Thread: It's mine! ALL MINE! Joseph Rodgers as big as an F1 Spoiler!!!!!

It's quite consistent in the wear department which is great. I've had some Sheffield razors with crazy hone wear patterns.

I am going to have Glen work on this. I already have a massive Wostenholm at his workshop that is close to its turn in the resto queue, so when that is done, I'll throw more work on his pile. I am capable of restos by hand, but it is tricky to achieve a consistent result without the benefits of a proper workshop and blades like those demand that level of attention.

They are interesting Blades,great shavers,A PITA to strop.Mine in Ivory,Long gone

Do these usually have the stabilizer setup like yours did? I have seen two others of this size besides mine, but mine is the only one I have seen with the minimal stabilizer setup.

Originally Posted by kcb5150

Do these usually have the stabilizer setup like yours did? I have seen two others of this size besides mine, but mine is the only one I have seen with the minimal stabilizer setup.

No Clue.Jimmy has one,maybe he can post a pic.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

No Clue.Jimmy has one,maybe he can post a pic.

Don't remember offhand, here is a pic of the lovely thing .....

Got it on an ebay buy it now for $50.00 and the guy lived in the next town. I met him at the Dunkin Donuts so didn't pay shipping. One of those where it was posted as soon as I logged on and I nailed it ..... luck of the draw.

Here is one I copied a pic from on the web. Don't know whose it is, or where I got it from. Different layout on the blade, and quite a beast. Would love to have that, even if I only shaved with it once in a blue moon.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Don't remember offhand, here is a pic of the lovely thing .....

Got it on an ebay buy it now for $50.00 and the guy lived in the next town. I met him at the Dunkin Donuts so didn't pay shipping. One of those where it was posted as soon as I logged on and I nailed it ..... luck of the draw.

Here is one I copied a pic from on the web. Don't know whose it is, or where I got it from. Different layout on the blade, and quite a beast. Would love to have that, even if I only shaved with it once in a blue moon.

You could dig a foxhole with that last one, maybe I should hone my entrenching tool to shave with.

those chips & hone wear look way excessive save your self the trouble & just send to me, I will find a home for it in my rotation LOL

OK maybe not
that is a rather impressive blade should clean up great
a good month in the neetsfoot oil & those scales will come back very translucent, then at worse a light 2000 or higher grit clean up will bring them back to life for sure

Interesting about the stabilizers,the differance.
When I sent mine to Sham to be honed,he commented that out of the several he had honed in the past,mine was the only one he had done that would take and hold an edge.
He felt that heat treatment was a problem with such a large thick blade.
Wonder why they changed the stabilizer Design

I think maybe guys got too aggressive in restoration stage perhaps and screwed up their steel. Those guys were masters. Even cast steel from the 1790s that is way soft holds pat for awhile.

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