Thread: To Restore or Leave Alone

Cool! I have the exact same razor.I can see no differences between mine and yours.Except that my blade is not that shiny at all! I was thinking the scales on mine were horn,but wasn't sure.Maybe they are after all! I found mine at an antique mall for $15

Great buy! Yeah they are horn. It has quickly become one of my favorites

I can deffinitely see a grain, it looks like wood to me. Strange though, never seen old wooden scales, it would have to be very hard wood, and ebony fits in with that.

When I first saw my scales(same as Tsunami's)I thought they were wooden also.But when you hold them up to the light they are somewhat opaque,which made me think horn.

Oh yeah, lol, no wood is opaque. Its horn for sure, I guess I need glasses

HAHA! No. I'm sure your eyes are fine.It's kinda hard to see opaque-ness via internet =)

I've never seen wood that wasn't opaque.

Originally Posted by 1800sRazorCollection

I can deffinitely see a grain, it looks like wood to me. Strange though, never seen old wooden scales, it would have to be very hard wood, and ebony fits in with that.

Here are some old , wooden scales .

None of them are ebony , though .

Originally Posted by Jimbo7

I've never seen wood that wasn't opaque.

You can see through wood?Or am I wrong on the definition of opaque?Yes,I was.I was thinking translucent.Thanks for setting me straight

Dave,thats one beautiful razor there!Wow! That's a lot of blade bevel! LOL

Originally Posted by shinyribs

Dave,thats one beautiful razor there!Wow! That's a lot of blade bevel! LOL

Thanks , you must mean the first one .

It's a Wade & Butcher . if the light hits it right , you can make out what remains of the blade etch which says ,"Wade & Butcher's , celebrated , fine India steel razor" . It's a wedge grind , and the tang is stamped Sheffield , England so it has to date after 1890 .

I didn't do that bevel . Except for cleaning it up with Flitz , it's in the same condition I got it in , and it's butter knife dull . LOL