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A very interesting blade that I enjoyed doing.
It was a basic break it down, sand, polish and keep it original. I thought the scales were just black until I restored them and discovered some brown, black and translucent mottling.
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Very nice work. That looks great!
Nice one mycarver very attractive razor. Is it a personal razor or for a customer? It is a giant frameback I really like the contrast of the brass or bronze frame piece against the blade. As I see horn scales restored here it never ceases to amaze me what is actually under the crud after they are cleaned and polished.
Great save. Looks amazing now.
Grant
pure class. I don't think that razor could look any better than the way you have done it....very very nice job :) The gold spine is so nice!
This piece was for a client. Interestingly, he was showing his wife some razors online and she said " I have one like those in the basement". Turns out it was her grandfathers and she kept it in some family stuff! He never knew about it.
Really nice! Looks really slick and almost new. Excellent work as usual!
Thanks,
For some reason it looks a bit cloudy around the makers mark. In person it looks polished. I couldn't take it any further regardless as the mark was an important feature to keep and it was a bit shallow from the start. But photos seem to do this at times.
Discretion is the better part of valor I guess.
Looks excellent!! I am a big fan of original restorations!
Beautifully done!
WOW!!!!!! The more i see the more I covet! That is just beautiful!!!!
WOW!!! Awesome job!!
Holy moly, that is just beautiful and classy looking. You do excellent work!
Yes, a beauty. You started with a great piece. Lots of rare things here, respectfully executed. Quite admirable work! :chapeau
Definitely a great looking blade and those scales really accentuate it. Well done.
Thanks again guys. I appreciate it.
What a great story!Quote:
Originally Posted by mycarver
beautiful razor, love brass framebacks. lovely to see old scales being recycled. Enjoy that one
Rafal
If it were mine I'm sure I would. I'll give it a pass or two tonight before sending it back. I too love the old scales or ones made to resemble them. For some reason the lime green micarta wouldn't do this piece justice.
You just can’t beat having an heirloom in the family!!! I have my Great Grandfathers W&B Near Full Wedge that Glen did a fantastic job of saving! Some battle scars, but I couldn’t part with it for love or money!! I love to shave with it just to think about what my grandfather thought when he used it!Quote:
Originally Posted by mycarver
I’m also blessed with having in my possession several different razors that were given to my people who knew their history of their families blades but didn’t want to pass them along to family as they feared they’d just get tossed or neglected!! Two of them are in the boxes they came in and one box identifies it as being purchased in a now defunct business in the town I live in! It was presented to my by a gentleman who is in his late 80’s and it was his grandfathers! The other with the coffin case was an old friend’s grandfathers.
I do hope the customer treasures it as much as I do mine, especially my great grandfathers!
Great job. ? Was there anything special that you had to do when you honed she??
Nothing in particular. It was quite easy to get a great edge for an amazing shave. I did tape it since it's not mine and it was all polished and pretty looking but other than that it was a typical hone. Edge came up in no time.
Really nice sir!
The blade with the brass spine, it's eye-candy for sure.
Now let me go down to my basement to see... Wait, I don't have a basement...
Bummer.
:-)
