I can't help but notice how strikingly similar the etchs are on the Pipe and Bow razors... Even the tang stamps, in style not shape, look similar...
Anyone know the dating on them? Which came first, the Pipe or the Bow?
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I can't help but notice how strikingly similar the etchs are on the Pipe and Bow razors... Even the tang stamps, in style not shape, look similar...
Anyone know the dating on them? Which came first, the Pipe or the Bow?
The pipe goes back far before the Bow. I once had a stub tail pipe.
Nice finds, but far to shiny :( Ya ok so I like em natural :p
I'm hoping my Pipe scales survive so I can look for a blade to put them on :)
Man, I was really getting bummed when you didn't post pics...then the porn came along. Nice, very nice blades with a lot of life still in them. Heck, I didn't really notice much wear on any of them. Great find!!!!!
No problem :) We all have our desires lined up here :) I'm even considered weird in many of my other hobbies as I tend to be out in left field when all the action is in the right :p
When I was shooting DCM, I was shooting Obsolete, My coins are F and EF, my old guns are 40 t0 60 % finish, kitchen knives are japanese KU (blackened)... So ya I need the wear and tear shown proudly :p Leaves more of the pristine stuff for you guys I guess :)
Excellent and lucky finds! With those nice Greaves, Wostenholm and W&B razors, you are going to have some fine shaving experiences. You have a perfectly great lifetime rotation there, were it not for the RAD! Congratulations.
I'm afraid I don't follow you. I remove the stuff that I don't find aesthetically pleasing. I don't leave detrimental elements.
I remove rust, I remove patina, if possible I remove surface staining (Generally I'll ignore this step with hollow grinds), I ALWAYS remove pits (unless they are far enough from the edge that I don't want to sacrifice all the metal it would take.) I don't leave any problems where possible...