Thread: The FrameBack Fanciers

Looking Good Mike!

I like the 'gentle' approach/ Well crumpled newspaper is even 'milder' than the green scrubbies.

I know that this probably not at the top of your priority list, but in your original pics there seems to be a name scratched into the scales. if so can you make out what it is? Just wondering

Originally Posted by MikeB52

The pair together. The smaller one is in a set of ash scales I made. One of my first scales, and my first one piece.
I've been cleaning up the new one with some green scotch brite and metal polish before committing to anything stronger. Exposing some of the etch on the blade and the entire tang stamp. Looks to be in lovely condition, so far.
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Cheers.

Looks like the Little one is a faux-frameback, Small and light. The new one should fill the bill !

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Looks like the Little one is a faux-frameback, Small and light. The new one should fill the bill !

Tom, I 'think' that the little one is the same style of 'frameback' as the W&B that will be put on display along with your strop. By that I mean that it is indeed a 'two part' blade and just like the W&B it has a solid blade that includes the shank but has a 'Cap' that attaches to the blade/thus a 'frameback'.

When I started this project and I sent the bare blade to Glen to put period correct scales on it I had referred to it as a 'Faux Frameback' and Glen told me that it wasn't a Faux Frameback but a 'True Frameback'.

I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again maybe I'm wrong here

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Looking Good Mike!

I like the 'gentle' approach/ Well crumpled newspaper is even 'milder' than the green scrubbies.

I know that this probably not at the top of your priority list, but in your original pics there seems to be a name scratched into the scales. if so can you make out what it is? Just wondering

Good eye Cuda. I looked under the scope to figure out what it said
" Thursday Garrard Leicy pdm" the last three letters are quite hard to verify. All hand scribed in.
Going to wet sand them smooth again, but worth recording.
Wonder where the other 6 ended up.

Yes the small one is just as you describe, one piece steel blade with a brass cap wrapped around it. From the end you can clearly see it as such.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Good eye Cuda. I looked under the scope to figure out what it said
" Thursday Garrard Leicy pdm" the last three letters are quite hard to verify. All hand scribed in.
Going to wet sand them smooth again, but worth recording.
Wonder where the other 6 ended up.

You 'might' consider just using some Mothers polish on the scales to preserve the 'scratching's'/thus the 'History' of the razor.

Just my two bits worth (that's 25 cents to the younger generations around here).

Originally Posted by MikeB52

The pair together. The smaller one is in a set of ash scales I made. One of my first scales, and my first one piece.
I've been cleaning up the new one with some green scotch brite and metal polish before committing to anything stronger. Exposing some of the etch on the blade and the entire tang stamp. Looks to be in lovely condition, so far.

Cheers.

Wow - they look superb, the ash scales are stunning, great job, something about the frame back razors, personally, I think they are fantastic shavers and are such a unique looking design. Excellent.

Well, I was admonished by Manah long ago about framebacks. According to him, Mike's new acquisition is a frameback and his older one is a faux-frameback. The reason for this is that the 'back' of the 1st one IS the frame. The back of the second was added to act as the spine, yet is NOT the frame of the razor. Therefore, 'faux'. Then, we have all the trues, halfs, simulated, and undulating framebacks. Not to mention the wannabe-framebacks. Tons of threads about this. No one can say anyone is right or wrong because everyone thinks different.

The new razor that Mike picked up has a lot more heft. I would bet he will like it better.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

The new razor that Mike picked up has a lot more heft. I would bet he will like it better.

First shave with it this morning after cleaning her up and running through the progressions.
Damn fine shave. Took an edge very well and shaved with very little "song" which surprised me being so thin a blade. But I do quite like it. Not a smiling blade, but a definate curve to the profile which was predictable in its movements across the jaw line.
Saved the original scales, and added it to my rotation with pleasure.
Thanks for the tips and history on this fine Frameback gents..

Recent entry:

Gebruder Dittmar of Heilbronn (Germany), 6/8" "India Stahl" and his paddle-box c.1850


and three George Willis Hinchcliffe "Celebrated" (England) c. 1850