Thread: The Stub-Tailed Shavers

Oh man...there are some great razors in this thread...it makes me want a stub so bad but they are so hard to find...

Originally Posted by inoe

Don't know if this qualifies...

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William Greaves and sons, original scales were bent and broken so unusable. Replaced with some (probably little later) Sheaf works ones.

A real pleasure to shave with !

I have one like that & those are the right scales for it. Those blades are significantly longer than a normal straight razor plus since they're longer they weigh more.

I'm not sure if this one counts, but I'd say it is a stub-tail. It dates to between 1816 and 1822. It is my first and only near-wedge and my only one that is nearly 1 inch, at 31/32".

Well, looking at it now, I am reminded that it is not a stub-tail, but I think this razor was right after the end of that era. You all can remove it, if you want. It shaves very well; gives me that "rubbery" shave. I love English wedges/near-wedges. They are about the only style of razor (with the exception of maybe a 3/4 hollow) that can handle my dense, wiry beard. I have to prep very well, to get great results. Later.

Picked up two new ones. An unknown from Germany. Any info anyone knows would be great. Very short blunt tail. The other is a John Sheppard dip toe, but the tail is a sharp point. Not sure what to make of that. Both need some work to get shaving again.

Another for the club. Got this yesterday and honed it up. Now to strop it and wait for the whiskers to grow to give it a test. No idea of the maker. Was a bit of a challenge for me to hone.

Bob

Here's my latest old razor. W. Greaves & Sons, Cast Steel, circa 1816 - 1830 Sheaf-Works. This morning I put an edge on it and shaved with it. It's a good shaver.

Hey rideon66, here's my guess: it's a Nils Grönstrand.

See here: Bilder | eskilstunaknivar.se (you need to scroll down a little bit)

For the record:

Två rakknivar stämplade med en pipa, tillverkade av Nils Grönstrand som var knivsmed, slipare och mästare i Eskilstuna Fristad. 1801 valdes han till rådman i Eskilstuna. OBS Fristadsstämpeln, krönt E, på övre kniven. Eskilstuna Stadsmuseum. Foto: Torbjörn Eriksson.

Two razors stamped with a pipe, made by Nils Grönstrand who was a knifesmith, grinder and champion in Eskilstuna Fristad. In 1801 he was elected councilor in Eskilstuna. Note the Fristad stamp, crown E, on the upper knife. Eskilstuna Stadsmuseum. Photo: Torbjörn Eriksson.

Here is a William Ryan I rescaled with G10 using the original scales as a template. I think I used black dye to darken the scales a bit. Kept the metal wedge. Brass fasteners since I need practice pinning.
Blade was sent to Glen (gssixgun) for cleaning and polishing. Probably going to sell it though since I need to thin the herd.

Originally Posted by inoe

Hey rideon66, here's my guess: it's a Nils Grönstrand.

See here: Bilder | eskilstunaknivar.se (you need to scroll down a little bit)

For the record:

Very interesting. It looks like the same blade style almost exactly. I don't see the crown with an E in my second figure next to the pipe though. Maybe it is Swedish though. It could also be mine may just be a bad stamp that can't be read correctly.
Thanks for the info.