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Am familiar with that puss. Was a nasty one, Whiskers. No telling where she had been! The things she had seen!

About the scales, I suppose reading through this thread. ; http://straightrazorpalace.com/razors/79326-j-shaw-sons.html

About the razor...;...

Seriously....No, SERIOUSLY, this makes me wonder a bit about really old razor boxes?

T'was a Pitchfork a while ago, Harold? Was better! :roflmao

We shall be here all week, folks! :chapeau

Cheese being key, Of course! G'Nite! :chapeau

Yes, Bill. As you say! :roflmao G'Nite! :chapeau

Leather, Bill. Pressed-leather scales! "Cuir Bouilli" :rolleyes:

Yeah, Mike! Whassamatter with you, Bill!? (slap!) :roflmao

Well, Bill. "They were made for a man, but I like them too!" :D

Thanks, Mike! Is that a nutsy-boltsy, Mike? Pitchford would NEVER have done THAT! :roflmao
Seriously, I am just going to get the rust abated as best I can, leave the factory grinding...

Still looking......Here is a quote from Neil!

"I think that the scales are leather which has undergone a process called "Cuir Bouilli" or something very similar. Basically, leather is soaked,...

Precisely why this razor will be loaned to a good friend who is disillusioned with worn Sheffield examples, Mike!
Every one I have had in this condition shaved awesome with a teeny bevel and...

No worries, My Friend! This one shall stay all-original, save the top pin! ;)

Bruno has a 'my little ponyish' Razor on 'Custom Builts' right now! :)
Wood is a common and easy to work medium. A favorite of hobbyists in this sport!

I wish I could find that post by Neil. I often remember I saw something, yet not what I saw! ;)
I remember they had a treatment applied, heat and a formed press.
I will look for it!

This...

Yes, seems there was a thread where Neil explained the process of how they pressed them. I think less would be best?
They are quite solid and straight as they are.

I have not decided. I figure some scotchbrite between the scales to see if there is crud or rust there. No water, for certain.
Never had one with leather scales before, so I was hoping someone...

This old razor seems pristine, never used much, if at all. A nice wedge with pressed leather scales.
Thought you all might like to see it, in from the wild, before I unpin the top and clean it...