Finally finished the w.g. wilton monster!!!

I finally finished my W.G. Wilton 9/8 chopper. All I use is Mothers Polish on the blade to avoid removing what's left of the etching. It's set in translucent Buffalo scales with a brass wedge that ended up looking more like a spacer to keep the weight up on the rear end. Then to top it off I used solid bullseye collars again to keep the weight up on the rear end.

It has a smooth operation that I was never able to get real stiff how I like them but it centers about as good as it's going to get with those wonky grinds.

I was also asked for a shave report so I'll post that as soon as possible.

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Nice looking razor! I like the brass look.

Good job :tu

I like the patina.

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Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Good job :tu

I like the patina.

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I also agree with leaving it with the patina. Nice looking razor.


Mike

Very nice work.
I'm a big fan of having a nice patina on a 150+ yr. old razor.
Congratulations and enjoy!

Pete <:-}

Whadda beast! :tu

I can never get those old things to work right with the blade spacers. Take them out and all tightens-up and closes better! JMO

Looks great! I also like the patina on it. The blade reminds me of some of the E.L. & Co. razors I've seen. Very cool.

Greta work. Beautiful razor

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+1 to the above.
Great job keeping the age.
I too go inner washer less on the big old Brits for the same reason. I can't get them snug to my liking with them installed.

Very nice, glad you were able to keep the etching. I really like how the spine looks with the scales when closed, the curve fits nicely. Sometimes that's hard to do, not closing too much and not closing too little. It's a keeper!

ALWAYS like the horn and brass wedge combo!
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Black and Gold (color), winning combo! nice looking end result!

I thank you all for the compliments they really do mean a lot to me. Also thank you sharptonn and mikeB52 for the tip about removing the inner washers.

On another note i want to try to get some pictures in the sun tomorrow. Although really dark the horn does have some streaks of translucency in it.

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Well I finally got around to shaving with the Wilton so I guess it's time for that shave report. I'm not exactly sure how these things work but I'll point out the things that caught my attention. Overall the shave was rather smooth it definitely felt heavy in the hand which led to a few Nicks but all in all not too bad. I definitely failed to even out the weight between the scales and the blade but I have to say I kind of expected that. It's definitely really tricky getting to the hard spots underneath the nose and on the chin as well as right under the ears all in all it's definitely not my favorite shaver but by all means it's not a bad razor.

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You should consider using collars made from sheet brass stampings vice solid stock. The solid collars will not form to the contours of the scales.

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Originally Posted by karlej

You should consider using collars made from sheet brass stampings vice solid stock. The solid collars will not form to the contours of the scales.

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I noticed that and thought the same thing after. Next time I'll do better. [emoji53]

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or you could hammer the flat washers over a piece of round stock to make them fit more closely to your scales profile...