Thread: Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield

So i found mu first Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield at an antique store today! It needs some serious love but i am really looking forward this restore!
It has an eagle on the blade... And i think it will survive the restore! So happy right now!

That's awesome! Congrats. Can't wait to see the restore! How are the scales?

Thanks! I thought that i was going to be able to salvage them but they are cracked at the pivot pin! So new scales... Now the question is... Do i go with bone to try and replicate or wood or what!? Lol ... So many choices! I am excited ... This is my first large wedge razor!!! my torrey is a wedge but its smaller

Good find! Be patient and please try to keep some of the Heritage! While I typically like the shiny blades I don't try to take all of the 'Personality' out of them!

Sorry but I don't have a 'before' picture of this one!



Here's something that I was very proud to be able to do! This razor is at least 120 years old, it was a woman's Great Grandfather's and she thought it was useless to even try to get it to shave, let alone look decent! She's since changed her mind! She has a son who is using it!

Before:


After:


Please note that the blade still has some battle scars and that the scales cleaned up almost like new!!

Good Luck with your project!

My only advice would be to use the least coarse grit wet-n-dry as possible! I usually start at 2K just to see what happens then I go lower a bit. I may end up at the 325 grit and work my way up, but I've found that it beats the hell out of spending hour of sanding and spending more $'s on sandpaper than you needed to!!

I do all of my work by hand/with the help of a palm sander and I always finish with cloth and Mothers Mag Wheel Polish!

It works for me, it might work for you!

Best advice I can give before you even start polishing cleaning and making scales..


http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...er-2013-a.html


Make sure you have good solid steel,


Check that corrosion in the middle of the blade at the bevel on yours first.. No sense in doing all the work only to find Swiss Cheese instead of clean steel at the bevel

I saw that in the middle of the blade and then spaced it off about mentioning it!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I saw that in the middle of the blade and then spaced it off about mentioning it!

Yeah I don't think it really looks all that bad either, but easy enough to make sure

Great advises! I havent really inspect it yet but i am almost certain it will clean really good and the edge will be good... I will check better tomorrow...
I usually like my razors clean... Like you guys were saying! Battle scars! Lol! I like them to be shinny but i do everything by hand and they dont have to be mirror finish! I kind of like the starting at 2 k advise to see what zup first! I might try that approach... I usually go from 260 grit to 3k and jump on the micromesh and keep going 1k at a time all the way to 12 k ... Long process... Lots of beers! And tv! Lol i have to finish a set of scales i am almost done with for my W&B and then i am starting on this razor

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Yeah I don't think it really looks all that bad either, but easy enough to make sure

I think the angle and light its making it look worst... I hope so!