Thread: George Wostenholm Sheffield

Very nice. It really IS true...They don't make them like THAT anymore.

That shape for the blade is good for shaving. I have a Sheffield razor that I use on a daily basis, and blade is shaped just like that, though my Wostenholms are a bit different. I wonder why I ever used anything else!

Nice razor!

I have one of my father's old razors that is just like yours. Mine is terribly stained but I'm working on that. It also has somewhat of a smile that I'm going to have to learn to hone around. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to getting it into shape.

If you manage to get the stains out, I'd like to know how you do it. I've had some luck so far with 1000 grit wet/dry but I'm afraid to do too much because of the engraving and I don't know enough about that kind of work to know what else to try.

Why not try Glen's tumbler idea? It may a good way to clean up the blade and save the etching at the same time

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...mentation.html

Actually, the blade is "tumbling" as we speak. I've had it in the walnut and rubbing compound for two days now but, based on what I've seen so far and some of the comments from Glen's original thread, I'm not sure the polisher is going to get these stains out.