Burrell Top Flight

Well I got this blade in last night and couldn't resist fixing it up. Sadly I totally forgot to take before pics but I have one pic from eBay.

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I ended up using the scales from the middle razor because they were in better shape and the blade of that razor is cracked. So I measured them up and ended up taking about a half inch off of them to make them fit. Then a little sanding and polishing and they came out pretty good. After pinning it all up the razor centers very nicely and looks very nice. It still has some bluing on the tang. I'm excited to see how this shaves once honed up. Here's my after pics:

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Well done. That should be a fine shaver.

Nice, I have a top flight about to hit the bench too. You'll have to let me know what you think about the blade.

Excellent job. That is a good looking straight razor.

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Originally Posted by tiddle

Nice, I have a top flight about to hit the bench too. You'll have to let me know what you think about the blade.

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Will do. I've heard that they are very nice blades.

Top Flight are very nice razors, enjoy

Well I've honed her up and she's taken a very nice edge. Now the ultimate test, the shave. I will report back.

Thank you all for your kind words. It's sometimes hard to get things done with no power tools.

I hear you on the no power tools thing. All my blade restores and custom scales are all done by hand as well. Great work on this one. She is mighty fine!

I have now shaved with this razor twice and I have to say that it has an edge on it like I have never achieved so far. It is much more keen than I'm used to and as a result I had to be much more careful than normal. All in all, it is a very nice razor and will find a home in my rotation. Thank you for all the kind comments.

Very nice restoration! Enjoy!

Nice work! Looks good and shaves good, a good combo.