Oldies but Goodies in Horn

Couple just coming off the bench..

The Greaves & Sons in Translucent Buffalo Horn, I used the original lead wedge Nickel Silver pins with SS washers.


The Hayles again with Translucent Buffalo Horn a Faux Ivory wedge and all Brass hardware..


Both razors were polished to a nice Satin finish.

Honing: Chosera 1k, Henckels 1-3-8 Select Coticule


Before Pic:

Attachment 118691

After Pics:

Attachment 118692

Attachment 118693

Attachment 118694


I love test shaving these old stubies, they tend to be smooth as silk on the face...

Very nice looking razors...hope to get something unique like those in the future.

Oh wow!!! those are super awesome Glen!!! I would agree with the silky smooth stubie shave. My John Barber is my number 1 razor. That Razor and I just get along!!

Again, very nice work!!!

Oldies but Goodies is spot on! Couple of great looking razors Glen. :) Best Regards Kenny

Quality craftsmanship as always Glen.

Those are some fine looking Stubs, Glen. They made such nice heavy blades in that period, cut whisker with out making as much as a sound.

Glen,

Amazing job as usual. You are making me very anxious!!!

Truly beautiful work Sir !! That's something for me to aspire to.
I'd like to get me some of that translucent buffalo horn....

Love the horn scales and pins but especially love the fact that you left a satin finish and not mirror on these, Great work!

Yeah I am not a huge fan of real mirror finishes, some people request it, but really the razor decides more then anything...

Two more examples of class and simplicity. Great work as usual, Glen....

Glen my friend, you never cease to amaze me with your ingenuity and creativity!

Wonderful work as always!:tu

Horn is fantastic! you did a great job !

Where do you stop the sanding, buffing, and polishing to achieve a satin finish like that? The two of those look great!!

Awesome work Glen, I like these two a lot.
Grant

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Couple just coming off the bench..

The Greaves & Sons in Translucent Buffalo Horn, I used the original lead wedge Nickel Silver pins with SS washers.


The Hayles again with Translucent Buffalo Horn a Faux Ivory wedge and all Brass hardware..


Both razors were polished to a nice Satin finish.

Honing: Chosera 1k, Henckels 1-3-8 Select Coticule




I love test shaving these old stubies, they tend to be smooth as silk on the face...

---

I'm sure after YOU hone them, they are silky smooth!!! Great work.

Oh wow! Now I'm getting anxious about mine....drool!

I have a couple of G.Johnson razors sitting on my little work bench I would love to bring to this condition someday. Very nice work indeed.

Those two turned out just perfect, and horn just suits those old razors perfectly, great restore Glen.

Jamie

Really great restore Glen. That Greaves looks awesome. There's something about those stubtails that's enticing.
I also like the satin look better than the mirror shine on these old razors.

Great restoration work! My respect. I'm sure these razors did not have mirror finish when manufactured many many years back.

Nice look to those Glen. A vintage meets mildly modern look to them. Well done sir.

Great looking traditional razors.
Like them a lot.

I am a big fan of the stub tails. Very nicely done! I have a 3 stubbys on my bench for about a year I just have not had the heart to restore them.

Really fantastic looking razors. I have a question about finishes, specifically patina and I'm not sure if this is the place to ask it, but since these razors are between mirror and original (like you found them) maybe I'll just get on with it. The look I am interested in is the look of the bayonet that my father carried home from WWII. The finish was uniform and had depth. The depth is what I am interested in and the only analogy I can think of is from a long time ago when I had a brief experience with silver. It seems the silver was cleaned in something that turned it sort of a featureless light grey color. Then the piece was dipped in I think liver of sulfur. This turned the piece black. Then polishing up from this black the silver acquired this depth. So I know patina has been discussed, but so far I have not seen an example of what I am clumsily trying to explain. Making any sense?

The grey/silver/shiny/depth,, That is PATINA, that comes from years of loving attention...

This can be forced/colored also with different techniques, but real Pantina comes from loving care over years.. The knife might have some type of forced Patina, or Bluing that is giving the black color :shrug:
With the razors we see, look at the before pics on these, any dark black spots are NOT Patina they were Black Spider rust and/or Devil's Spit, how do I know the difference ????

When I clean off the top layer I can see the damage below, simple rule of thumb, if it is dark or black it ain't patina, it goes deeper.. If you look at the before pics above, the light grey areas on the top razor are Patina, the Dark Grey and Black areas are not :) The proof is in the 3rd pic look very close, the Macro lense is picking up the shadows from the very light pitting that is actually still there, on the Greaves.. The Stamp prevented heavy polishing like I did on the back side, the pitting is polished out, and hardly visible in the hand, but the Macro lense will pic it up still.. Those are the Black spots from the first pic :p

When you say loving attention the first image that came to mind was a wood railing in an over 200 year old hotel. I looked at that railing, the wear, all of the hands that were on it and thought it could never be duplicated by one person.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The grey/silver/shiny/depth,, That is PATINA, that comes from years of loving attention...

This can be forced/colored also with different techniques, but real Pantina comes from loving care over years..

With the razors we see, look at the before pics on these, any dark black spots are NOT Patina they were Black Spider rust and/or Devil's Spit, how do I know the difference ????

When I clean off the top layer I can see the damage below, simple rule of thumb, if it is dark or black it ain't patina, it goes deeper.. If you look at the before pics above, the light grey areas on the top razor are Patina, the Dark Grey and Black areas are not :)

---

GSSIXGUN did an amazing job on this restoration and I can say from personal experience, I'm the owner, that they shave amazingly well. Thanks