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06-02-2015, 03:27 PM #1
Rodgers & Son "Mystery" Razor - what is it? How do you hone it? Help pls
Anyone ever seen one like this before? This is not a Joseph Rodgers and sons. It is a Sheffield though. But look at the blade, it is hollowed on only one side. Is this a medical instrument or is it a razor? If the latter, how should I hone it? A layer of tape and go at it? I' couldn't find anthing similar in this forum or in the SR database. Appreciate any help I can get on this one.
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06-02-2015, 03:37 PM #2
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Thanked: 4830It is a microtome and I am not sure how to hone it. You can shave with them. They were for making very thin slices of specimens to examine them under a microscope. I have one too. I have typically seen them with stainless scales. I will be interested in hearing the answer of the how to hone question.
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06-02-2015, 04:00 PM #3
I have honed a couple. It is not something I would wish upon a newby, as I was! If you go to Glen's How to hone a Kamisori video, that will help. Flat side mainly and then the bevel only on the hollow side.
https://youtu.be/dNCVe3Alye8
Watch part 2 on you tube.
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06-02-2015, 05:25 PM #4
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Thanked: 24Interesting stamp no Joseph or no6 Norfolk St. , could be rather old. Interesting find for sure. Way cool.
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06-02-2015, 06:06 PM #5
It's a Rodgers and Son and it is a heavy grind razor. The groove on the front side is purely decorative. YMMV
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06-02-2015, 06:09 PM #6
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06-03-2015, 06:48 AM #7
I have a few with the groove ground into both sides from different makers but never one sided. I do have one or two that are Microtome which are ground flat on one side & a hollow grind on the other. That one is just another example of a different version. I've never seen a Joseph Rodgers & Sons in that style. They were for cutting specimens.
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06-03-2015, 07:11 AM #8
I have only one Rodgers straight razor that has G R with a crown but does not say 6 Norfolk Street or Cutlers to Their Majesty or in this case to His Majesty. Could be a different Rodgers? Has different jimps also. Does not have the Rodgers trade mark either. There was a George Rodgers, James Rodgers, C.W. Rodgers, Rodgers Brothers & a William Rodgers. All the rest of mine are Joseph Rodgers & Sons.
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