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  1. 03-12-2011, 06:18 AM #1
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    Default Three oldies + an Injun

    I found myself a few new projects in the wild today. Went to an antique store and they had a big glass jar full of old razors, so I picked out a few which I found interesting enough to restore.

    Three VERY old wedges, a RH & sons (I make it about 1800 or so? Any of you guys got any info?), a Wade + Butcher (with scales made of what looks to be Gutta Percha, so 1850's?) and a William Revitt "real Damascus steel". Also got a Boker Red Injun which had a comb guard firmly rusted onto the blade. A bit of WD40 and some persuasion got it off.

    They are all in very "challenging" condition, I know. But the wedges are far older than anything I am using now, so they will be worth the effort if I can get them shaving again.

    Any info you guys could provide about these would be greatly appreciated

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  2. 03-12-2011, 11:15 PM #2
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    Yep, I'd call those "challenging" Look forward to the after shots
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    I just gave the W+B a light sand to see what I was dealing with under all the rust.

    This is gonna be fun.

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    You could pass that for damascus on ebay!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoglahoo View Post
    You could pass that for damascus on ebay!
    You beat me to it, damascus looking !!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoglahoo View Post
    You could pass that for damascus on ebay!
    You could indeed
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    Actually one of the other razors has real Damascus steel stamped on the blade. I'll be curious to see what that looks like when I sand it back.
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