Results 1 to 8 of 8
19Likes
Thread: A Razor from 1810 ,Hodges
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks-
12-30-2021, 05:16 PM #1Member
- Join Date
- Dec 2021
- Location
- Port Isabel,Texas
- Posts
- 39
Thanked: 6
A Razor from 1810 ,Hodges
Dear Fellow Enthusiasts,
I am posting this for your viewing pleasure ,and your comments ,should you have any will be greatly appreciated. This is a Hodges razor and was made in England in 1810.I have never honed it and tried to shave with it. What do you think should I hone it up and give you a report? The provenance is just hearsay and I would like any info you may have on it.Cant remember where it came from.I had a request from a member to post some photos so I will post a couple ever 2-3 days,let me know when you have had enough and I will stop
My Kindest regards , Gary
-
12-30-2021, 06:04 PM #2Senior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2018
- Location
- Manotick, Ontario, Canada
- Posts
- 2,783
Thanked: 556
Don’t stop! It sounds as if you have a very eclectic collection of blades and I for one would like to see as many as you have time for.
randydance062449 likes this.David
“Shared sorrow is lessened, shared joy is increased”
― Spider Robinson, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
-
12-30-2021, 08:37 PM #3Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2013
- Location
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Posts
- 4,038
Thanked: 634
Clean it up a little, hone it and enjoy. Those older razors shave great.
randydance062449 likes this.
-
12-30-2021, 09:05 PM #4www.edge-dynamics.com
- Join Date
- Feb 2013
- Location
- London
- Posts
- 3,066
Thanked: 512
That one is screaming for a full restoration
-
12-30-2021, 10:03 PM #5Skeptical Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2016
- Location
- Colorado Springs
- Posts
- 10,530
Thanked: 2189
As Leonard said, they shave great from that era. BTW, if you are taking pics with your phone be sure to turn the phone sideways. Pay attention to which way you are turning it. After a couple more pics you will have the pics turned the right way.
randydance062449 likes this.It's just Sharpening, right?
Jerry...
-
12-30-2021, 10:46 PM #6Senior Member
- Join Date
- Aug 2017
- Location
- Cowra, Australia
- Posts
- 672
Thanked: 92
That's a lovely old razor Gary. Yes, hone it and shave. Enjoy using a tool that was made over 200 years ago and still works as intended. Keep the pics coming, we don't suffer pic overload here.
randydance062449 and Gasman like this.- Mick.
-
12-31-2021, 01:50 AM #7Senior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2016
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
- Posts
- 1,816
Thanked: 427
Absolutely hone it and shave with it! That's what it was made for!
randydance062449 likes this.Semper Fi !
John
-
12-31-2021, 02:05 AM #8Hones & Honing
- Join Date
- May 2005
- Location
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Posts
- 8,023
- Blog Entries
- 1
Thanked: 2209
.
.
Lightly sand it to remove the major black stuff, then have a new set of horn scales made for it, then hone it and shave with it.
BTW, does anyone have an idea as to the size of the wheel used to grind this blade? 12 ", 14" ?Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
Reply With Quote