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Right, I've worked out what I love.....
Here is the low down..
1 Oblique or French point as some call it
2 Ivory or similar scales
3 plainish blade
4 Ideally French
I beg you gentlemen (and the couple of ladies here) post pictures of your razors if they roughly conform to these spec's.
Love M:D
Hi,
Hopefully these photo's work!
It a 13/16" quarter hollow. The only stamp it has says A&N.C.S.L
Scales are bone, or possibly ivory.
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...d/stuff001.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...d/stuff004.jpg
Not sure how near your criteria it is, but i restored it & love it!
My gosh, Marcus. Staring at your mammoth coticule isn't doing it for you already???
Chris L
:y I do love that A.N joby. I think you got that from Steve Invisible ,....didn't you?
Come on, Marcus, rib me for taking that crack at you.;):rock:
Chris L
Ah it's just a big stone:roflmao
There are so many tiers to this hobby
Hones
razors
brushes
strops
paste's
Americans:o
;)M
Thanks mate!
I got it from an antique shop in reading. It was a bit pitted, a bit rusted, & a lot tarnished.
I routed a wheel the exact radius of the hollow, put in a spindle to fit it in a drill, covered it in sandpaper & carefully ground the pitting out.
Then i wet & dry papered it up to 1200 before polishing it up.
I left the scales on as i didn't want to take my first one too far in case i buggered it up!
It's nice & hefty, weighing 60g.
Any more frenchies out there?
Just honed this one for a customer & fell in love with it.
Any one heard of William Wood as a razor maker ???
Not made in France but Liverpool. Fits the other criteria tho. If its not Ivory it's a good imitation. :)
I like the look of that too. It looks like a nice heavy grind?
thanks
A shame he won't sell it to me but yes, lots of wedgey goodness in a nice little package. Only around 2.5" but great to shave with. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale
Good morning M, couldn't find anything that fit the bill perfectly but here are a few ivories, :)
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...at2/3ivory.jpg
Oh, and a pair of Le Grelots :rock:
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p.../2legrelot.jpg
Nice razors Jimmy.:)
How are you getting on with those Le Grelot razors?
Believe it or not I have never shaved with them. I will get around to them eventually. I tend to shave with razors that need work. I like to see the results of my honing. Those two came from Martin at Rasupur and were sharp when I received them. I have shaved with the B&B Le Grelot but that one needed a helluva lot of honing when I got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale
I love the graceful curves of this razor, very artfully made!Quote:
Originally Posted by onimaru55
I think it fits LSBFW's criterion nicely.
I thank you.
Does anyone else like this type of razor then?
I have a razor that I think is perfect
Here it is
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...rror-wall.html
this is what I like.
It's only flaw is it isn't French.
It's a fine shaver though.
HoHoHo wait til xmas and the Royal Razor if you think that one's nice......:w(although it broke my heart to sell it!)Quote:
Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale
Looks very similar (blade wise) to this: http://straightrazorpalace.com/galle...ic-scales.html
I will be selling it once honed although I think Doc has first choice when I set a price. It also isn't french. I also have a Genco that looks like the blade in post #9 I think. It is almost done being restored. Just whenever I feel like finishing it! Obviously also not French.
That is a beauty M. I love that sort of razor but then again I haven't seen too many that I didn't like. :w Just some more then others.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale
Royal razor? I can't wait!Quote:
Originally Posted by blueprinciple