Thread: Grandfather's Razor

I just got my grandfather's razor back from the restorer and couldn't wait to share the "after" photos (as promised). Apologies for the poor photo quality...it looks much better in person!









This razor was used by both my Grandfather ("Charlie the Barber") and my uncle/godfather before it came to me.

In the end we (that is, the restorer, Bob Keyes from the great state of Tennessee, and I) decided to keep it as original as possible, hence the small cracks at the pivot pin which were there originally. Instead of swapping out the old scales for new ones, Bob trued the original scales which had been warped, polished the blade, taking care to leave the "black" of the tail and the red diamond, both of which I think give it character, did a general cleaning, and then honed it to shave readiness. I'm sure you'll agree that Bob did a magnificent job with it. It shaves beautifully by the way. There may be other stuff out there that's fancier, but I bet none are more special to their owner.