Thread: WH Morley "Damascus" & George Wostenholm Pipe Razor

Gday!
Have finally realized what everyone talks about now with RAD, am still learning and im scouring sites for old blades! Iv now chalked up 4, 2 shave readys and 2 restores! These are the latest

A WH Morley 3/4 with "DAMASCUS" etched on the blade and cutouts along the spine (if anyone knows anything about this blade that would be great)

and a George Wostenholm Pipe razor 5/8 Medium Hollow ground.

Was thinking of sending the pipe to Oz to be properly honed as an everyday and taking my time with the Morley for a resto project.

Thanks for stopping by

Nice purchases. Be weary when buying older/vintage razors or even knew ones of uneven or large amounts of hone wear on the spine. Hone wear can really make razors hard to hone.

Good advice, to be honest i studied the blade for frown and wear and judged by that. Any tips on evening the spine up? Just for curiosity's sake as i planned on having the Pipe sent out asap for rehoning

Gosh. I wouldn't try putting more hone wear on the spine. But there are tutorials out there about using a "bout" hone to sharpen a razor with uneven wear. It involves not using the spine as a guide, if the makes sense. You can also use several pieces of electrical tape to compensate.

Thanks, think my complete lack of experience honing razors might be shining through!

No worries. Everyone has to learn somewhere. Also, mileage varies in this area and I guarantee you a "honing expert" will jump in here and shout me down any second.

That pipe is really nice.
Enjoy