Thread: Worth restoring?

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

You'r better half probably doesn't want you to get to involved in these razors, so send them to me and ill dispose of them for you, free of charge!! That way you have time to take her to Romeo and Juliet, or something!

I kid, I kid!! Both look like they can be restored into awesome razors!! If those were mine, Id save everything but the pins. unpin both, then start by getting rid of all the rust. The first one looks as though it may just need some metal polish. The second looks like sanding may be required to remove the rust. Once you've got them shiny and looking new, Pin them back up and have them honed. I bet both will be great shavers!!

If your confidence in restoring is low, maybe send them out to be completely renovated by someone who can have them looking like the day they left the factory. Either way I think both look like very good razors.

Harry is greedy. Send them to me instead.

Originally Posted by Peter57

A painful but not terribly expensive lesson...

I tried polishing the W&B with some metal polish. It was looking real good too, when I noticed a hairline crack in the blade that the schmutz was hiding.

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Oh well...maybe the scales might be worth saving after some epoxy and cleaning.

Hopefully I'll have better luck with the other one.

That is realy bad luck. That would be realy good looking blade.

I'm gutted for you on the W&B. they are truly sexy razors (I know, I have a problem )

I like the round point which became a square point posted by straightrazorhaven. I have a Non XXL I think I may have that done on.

Originally Posted by Peter57

I just scored a couple of "Shefield" razors at a local antique show. One is a Wade and Butcher and the other just says "Sheffield" on the tang" and "The Celebrated For Barber's Use" on the blade itself. The scales on the W&B are cracked, but the blade doesn't look too terrible to my painfully untrained eye. The other is just the opposite with pretty cool scales, but with a blade that's pretty rough. Seems like I got may have got one complete razor between the two of them.

What do you guys think.... worth restoring or did I just flush some cash down the toilet?

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You need to ask yourself if they are worth it to you, not the forum. Hope that helps u