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    Default Grandfather's Steel.

    As many here know, I found SRP because I inherited my grandfather's Wade & Butcher from the early 1800's. It needed cleaning, so GOOGLE brought me to SRP.

    I told myself that I would not shave with it until I was good enough to hone it myself. It's been a little over 2 years now, so I took it out of storage tonight & honed it. I shaved with it, then wrote this silly poem. I'm happy & can't really sleep now, so here it is:


    Grandfather's Steel

    You were found in a cabinet, among memories of old;
    Some china, some silk, all with stories to be told.

    You lay in a box covered with cotten linen.
    Your blade showed years of waiting,
    so I sent you to a Master, so care could be given.

    Tonight was the night I put your Sheffield steel to stone.
    I polished your edge with a loom of leather,
    some of the finest known.

    Being of proud English steel,there's a friend you should meet;
    a cream of rose scent,from a man on Old Bond Street.

    Now I must stop our journey and put you away.
    Tonight you did your job well; I know grandfather would agree.
    I will come visit you again, with my son, on some other day.

    Hirlau



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    And how was the shave?



    It must be a great feeling to have a piece of family history to cary along and pass on

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    The shave was great, but I could be a little biased.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hirlau View Post
    The shave was great, but I could be a little biased.
    You should be!
    Hur Svenska stålet biter kom låt oss pröfva på.

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    Wow!
    Congratulations!
    Patience is your virtue!
    There are not many of us that could hold back that long. I for one, would have folded in a few months.
    If your grandfather were here he would be extremely pleased with you.
    I too would be a bit biased and that is as it should be.

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    And Grand Dad Smiles



    Mike
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    Love the poem. Although my ancient W&B is not from the family, I feel the same about it. I think about the lives it touched. It will be used by someone else when my journey is done.

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    I Usually Do Not Like Poems.....

    Yours Was Just BEAUTIFUL!
    Actually I Could See And Feel The Words!

    Congratulations On Keeping An Heirloom Ongoing!

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