Thread: 13/16 JOSEPH SMITH & SONS - Shave Ready

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Manufactured mid 1800's. Joseph Smith & Sons 1852-1887 until acquired by Joseph Allen & Sons. 3415 mark granted to Joseph Smith in 1810. Back of blade slight hollow with Barber notch tip and single shoulder. Blade measures approximately 3 x 13/16. On shank "JOSEPH SMITH & SONS - CELEBRATED RAZOR - 3415". Blade cleaned, polished and honed shave ready. Original honey horn scales cleaned and polished. Bug bites filled with super glue. Gold embossed "THE OLD ENGLISH RAZOR".

Light coat of oil for protection on blade. Please look at photos as they are best description.

Honing: One layer of electrical tape on spine. Bevel set on 600 grit diamond hone. Then 6000 water stone and finished on 12,000 oil stone, then 20K Jasper water stone. Then stropped on canvas with diamond paste and then leather and disinfected. A $18.00 VALUE FREE

I personally test shave each razor before final disinfection. Shave ready is different to each person. Factors like light or coarse beard or beard length come into play. I have a heavy beard and test shave every razor on a two day growth. If razor gives a close comfortable shave I call it shave ready. If it does not shave right I re-hone the razor.


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