Thread: What are you working on?

So here's the Henry Sears & Son Queen 7/8.
Before



And after a little very light sanding (worn 3k), polishing and cleaning between the scales.


Not a big change but it wasn't too bad to begin with. Trying to decide how much I want to do with it.
Scales have a little warp and minor separation.

I think if it were a wedge (which I don't really like as much for shaving) instead of hollow ground (which I prefer to shave with) I would probably do more of a restoration but with this one I think I may just hone that bad boy and put it to the whiskers.
Do you guys concur that this is stained horn and not mottled? It looks like the spots are only on the surface. Quite sure it is not tortoise for many reasons.

Well Paul, it looks like classic dyed horn to me. Outback mike has a tutorial around here somewhere on redying the mottled horn to make it look like the faux tortoise that is was originally made to be. The blade looks fine as is. It also looks like it won’t take much to get those scales fixed up. A little more cleaning, so,e heat to straighten them and a few dabs of CA before a neatsfoot bath. It should be a really great razor. Most of the early hollow grounds that I have are more like half hollow by modern standards, which is a great grind from my perspective.

Actually it was Voidmonster, that did the tutorial, Rez. But I would believe it wouldn't be that difficult. Some hair dye with some type of applicator ( paint brush, sponge, ect )

All the ones I've come across, I sand, and what comes off, comes off. It is, just on the surface.

Just unpin it, Paul. You know you want to do it justice, and it deserves it. It sure makes them look better.




Love the hone wear on that one, gonna be a great shaver, ya got there.

That's an old regrind or thin one, Paul. Well-done! Shaves the dickens, or it should. What's with the big '740'?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

That's an old regrind or thin one, Paul. Well-done! Shaves the dickens, or it should. What's with the big '740'?

How much he'll sell it to ya...

Yeah, I know Mike. I should probably just go all out. If I intend to do nothing but keep it as a shaver I'll usually just clean it up without unpinning. Maybe I'm just eager to shave with it. It is a fine specimen. It really doesn't show any hone wear on the spine and it measures out to a full 7/8 so I think it hasn't had much use
I think I would almost sand the stain off and let it go back blonde. I like that translucent blonde horn look...probably die it back though.

Originally Posted by outback

How much he'll sell it to ya...

Well I was going to say $750 but I'll take $740 in cash.

That is a big stamp

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Yeah, I know Mike. I should probably just go all out. If I intend to do nothing but keep it as a shaver I'll usually just clean it up without unpinning. Maybe I'm just eager to shave with it. It is a fine specimen. It really doesn't show any hone wear on the spine and it measures out to a full 7/8 so I think it hasn't had much use
I think I would almost sand the stain off and let it go back blonde. I like that translucent blonde horn look...probably die it back though.

Its always an option, if they still look like crap after repairs n such.

Looks good as-is! Henry Sears was a retailer and imported Sheffield and German razors with his name upon them.
Lord knows. It may be Sheffield made and Solingen ground!