Thread: Early 1800s "Warranted" smiling stubtai in black horn.l

This razor belonged to my step-aunts father who died last year.

I had planned to try to save the original scales but they had several cracks and broke when I unpinned the razor, so I copied the scales and reused the original lead wedge.

The razor gives a decent shave but I prefer the younger razors with harder steel.

Before.

After.

Very nice restoration, well done on a cool really old razor, with family ties! Enjoy!

A very unusual razor. Excellent and decent work.
Through such works stronger family ties, and descendants remember their ancestors.
I very much respect this attitude to old things, get a second life.
I could not keep a razor grandfather and lost it 20 years ago and strongly regret.
Good luck ...

wow what a smile on that blade. you have to make a choice to either keep it in shaving condition and working order or if you would like you could prepare it for a long life storage and display it as a family heirloom. either way its beautiful!

Thats a beautiful old razor.
Well done on the restoration
Grant

Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

wow what a smile on that blade. you have to make a choice to either keep it in shaving condition and working order or if you would like you could prepare it for a long life storage and display it as a family heirloom. either way its beautiful!

I'd never make a pretty little thing like that spend the rest of its days as a display item, just doesn't feel right.
It's my sunday razor

That is a wonderful old soul in that steel. Try differing your hone style with it. You may find a better shave using a Coti instead of a Thury stone, or vice versa. It may be a case of "Less is More"

Here is a similar blade made by JDWild but also with Warranted - very feint beneath the name.

I can't tell for sure from the picture but has that been reground?

Boy you got to love those old blades. Very nice!!