Thread: Gradwell. Any info appreciated

I found one and its on its way, so more pictures to come. I spent the last day and a half looking and have not found anything on the maker. The only thing stamped on the razor is GRADWELL.



It appears to have some grinding done to it but I can just make out a bevel so I think it may not be as bad as it looks, and more true to original form than at first glance. Problem is I can not find any others to compare it to. The seller had no idea of its origins either. Hopefully I found something truly unique because on another bin I s*** the bed on something that had been reground. Oh well.

Well, if you have one that needs major work, there are some good hands out there in Kali that do the deed.

Can't help but a nice shape to it and should shave a treat.

I plan on doing the work, just afraid it may have been irreparably molested. I at least will do a general sanding and clean up and see how it shaves. Hopefully one of the gurus around here has run into them before and have some history. Either way, she'll shave again.

Interesting razor for sure, looks like some grinding was done to it. Anyway on the maker, the only information i came across was a cutlery store in Manchester (and other goods as well) seems like they were in business around 1850's give or take a few. Good luck with it!

Thanks Martin, I continued to search along those lines but was unable to dig up anything more indepth .

It finally came in. The scratches are from someone trying to clean it up, luckily they didn't put too much effort into it because it would have been disastrous. The odd grind reminds me of a razor I saw in the Torrey thread, I'll see if I can dig it up. There is some substantial pitting but I don't think it will affect its usability, it just won't be a show queen. The horn scales are in great shape considering its age and look to be original. Lead wedge.

Was the first post...
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...tml#post312591

That is a weird grind for my eyes. Appears meant to be overhoned at the toe.

The weird thing is despite the way it looks the actual bevel is a little less than a 1/32", the pictures don't seem to pick it up. I'll post some more pics once I get it restored. Still trying to figure out how sand hollow part without causing me undo pain. May have to bite the bullet and hand sand it.

Originally Posted by jfk742

The weird thing is despite the way it looks the actual bevel is a little less than a 1/32", the pictures don't seem to pick it up. I'll post some more pics once I get it restored. Still trying to figure out how sand hollow part without causing me undo pain. May have to bite the bullet and hand sand it.

That would be correct for the grind. They were really wedge that was lightened by the fullers (grooves)
Wrap the sand paper around pink pearl eraser you sanded to the right contour curve..
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...storation.html

~Richard