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Beautiful blade. Beautiful piece of work. Looks about optimal on the restoration--no blurring of the etching. What's the size of the blade?

Very handsome. Nice crisp stamp.

Those are beautiful scales, and that's a monster of a shank on that one.

I've noticed that as I go through my rotation, I have started looking forward to the wedges more than the full hollows....

That's a handsome razor. Must feel good in the hand.

I have one like that, too--never been dismantled.

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For me, also, it's a bit on the big side. I'm happier with a 7/8 or even, for some blades, a 6/8. But still, the FBU is something like...

Wow, top of the line. Envy.

Good call, Phrank. I contacted the seller. He said he'd take the razor back and issue a refund.

Joe

Yeah, I went on a buying binge this summer and have a couple dozen blades, mostly old Sheffields, that need new scales. I'm sure these scales will find a home.

That was a good experience with the sellers.

This particular razor wasn't rusty. I did no cleaning. The first of the two pictures I posted--the picture of the whole razor--was the seller's...

After finding the crack, I tried peering at the edge closely, and couldn't see anything, then tried a loupe with illuminated 40x magnification, and still couldn't see anything. I've got two or three...

Got this one back in August:

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Only last night got around to honing it. The honing seemed to go well, but then, under 300x magnification, this is what I found:

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The shape of...

I wonder what the seller thought was broken about it.

Joe

Wow, beautiful restore.

Joe

That etch looks nice and deep. Will you try to save the scales?

I'd be very interested in seeing in-progress pictures and detailed descriptions of your restoration process.

Joe

+ 1. I love that translucent amber, and the lines on the blade are a thing of beauty.

Joe