Found this at my local antque store. Looks like it is worth getting shave ready. Comments please.
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Found this at my local antque store. Looks like it is worth getting shave ready. Comments please.
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That looks like a hollow-ground razor. Is it?
I am new to this, but it looks hollow ground.
Looks like a good find :)
What all did you want to know?
Most of the Greaves and son I have come by have been heavier grinds. On that one I would hone a little of the heal end to even up the blade. I looks like it will clean up pretty good. Enjoy.
...unless they want more than I was willing to pay. I don't know what are reasonable prices.
But here's why I'd jump on it: 1) Sheffield steel is supposed to be really good, and 2) I've got a Greaves and Sons wedge and it'd be a cool opportunity to compare how the (more or less) same steel shaves in the two different grinds.
As Kingfish says, it'll take a little special attention as you hone it. The spine is worn wider toward the toe than the heel, and the blade narrows toward the toe. The same person honed it many, many times and had kinda bad form.
You might want to re-post the picture in the honing forum and see if any honemeisters weigh in with suggestions on correcting or just dealing with it. See if you can tweak the lighting to emphasize the reflection of where the spine has been worn by honing, and include an end-on view of the blade so folks can see its cross-sectional shape.
Best wishes!
The scales on my Greaves and Sons looked just like the ones on this razor--kind of skanky. I just discovered this week that you can sand them and they come out pretty nice. I used 400 and 600 grit wet emery paper and the kind of scabby stuff came off to leave a nice translucent material beneath. Horn or something.
It smelled a little like cat pee, but that might just be because a cat once peed on it. I haven't sniffed a lot of horns to know.
