but kind of hoped cause horn is fun to work with. Well they weren't. They were bakelite that was oxidized really bad on one side and the other not so bad. Sanded the scales to 1000 grit and then polished. I was surprised at how the one scale turned out since it was really oxidized to a light brown. After starting this hobby it still amazes me how far just some metal polish and a rag will take a razor without having to sand or go to some buffers. The blade still has some blemishes on it that polish wouldn't take off. I probably could have sanded the blade down some, but I didn't feel it really needed it. Some razors I feel just look better with that used/aged look more so than others. Maybe one of these days I will invest in some buffers, but I still don't like using them on razors. It shaved beautifully once it was honed up.

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Very nice razor; great job on it.

Nice job on hand polishing. I steer away from machines for sanding and such, only buffing compounds are applied with the machine. You just got so much more control over it.

JS, I've only come across one Hollar/Blaich, but it was really a superb shaver. If this one is anything like my experience, you're gonna love it.

It was a pleasure to shave with it. Especially since all of my blades are around 2.5"-2.75" in length and this one is 3" and quite heavy for a hollow ground compared to any of mine that are in my rotation.

Looks good!