Thread: Show us your thumbnotches!

I thought this would be a good idea for a thread, as i kind of realized that my favourite razors all are thumbnotched.
so it'd be cool to see all the different thumbnotched razors that people like/own!

These are mine:

from top to bottom, j.rodgers & sons 7/8 wedge, E. Kron Solingen 7/8, Mussel (Ern) Hand forged 13/16, and Minerva werk 11/16

Im not sure why that double picture thing happened...?

Nice collection.

I like the 3 pin horn scales and the blade, on the Minerva, what are the scales on the dark one next to it, the ERN? Ern’s are shavers.

Are the 3 pins at the wedge a design element?

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Nice collection.

I like the 3 pin horn scales and the blade, on the Minerva, what are the scales on the dark one next to it, the ERN? Ern’s are shavers.

Are the 3 pins at the wedge a design element?

Hey, Thanks first of all!
The scales are desert ironwood cross cut.
And the 3 pin "arrangement" is because i re-used the scales from one i decided to sell, and i wanted to keep the wood.
But the first time round i glued in the brass tube (they were i think one of the first set of scales i ever made for a razor) as i didnt have any collars for peening.
so i had to cut down the center of the wedge and put another 2 in for re-assembling (not so easy to drill out brass tube with just an old dremel). haha I know it doesnt look nice... i just didnt want to throw that beautiful wood away.

And i totaly agree! ERN has some lovely steel!

I,m looking for the thumb notch? This is a thumb notch! Tc

Yea, looked like Ironwood, have some and looking to make some scales from it.

You could do a 3 pin design and make it work. A pin vice and a new bit works pretty well, if you don’t have a drill press, on wood and brass.

Did you do the horn, looks nice? Line the 3 pin.

Here are my thumb notches. A smiling blade with a thumb notch doesn't get much better than that.

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I have several with thumb notches but I know I have two for sure that have a finger notch on top & a thumb notch on the bottom. I need to leave for awhile but when I get home, I will look for them.

My two Otto Buschs'
My top tier razors.
These will never leave my possession. Ken

Here's one for now but I know I have one more of these plus I have more than likely quite a few with thumb notches only.







This one I think is an early American maker, James Wilks Ju??, Baltimore. I have never found anything on them but I don't think I ever looked no further than my Goins Encyclopedia. It has horn scales. They look to be original or it has been repinned long, long ago but it looks original to me, (as if never removed from the scales). What is puzzling about this one is the blade sticks out just a little at the bottom which is why I thought the scales had been changed at first. They are warped some but aside from that, look old but good condition. They might or might not be original. There is no slop in the pivot so I think it has a 3/32" pivot hole with 3/32" brass rod for pins. Not a problem, I have some. Both upper & lower notches have jimps or file marks for easier grip. I believe it will be a future project. I've had it a long time & never did anything with it yet. It already feels like it won't take long to put an edge on it.