Thread: Another Sheffield

Saw this one and made a bid. it was accepted. I believe it will clean up pretty good with wet dry and WD40. I have some black horn preshaped so when i'm through with the restore i will have a black and white Frederick Reynolds 6/8 . What i do with them i Haven't figured out.

Good looking blade. I think i would unpin and hand sand it M3 400,800,1000,2000 and she'll be nice and shiny. As for the scales they seem to be in good condition. Clean them up and put it back together.

Originally Posted by TrilliumLT

Good looking blade. I think i would unpin and hand sand it M3 400,800,1000,2000 and she'll be nice and shiny. As for the scales they seem to be in good condition. Clean them up and put it back together.

The scales are toast. It showed in the other photos i didn't post. I will remove the blade and clean it up with wet dry. I really don't believe the pits are deep just noticeable. At least on this one no one had been at it with a dermal like they had the other one so it should not take too much hand sanding. I kind of like these old blades.

I have noticed the past several months you have bought quite a few razors, you must have a heck of a collection by now.............

RHensley, you have good taste, I have a razor with the same building etched into the blade, anybody know what it is? Factory?

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

I have noticed the past several months you have bought quite a few razors, you must have a heck of a collection by now.............

Considering this is my hobby I don't keep all of them just the ones that I really like. I finish them and hone then shave. If it's one that i really like i keep if not i put on the bay . I add up what i have in them and start the sale at that . most of the time i break even which is my intention. Being retired is the reason for the hobby. I just got through cleaning a Joseph Rodgers hollow ground blade and putting it on a set of scales that i had left over from another project. Honed and shaved with it this morning. It did a good job but i know i will let it go. I think it would make a good one for a beginner.

That is what I have been doing the past seven years; buy them, clean them up, replace scales if needed, hone, shave and if I like it keep it, if not sell it. It didn't take long to accumulate over 50 that I liked. Been selling a few to thin the herd but finding out its hard to part with them but have managed to reduce my collection to 30 razors now, and I really do miss those I sold.

At least one of them is in a good, dry, warm home where it will shave at least once a week.

I got this one today also. I removed the scales and will use one of them for a pattern for the next. I have some black horn with a little white strike in it that will do good for it. I started sanding the blade and I've got it in ok shape. it still has a spot or two but no pits at all. The spots are just a little dark specks. I finished with the progression of 220-400-600-800-1200 and then 2000 grit wet dry and then polished with the buffer and compond. Don't look too bad. When i finish and get it together i'll post a photo. I did kind of mess up. When i bought it i thought it was a Frederick Reynolds. My mistake it is a Frederick Celebrated instead. I still think it will be a good shaver.

I saw that one in the first pic Roger & I almost sent the buyer an offer but I didn't so congrats.