'Come to the Dark Side Luke' :jedi:
I know you're out there - lovers of the less than shiny.
Step up & display your blued or patinated blades. No other pre requisites.
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'Come to the Dark Side Luke' :jedi:
I know you're out there - lovers of the less than shiny.
Step up & display your blued or patinated blades. No other pre requisites.
An Imperial I did for a friend and a John Barber
I believe we call this a frameback
or a sunken ship depending on how big it is and where it is found
Definitely 'Rustiqual" :D
Ooh! I have quite a few rustiques! Nice club Os! :bow
I'll get some pics together later.
James.
Jimbo ~ Welcome aboard. Your Taylor's 1000 got me to thinkin'. We needed a club for the not so shineys.
Surely there are more out there!
Lee, gotta remember, the Rustic type is shy & retiring :p
Frederick Reynolds with 'differential patina' :D
Here's one; she was in my rotation, but no longer.
Thank you sir. A fine addition. :tu
Here are some more. My W&B's. The one with the "grainy" look is pretty close to a wedge and about 8/8 at the widest. The "Barber's Use" is just about a full hollow and a bit shy of 8/8 at the widest. I was going to let one of them go, but I decided to keep both of them. I might clean up the "Barber's Use," but I like the wedge the way she is.
This one has been a great shaver. I didn 't know if I should post this with the framebacks or the French blades. But then this "club" showed up. Since I have blades for those other caregories . So, this one ges posted here.
I like the patina on this one and wouldn't want to lose it. I like the way it contrasts with honed edge.
It's only Marking is HB 510
Luvvin ' these blades guys :y Keep em commin'
My ye olde J Allen & Son's . Fake patina with a little cold blue paste.
A couple more honings & she's a full wedge. Killa smooth shave - like a DD Satin Wedge on steroids.
These count? I like em with some age and miage on em :D
I reckon so Chef. Like the top n bottom thumbnotch critter.
Just realised they're nearly all Buff horn so far too.
Some Ivories or Tortoiseshells etc would round it out a bit but whatever, it's all good.
Hey ! blondes are cool too. :p
I think most scales are blonde horn dyed black but I lurrvve black Asiatic Buff horn.
:tu
Just keep em trickling in folks. Don't wanna get spoilt here :D
ARRGGHH!! Just started (ok started again) on the Clark and Hall oldie (1790's) and noticed s bit of rot in the edge that will require at least 1/8" of edge removal... I really don't want to remove so much metal from the edge of such an old piece... but I also really want to shave with it... /cry As I think on it I believe I stopped working on it last year because I found the problems and didn't want to deal with it at the time... Now I just have to make a decision as to what I want to do with it...
... sell? :D
eheheheh! :D
Today I got two of these from London. They weren't empty.. And their place is here between The Rustiques.
T. Hessen-Bruch & Co. "Perfection"
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...ction_1900.jpg
Toledo Blade
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...keTip_1500.jpg
John Engstrom
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...ploma_1800.jpg
A. Witte "Gold Bug"
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...ldBug_4500.jpg
My resto bench is overflowing, I know that I have many many more that would fit into this category. I'll post more as I come across their pictures....
Awaiting love...
Nice project Sandcounty.
I'd try to save those scales tho the wedge end looks damaged.
To restore or not to restore... That is the question.
Here are some of my rusty treasures:
- George Butler "Hollow Ground" 6/8"
before:
http://up.picr.de/2614078.jpg
http://up.picr.de/2614079.jpg
after:
http://up.picr.de/2614080.jpg
- Dovo "6" 4/8"
http://up.picr.de/2614081.jpg
http://up.picr.de/2614082.jpg
Seroius pitting, this is the best I could get out of it.
- Kabrand 7/8" (still working on this one, have to rescale it)
http://up.picr.de/2614083.jpg
Like the Dovo ~ very much defines a "round point"
My Ashton Jackson & Co.
No rust here, just good patina. One of my best shavers!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ostenholm1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ostenholm2.jpg
Nice !
More rustic than rusty :D
Here is a Bell Belfast, still haven't found info on it...
Irish Boker :p
I'll leave the Wade & Butcher as it is, but I am thinking about cleaning the Wosty up...
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Just messin' witcha Chef :D
Shooter : That Wosty's a killer. Nice !