Thread: These "Sweeney Todd" razors on ebay.

I reckon the Dovo blade is going to look a little lost (and feel a bit resentful) in those scales. From what I have read the overall length varies from 10.5 to 11.5 inches and a Dovo tortoise I have here is 9.5 inches overall...

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by spazola

I have had first hand experience with these razors, I prepared the razors to be used as stage props.

The scales are really heavy, I would not use them on/with a real blade.

The scales are cool in their own way and do not cost too much. If you really want to use them go ahead, but the razor will be very scale heavy. If i a remember right the pin size is a little larger than normal also.

Charlie

Why not lap the inner surface of the scales to remove metal (and thus weight), then use a customized wedge and pins for the change in size?

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I reckon the Dovo blade is going to look a little lost (and feel a bit resentful) in those scales. From what I have read the overall length varies from 10.5 to 11.5 inches and a Dovo tortoise I have here is 9.5 inches overall...

Regards,
Neil

Wow; those are huge!

These Sweeney Todd razors must be pretty popular, even Boker has lowered itself to produce them Boker Magnum Fleet Razor | eBay . Anything for a buck I suppose.

Back to the original post. I think like the others that it may not do the balance of the razor any good but it is so cheap to do why not give it a go.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

These Sweeney Todd razors must be pretty popular, even Boker has lowered itself to produce them Boker Magnum Fleet Razor | eBay . Anything for a buck I suppose.

Back to the original post. I think like the others that it may not do the balance of the razor any good but it is so cheap to do why not give it a go.

Bob

"Magnum" is the branch of Boker that makes knives, not razors. In the item description, they call it a knife in the shape of a razor. Took me a while to recognise that too.

Darthlord, I think I will lap it a bit, just to make them a bit lighter, although I think the scales will still be too long to look aesthetic. My dovo, in it's current state, is 10" fully opened.

Originally Posted by Amenrab

"Magnum" is the branch of Boker that makes knives, not razors. In the item description, they call it a knife in the shape of a razor. Took me a while to recognise that too.

Yea, Boker makes that "fine" distinction on their actual site but the bay seller does not. Whatever Boker says on their site it is amazing that it has more than a passing resemblance to other generic Sweeney Todd razors for sale on the Bay.

Bob

Ok, after a lot of searching, these sweeney todd razors look far too long and heavy for me to even consider using.

I'm bidding on a medical razor instead.

Go for one which has very thin scales, preferably a hollow-grind in a good brand, like that Butler I pictured above. Lots of them are, well, somewhat crude, IMO.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Go for one which has very thin scales, preferably a hollow-grind in a good brand, like that Butler I pictured above. Lots of them are, well, somewhat crude, IMO.

Are B. M. Chiron/ Aesculap reputable brands?

My initial reaction is to say DON'T DO IT! but that's probably because I've been resisting the urge for the last 5 years to try the exact same thing! I guess if you do it, it'll save me a few bucks and we can all learn from your experiment. So, if the desire is there, go for it - and let us know how it turns out. ...but you'll still get made fun of just a little....