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Picked these two up today, they'll be awesome when I give them a good polishing and new scales.
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Really wish the blade stamp was more intact on the George Wostenholm but oh well.
Very nice blades; a great find. Can't wait to see them when you're done with the work.
Those are some nice big razors. My first shave was with a Wosty, and I just love W & Bs. Great finds.
Both are beauts. Bet they look even better when you're done.
...Ray
Congrats, nice catch!
Very nice! I love the size of the blade on the Wostenholm. Good luck on the resto's!
Has anyone dealt with rust in the form of little squiggly lines all over a blade? It's black then pitted once the black is removed. I have been hand sanding with lower and lower grit on the Wostenholm trying to get these out completely and quickly. I'm down to 60 grit and still not getting anywhere very fast. Is old Sheffield steel extremely hard? Thanks for any help.
Wosty's are my favorite sheffield. Congrats on a great score!
Holy smokes! Man that Wosty looks awesome. We need to see that all shined up and in a SOTD photo. Damn!
Oh man, what a great find!!! I love those old huge razors...
Good luck on the resto's. Be sure and show em when they are all prettied up... :)
Best always!
M
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Originally Posted by TwistedOak
If there are no badly damaged areas outside the pictures, you would lose nothing, and at least gain some useful experience, by trying the effect of polishing the original scales. With the blade and pivot pin removed would be best. It is surprising how well horn sometimes lasts, except for surface roughening.
Some of the time rust is shallow while it is in lines, but it is hard to know if yours is. Even a picture isn't as good as picking at it with your thumbnail or a toothpick - or the class act for the job, which I don't have, a point micrometer. Razor steel is very hard, although Sheffield unlikely to be harder than others.
Is the paper silcon carbide or aluminium oxide, and are you wetting it frequently? Results are slow, unless you accidentally get 60 grit paper over the edge or the corner of the spine, and then it's fast. I glue a piece to a cork tile, and then cut out small pieces with old scissors as required, narrower than the blade. Or you can glue it to an eraser. You can apply good pressure just where you need it, and the paper doesn't seem to clog as quickly as when it is backed by something solid.
Nice razors - that Wosty looks huge!