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HELP!
I have just got two matching 6/8 spike point nearly full wedges. Molded paterned black horn scales.Lead spacer.
I think it says Slater Brothers Sheffield. Also there is something written above this in italic, but there is no way of reading it.
They are going to be polished up and sent for honing as they have never been honned (my guess looking at the spine) and I don't think I'm "up to" stting a bevel on these Choppers.
What do you think? Anyone have one from this firm?
I don't have any information on Slater Bros. I could find Herbert M. Slater, but I don't know if the firms are connected. Nor do I have any experience with Slater Bros. razors, but I do have a Slater Bros. kitchen knife which is excellent - which bodes well for your razors.
If my experience of old Sheffield wedges holds for you then you will find that nice little pair of razors give a very comfortable shave.
Duncan.
Cheers Yorkshireman, I found the firm on the SHA site. Could you gues a date from the shape?
The scales are weird too.
The blades must be hand made because they both have differences in shape.
Off to work now, will polish them up while I'm waiting for my train.
M
:DJust cleaned up the worse one of the two, very shiney but still some deep black pitting/marks.
I ran it over an old hone I had in work and it instantly made the edge sharpish:eek:
So this morning I ran it for a few miles:rolleyes: over the coticule.......
The edge, even though it looked like it had never seen a hone looks a little wavey, rather than a perfect even curve, I though it would be a nightmare to hone and I'd probably end up sending it out!
How wrong I was, the coticule is putting a neat even bevel right alone the whole edge:thinking::thinking:
Either I'm developing a magic touch or the spine of the razor was machined by a geometry expert.............or I'm lucky!! This time.:D
Ye Gods! You have had a very acquisitive few days :rolleyes:
You get those RAD pills?:w
Hiya Spike, Well they are so cheap!
I haven't spent £20 on them in 2 months all told, hones on the other hand:o.
How are you anyway? Bought anything we should know about?
M
AD's on stranglehold at mo! Multiple birthdays in the near future...
I just HAVE to give an update here.
I have honed the bottom razor in the picture further. The edge has a small neat bevel all the way along nearly to the tip. The hone wear created on the spine is nice and even too. I can see some little faults on the edge, one looks like an old ding, but it's getting less pronounced as the honing progresses.
The blade is super sharp! It pops the hairs off my legs (my arms are a bit bald now:o) and will easily cut your thumb when trying a TPT. I am very suprised at how easy this old razor is taking an edge.
But, guess what? It's twin (non-identical) is also very accurately made, I've given it a few rubs on the Belgian fellow (just to see) and the shiny line is spot on right along the edge and almost, almost right to it's 'better' tip.
BTW neither blade looked like it has seen a hone since it was made.
My feeling is that the Salter Brothers were very acomplished at their profession.
Surely, it can't be me, honing my honing skills alone:D
Also, they are oblique points as the point is further out than the end of the back/spine.