Thread: Look what came in the Mail 5 W&B's and a B.J. Eyre

I don't mean to engage in a back and forth, and I don't mean to be rude either. I was not making the comment based on forum rules, but rather the amount of conversation that takes place between a customer and a restorer over the details of the work to be done. All those details also make it difficult to even ballpark prices.

The U.S. ARMY script looks fine to me and I've seen plenty of it.

I can see it now 50 years down the road ..... I'm watching Antiques Roadshow and there will be two guys. They both have W&B barber's use meat choppers in good shape. One is restored with a shiny blade and cocobolo scales. The other is original with intact horn with a few bug bites. Patina on the blade and some pitting. The appraiser says to the guy with the restore .... if you hadn't restored it the W&B would be worth $2500.00 but as is it's worth $125.00.

Oh man, I got a good laugh out of that. that is the truth, I watch that program all the time and thats exactly what happens.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I don't mean to engage in a back and forth, and I don't mean to be rude either. I was not making the comment based on forum rules, but rather the amount of conversation that takes place between a customer and a restorer over the details of the work to be done. All those details also make it difficult to even ballpark prices.

Ah ok I see now thanks for the help no worries you were not rude at all.

For me, if a Sheffield razor has a nice, even Patina with no rust or pitting it looks just as good as a polished finish. One of the bonuses in leaving light patina is you won't worry about light scratches in the mirror finish. Then there is the cost factor of course.

I'm torn on that question, I guess it depends on the razor.... but sometimes I let my foggy old brain think about the guy who bought and paid for a new razor 100-150 years ago. The razor likely cost him a week's pay and was a prized possession. Maybe that razor belonged to a barber and was a valued tool for making a living. Maybe it belonged to a soldier and helped keep a dozen or more friends looking decent. At any rate, there's a good chance that it was kept clean and polished then, men of that day knew how to maintain their belongings.

tough crap for that guy on the Roadshow, that's just the way it goes.

I think that is an outstanding group of razors. Everyone has their preference when it comes to restoration. My old razors are in "as they were" condition.

they will be beautiful restored with new scales. Handsome as they are with character as they are however, . I vote restore..

Kirk

To me a full restore is only needed if the blade was in such bad shape that it had no historical attachments anylonger. Thats why I do the absolute minimum to a razor just to clean it up and stablize it for future use.