Thread: 4/8" Frederick Reynolds?

hey everyone,
i just bought this razor on ebay in hopes to attempt to restore it. it is an F. Reynolds that measures to about 4/8". the barber's notch is very close to the edge of the blade. i'm thinking that this was originally a bigger blade, maybe 6/8" or 7/8", that was breadknifed down. does anyone have any thoughts on this?


sorry for the terrible picture, all i have is my phone camera.

I've read here that Reynolds blades are crazy hard so be careful when honing.

I doubt it was breadknifing that thinned the blade. The razor is well over a hundred years old, honing alone may have caused extensive wear, and may even have caused the need for a regrind. But in essence I do agree, the razor started it's life in a larger form. Good luck with it.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

I doubt it was breadknifing that thinned the blade. The razor is well over a hundred years old, honing alone may have caused extensive wear, and may even have caused the need for a regrind. But in essence I do agree, the razor started it's life in a larger form. Good luck with it.

yeah that's a good point. it was definitely a bigger blade to begin with because the scales are even large enough to hold a 6/8" blade or perhaps bigger. anyways, its a real nice, heavy blade and hopefully it was turn out to be a good shaver. thanks!