Thread: Stubby!

Honestly I have not seen a thread on that. According to Voidmonster it is not terribly hard, but requires a serious swoop in your stroke. On mine, because of the lack of transition where the blade becomes the tang, I intend to put a wrap of tape to prevent me from honing back on the tang. I can see that it has been an issue for the last person to hone my razor as there is some wear on the tang. I have a tiny bit more cleaning to do on mine before I set it on the hones. I am in no hurry and will get there when I get there. I completely understand your not wanting to rush.

While I would much prefer to hear more talk about the seldom heard of Patten razor, here is the almost completed FBU. I wont be going any further with it, or working on the stubby either. The arthritis is kicking my ass, and I cant even comfortably hone at the moment. So, no more bench work for a bit.

I'm not immediately familiar with the name but as mentioned it is in the Cutlers Co. History. I'm pretty sure it is of Sheffield origin based on that. Scales look to be dyed horn. The case may be original, or at least period. Guessing from the blade shape I'd say 1790-1810. Over the course of my collecting I've re-learned that the blade styles over this period overlap more than I think and that it's hard to nail down a time without written records. Really nice piece.