Thread: Were Wosty framebacks one piece or soldered?

Understood I just misread---thanks!

that's real damascus? wow, awesome pattern. all swirly. gorgeous. I actually was thinking about that when I got to bed last night, wondering how I could duplicate it. guess I can't.

Red, I don't see any patterning on Manah's first razor (or the second one, for that matter). I know there are Wostenholm framebacks like the one in Manah's first link that say Damascus and have a swirl pattern, but they are etched as opposed to real damascus. I had one and have seen a few others.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...-damascus.html

Damascus and have a swirl pattern

The razor which mentioned Gunner777 here.

On mine which is the bottom two pictures the pattern comes out pretty well in the pic. Both Alex and a couple of other members who have been around have said it is a Damascus pattern. Also if you look at the first pic and the second for that matter the blade is etched in Old English lettering Damascus Steel. The spine is also marked double Y (possibly V) Carbonized which I believe denotes the Damascus process back in 1850 when Alex's razor and mine were made at least within a few years of that date.

From those last two fotos I doubt they are damascus. The pattern is way too orderly. It looks like the stuff you see on the DD Wonderedge. Just a decoration.

Yup, I'm with the Spendur. Gunner's is the same as the one I had.

Actually, that looks exactly like the one I had. Did you buy that from me? I got the email and real name, but not the forum handle.

I have a little rummaged in the literature.
And I think, it's not damascus. Why?
I have not found anywhere a mention about Wostenholm manufacture of the damascus steel. The majority of Wostenholm's goods were on sale not in England. They were sold in America, the British colonies etc. Therefor razors have wording such as "Colonial Razor", "Damascus Steel", "Advance Australia".
Therefore I think that it is connected with a city, instead of with a steel.
Well and the last, pattern on this razor is very similar to a stamp.
The information was collected from: article from "Knife Wold" 1984 and "The Razor Anthology".
Gunner777, don't worry, all the same you have old and very good razor.

Alex we both do:-) Regardless I enjoy it very much!

were razors marked India, Damascus made from steel resulting from British study of real wootz? Sounds like a possibility. (early high carbon alloy)

It seems clear that there was no wootz being manufactured contemporaneously with the dates of manufacture of these razors.