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Here's one that was an unexpected buy. I got it on eBay for $28, there was only one pic, and not a very good one at that. I thought, what the heck, looked ok. Well it was more than ok, this thing is huge! Has almost no rust, only patina. I am looking forward to wrapping this baby in new scales. Thinking Honey Horn I got from Masecraft.
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I see those ever so often, they are very good shavers, if you like the older Sheffielders very smooth edges in comparison to many of the others... of course that is JMHO
Here is one I did some time back sorry pics are not that great...
http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...y-acrylic.html
Nice score! Can't wait to see what you do with it!
Nice find. What is the blade size?
great find sous! You took a chance on ebay and came out on top, congrats!
My dilemma:The razor really only needs a cleaning, and a polish if the scales, then a hone.
Cant decide if I want to rescale and polish her up..love that shiny metal
That one is a lovely razor, I would leave it as is. Rescaling is fun, but I think maintaining the historicity of a razor is the best option whenever possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by souschefdude
I've gotta agree with Ben. A patina like that is extremely difficult to reproduce, and I think it's beautiful. I would also keep the original scales.
Regardless of what you do decide to do with than razor, I'm sure you'll enjoy her.
This is a great find and I have to echo Ben and Dylan (Holli4) that patina is incredible and the scales look in good nick to me. Amazing score, congrats.
:D You guys see patina, I see rust, and pitting under there...
I understand leaving it be, if I were sticking it in the cabinet to look at for prosperity, but if that baby is going to be sharp as all get out, and being dragged across my Hollywood face I want clean, bright, shiny, steel... Just like it was when it left the factory...
That's my story and I am sticking with it... :p
+1 to what Glen said...I like clean if its going near my face...and besides that I just like shiney things:njQuote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
I am leaning towards bright and shiny, and a new set of Honey horn scales.
What to do what to do...
I don't think patina is dangerous. In most cases, I'd prefer a clean and shiny blade, too, but something about these way old blades makes me like them the way they are. If there's a ton of pitting and rust, I'd want a blade clean, but that doesn't look to be the case here. Mostly even patina, and the contrast between that and the bevel would look really cool...it's your choice in the end.
Just needs a rubbing with MAAS and a hone job :) Keep the lovely patina :)
That thing is wonderful as it sits. I promise you that the bevel will shine like the sun anyway and that's the part you shave with.
Consider rubbing it with some superfine steel wool to remove anything loose. Maybe steel wool with a little mineral oil. It's not going to look like it does now for another 150 years or so.
One other thing -- it looks to me like it may have been rescaled once already. Those scales look from here like hard rubber maybe? That and the small washers don't look to me like they go with the razor anyway. If you really have to change something, think about the scales.
Nice blade,use the least non-abrasive cleaner you can,I see orig grind marks,you do not want to lose them.
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Originally Posted by gssixgun
I'm with Glen on this one anything that's going to be that sharp and shaving hairs off my face the cleaner and shiner the better, I not a fan of the patina brigade, sorry they were not made that way so why do you want to make them to have patina, and we are not talking about antique furniture a razor is a instrument that demands high levels of hygiene get that thing mirror polished.
Jamie.
Second request,Just how huge is the little fella?
Sorry for not responding to the first request. I'll measure it tomorrow and reply then. (working now, drinking later)
Glenn has a face? I just stick with my usual hockey mask.Quote:
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I like shiny, too. I'll bet that the person who owned that new expected a shiny razor. Of course he's dead as crap, who cares what he thought....
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My face makes that mask look good.Quote:
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So I measured it today. It is a full 1" wide and the edge is 3 1/8" long.Quote:
Originally Posted by souschefdude
Question for the honers. When I sharpen this, since it is a wedge, wont the patina be taken off the sides of the blade anyway?
I have honed a few hollows, never a wedge.
No, it was created on a large round stone so there is a hollowness to it. Wedge = 1/4 hollow usually.
Unless you grind the heck out of it the sides will not touch stone.
I got an older, bigger, wedgier Tillotson's FBU. It's bad to the bone... Awesome shaver... Here's a pic... Enjoy yours... The steel is incredible.
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