Thread: Nice catch...

Originally Posted by Mikael

Croaker: Sorry, I did mean approx. 0.1 - 0.2 mm.

Sorry for not being clear; what I meant was that old wedges often have uneven spine width, making either many layers of tape necessary for honing, or lots of metal removal on a low grit hone to even out the spine. The honewear needed can sometimes be extreme, if tape is not used.

Originally Posted by Croaker

Sorry for not being clear; what I meant was that old wedges often have uneven spine width, making either many layers of tape necessary for honing, or lots of metal removal on a low grit hone to even out the spine. The honewear needed can sometimes be extreme, if tape is not used.

Thank you! That´s true and visual with the eye and even though the hone wear is very light you can see that it´s wider at some parts on the back, from 0.2 to 0.1 mm.

Nice score!

Very nice catch! Congrats! Sorry I can't help w/ info.

Goins' guide to cutlery markings lists a J. Bingham's 1875-1900. Could be your razor manufacturer.

Congratulations on a nice score!

Enjoy them!

Lu

Great pick up!

Can't help with actual ID other than to repeat what others have noted, it's likely a basic Sheffield stubtail from around 1820 ----- but ----- I'm of the opinion that it could be honed well and deliver super shaves, I've worked with a half-dozen of them now, big ol scary wedges from that era and they can be serious shavers. Maybe not for every day, but that depends on what you expect from a razor.

That could be a display/collector specimen or a fun shaver -- a real fun shaver. After all, they were state of the art 200 years ago -- have you ever heard anyone bitch about the quality of 18th century swords?

Originally Posted by stimpy52

Can't help with actual ID other than to repeat what others have noted, it's likely a basic Sheffield stubtail from around 1820 ----- but ----- I'm of the opinion that it could be honed well and deliver super shaves, I've worked with a half-dozen of them now, big ol scary wedges from that era and they can be serious shavers. Maybe not for every day, but that depends on what you expect from a razor.

That could be a display/collector specimen or a fun shaver -- a real fun shaver. After all, they were state of the art 200 years ago -- have you ever heard anyone bitch about the quality of 18th century swords?

Thanks everyone! Yes stimpy, I´m with you on this one and I´ll have it honed and shave with now and then.

congradulation, nice finds!