Thread: Bengall's Band of Brothers

just bought this for my first straight razor. Can't wait for it to get in.

"Bengall Razor - Full Concave" 6/8 - Beaut. etch, Great Shaver, Shave-Ready - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

Here's a couple of mine. The first is one that I restored a while back. The horn scales were chiped and cracked at the pivot hole, but after some epoxying and reshaping ther're back in good working order. A great shaver and a good looking razor IMO.
The second one I picked up in Sydney recently. It will be coming up very shortly on my restoration list, should look nice when finished.

Have you any pics of how the first one looked before restoration ?

Originally Posted by Doublewood

Have you any pics of how the first one looked before restoration ?

Of course...

I have three Bengall razors which I love, it's great to see another one rescued, Great job .
Although I enjoying seeing any restoration I enjoy seeing restored Bengall's even more
Thanks for pics, be sure to post the next one

I just got a Bengall in the mail with a Worcester Razor Co. and a Griffin Cutlery Works for 6 bucks from ebay. the Bengall blade is a mess, chipped and wrinkled to a depth approaching 1/16". i had no hopes that these would be useable and bought them to practice on, cleaning up the metal, polishing and so on. But the Bengall, after reading about them, intrigues me. it has really nice wooden scales and if i take and post a picture of the blade, maybe i can get some feedback on whether it's worth trying to salvage it.
I also bought a nice Red Point 917 and a Wade and Butcher that needs new scales, so i've been in the shop trying to figure out the whole pinning/peening thing and have seen the doming/dapping sets and my mind is spinning with visions of neat new tools. Made a nice set of scales out of some curly maple but i don't want to ruin them with a clumsy pinning job. So i tried this on some scrap...drilled a 3/32" hole, which fit the hole in the A. Davis & Co. i'm using for this, inserted a matching brass rod, then drilled a 1/16" hole from the midline of the edge of the wood and drove a sharpened bit of matching brass rod in, pinning the larger rod in place. Filed everything off nice and smooth. doesn't have the look of the little washers and pins, but it worked.

here's before and after pix after breadknifing the razor, taping it, and doing it on oilstones. i buffed the scales a little with a scotchbrite and rubbed some linseed oil into them. this worked to the point where i may send this and the Red Point to someone who knows what they're doing so I can start shaving.

My first Bengall that I picked up from Bob Keyes.
Can wait to do a shave with it.

Hope the pictures show up well

Originally Posted by speckey

My first Bengall that I picked up from Bob Keyes.
Can wait to do a shave with it

Yes it looks like a great razor, I've heard nothing but praise for Bob's work, in fact I was considering it myself

I have three bengalls which I love, if it shaves as well as it looks it will be great, enjoy it

Bob did some restoration on a razor for me and that Bengal caught my eye.
Next thing I know it was in the mailbox, how did that happen?

Great work Bob.
Maybe I can be in Bengall's Band of Brothers

First shave with it tonight. Great! For being a newbie I have been able to learn what a blade should feel like be honed and shave ready. Not only does it shave wonderfully it looks great under the bathroom light.

Thanks again Bob for a great razor.