Thread: Wostenholm Pipe

I recently picked up this lovely old Wostenholm Pipe razor as a resto project. I reckon the razor must've been sitting in a draw unused for all these years as it has no hone wear at all. Shouldn't take much effort to tidy up. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Mick.

Looks like a great candidate for a restoration

That will be a great razor whether you restore it or leave it with its lovely patina.

Nice find Mick. Seldom see examples like it with that little wear. Even the scales (I assume faux tortoise shell horn ) seem free from bites. Brass pins with silver/nickel colored collars is a nice touch also. Hope to see more of it in process. Should clean up nicely.

Lovely old razor. My experience is that are great shavers.

Looking forward to seeing how it cleans up.

Mick, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say what I think, that is, this razor seems to me to present a case for conservation rather than restoration. It has superb patina on the blade; the pins and collars are nice and the scales pretty well preserved. Just hone it and see how it performs.

Looks like it had a regrind long ago. Someone 'refreshed' it from a worn, heavy wedge.
Look at the tang/blade transition on both sides. Differences there are not unusual to see on regrinds.

That one is plenty old!

I doubt it's a regrind unless it was just "kissed" to the wheels. You can still see remnants of the blade etch if you zoom in.

Good eye..............

Blade face has etch. I don't think regrind, but when I get home I will post an end on pic to show the grind. Thanks fellas.