Thread: I Want to Keep Them ALL! Lot of Razors

Originally Posted by JP5

Thanks. Most are in really good condition. Unfortunately the Black Diamond (one of the nicest looking of the bunch) has tiny chips at the toe, but the other 2-3 with tiny chips or rust on the bevel shouldn't be a problem to fix.

Just round the toe a little on that Black Diamond. The very tip won't be sharp but it won't cut you either. I think it's a keeper.

Wosty with the orange scales that it catches on -- are the scales straight? If so you just need to repin it, lots of good advice on the forum on how to get that alignment. I generally put an aluminum plug in the oversized tang hole in English razors -- I use an aluminum pop rivet with the shaft removed, hammer the proud side a liitle, grind flat and drill it straight once it's in, or you can use 1/16" ID tubing from a model store. Then you fuss with the peening until it lines up nice. If the scales aren't straight, you can straighten them with heat. They're really pretty, I would try to save them!

Nice collection you got there, take your time, restore them all and try them see which you like.
I'd keep all the Sheffield's but I'm a little biased that way

I'm gonna clean them up over time, but it is hard to do any serious restoration in my apartment with my schedule and the baby. It is a pain cleaning up afterwards as well. I going to focus on cleaning/preservation right now so I don't end up with more blades in a box needing to be rescaled!
My honing kit stones are basically a broken in half red/white 1/6k King stone and a couple small Barber hones I got cheap. So, honing will have to wait.


I may send the Black Diamond to someone like gssixgun eventually so it gets taken care of by a professional.
While the chips are small it seems to have a full heel that will require rounding the toe instead of raising the bevel as someone mentioned.

Most of my razors are rougher/pitted so it nice to have some clean blades with solid scales that really on need oiling and honing.

Originally Posted by 782sirbrian

Nice collection you got there, take your time, restore them all and try them see which you like.
I'd keep all the Sheffield's but I'm a little biased that way

Definitely going to take my time when I do work on any razors in the future. If I can't take my time I'm not going to bother because I will just end up messing them up. Done that enough already.

Biased towards certain razors? On this forum?
(Not convinced )

And here's the butter knife of the bunch.

Faint etching on blade.

Wade & Butcher Celebrated
Fine India Steel Razor