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    Beautiful, Austin-I would love to see that one restored to its former glory.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad View Post
    Beautiful, Austin-I would love to see that one restored to its former glory.
    Aaron, that one is going on the work bench for sure. I can fix the tip and scales but will wrestle with the blade for sure. Hand sanding and a lot of it. Slow and easy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ajkenne View Post
    Aaron, that one is going on the work bench for sure. I can fix the tip and scales but will wrestle with the blade for sure. Hand sanding and a lot of it. Slow and easy.
    Yeah!!...baby. Lots of foreplay, and gentle stroking for that girl. Can't wait, Austin.
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    A very nice blade. That one will be a looker for sure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voidmonster View Post
    This club has been a long time coming for me. William Gilchrist has been my favorite hobbyhorse for about 4 years now, and I've amassed... A few of his razors.

    A detailed history will have to wait for another time. It's long, very interesting, and deep.

    Suffice to say William Wallace Gilchrist was a British citizen living in America who imported fancy goods before the Civil War, and may have made some of this own before burning down the barn where he worked.

    In the beginning, there was the Ramapo Razor Company out of Ramapo, NJ. Gilchrist had a workshop there, near the river, where he manufactured steel pen nibs. In February of 1853, his barn burned down. Later that year, he won an award for his razors.

    Razors like this:







    This is, hands down, my favorite razor design to shave with, and this razor shaves wonderfully. I've never seen a Sheffield razor with that exact blade design, and there are almost no Sheffield razors that I haven't seen more than one example of.

    Note that it has a model number No. 56.

    Now comes one of the great questions. Did the Ramapo Razor company really come first?
    What an elegant razor.
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    Default Wm. Gilchrist #12

    Finally finished on this restoration on the Wm Gilchrist #12. This is the first set of horn scales that I have made with this fancy/different design found on the originals. They seem to compliment the blade shape and lines nicely IMHO. Used the small brass cup washers but sanded them down to reduce the profile a bit. Just to share. Thanks, Austin
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    Quote Originally Posted by ajkenne View Post
    Finally finished uo this restoration on the Wm Gilchrist #12. This is the first set of horn scales that I have made with this fancy/different design found on the originals. They seem to compliment the blade shape and lines nicely IMHO. Used the small brass cup washers but sanded them down to reduce the profile a bit. Just to share. Thanks, Austin
    What a beauty, nice work.

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    Nice job. Great razor and great restore The faceted ends is cool, I may have to try to add that to a future set.
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    Very nice restore.
    I only have the one Gilchrist and it is a personal favorite.
    Enjoy the shaves and very nice work on the scales and pinning.
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    That is a gorgeous blade. I love the lines.

    The slight patina of the metal fits the age and look of the blade.
    David
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