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Local find today. Just set a bevel on a 1K Naniwa to take the horrendous dings out of the edge. Even after the IK honing it is an 11/16 blade. Still needs to have small rust spots remove from the top of the spine and tang. Think it will all work out OK.
Bob
One of the last Wostenholms, I think! Nice find, Bob! :cool:
Yup, I was thinking the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Bob
Definitely in better condition than mine, Bob.
Nice grab.!
I was goi g to say it looks too new to be a wostie but when you say one of the last... Its got to be. Nice one for the collection Bob. Looks a bit on the hollow side.
It's very hollow! The Germans taught the English to grind and they took it to heart, did some fine stuff from TOC to the 30's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasman
Everyone was at the top of their game. Americans. The golden years in some respects. Still, they were thin and often in risky scales.
To find one in this fine nick is extraordinaire anymore.
Has to be from early-30's at latest?
Oh yes it is very hollow ground. I think I have a couple of other Sheffie made razors that are that hollow also. I was wondering if it could even be from the post WWII era?Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Bob
Some knives and such after the war. I put the razor 20 years before.
Etching still looks great. Nice find for sure.
I have used this razor for a few shaves now and can say that anyone looking for a very hollow ground razor, it is a noisy shaver, should give one of these Sheffield made very hollow ground razors a try. It took a very nice edge that is sharp and gives a smooth, comfortable and long lasting shave. It is right up there with any of the very hollow ground razors from either side of the pond that I have used.
Bob
I agree, Bob. The finely-ground Sheffields from the early to mid 1900's are extremely good.
While not as glamorous as their ancestors, modern grinding techniques of the day made for some nice shavers.
I have a few roundpoints that come to mind, a John Milner and a Walker and Hall from the 20's.
Like-new, they will rival any. I would think that square-point was made for consumption on this side of the pond.
Finding them in top condition seems less expensive and easier than big-name German and Americans of the era.
(It's a secret!)
Very nice find! I have one Wosti (a peerless) that was originally my grandfather's and I absolutely love it; for that reason alone I always have an eye out out for more Wostenholms.
I have a Peerless also that used to be my Father in Law's. When I first used it I thought he was trying to get revenge from beyond the grave. ;) It did turn out to be a nice shaver in the end though. Unfortunately it is not in as nice a condition as the Conqueror. Nice to have an heirloom razor around.Quote:
Originally Posted by ppetresen
Bob
