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Attachment 187279Attachment 187280Attachment 187281Attachment 187282Attachment 187283Found these in box of junk from estate sale. Sorry for the terrible pix really need a good camera or phone but my RAD won't let me. A Silver Steel wedge and a Wade and Butcher 7/8. Never seen this one before. Anyone else? Anyhow I'll try to get better pix as the work progresses. Not locked into anything scale wise so I'm taking suggestions.:thinking:
Ideas:
The shape of the wedge is my favorite for the shaving of my face. Make the scales a comfortable width at the pivot. Horn is good for both and a dark acrylic would do very well. They both would do with a fairly blunt squared wedge end.
Here are a couple I did a few years back. Horn and a Burl gunstock.
http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/...jects/XFR7.jpg
~Richard
Those are beautiful man. The gunstock is especially nice. I have some black horn I might go with just don't know. Lots of polishing to go yet.
Here's one a fellow member here did, TheGentlemansDen, an example of some black horn and his great design of the scales to suit the blade:
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I think I have the same blade as the Silversteel wedge. It is severely pitted.
The icon was not stamped well as I only see 1/2 if the crown and an R on the bottom right of the crown.
Would you mind taking another pic and posting it up?
Thanks,
Dave
Just beautiful restorations Richard. Both look like they could have been hand polished by a century ago artisan. Just beautiful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geezer
Sorry about the picture quality, cheap camera and no experience taking picures like this. It is stamped Silver Steel V R. From my research it is for the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and made between those dates.Attachment 187311
Good eye!Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy77
The finish is hand rubbed with pumice after polishing which gives the soft glow rather than the brilliant polish.
Have Fun!
~Richard
For some reason, my Mac won't load your pictures. Wierd. I will just assume they are awesome. And here they are in my reply. Glad I got to see them. Thanks, Richard.
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