well this is the finished item
the blade is a w m greaves & son 1820 -1850 made in Sheffield
and in excellent condition,
I honed it up tonight ,took about 40 min ,had a shave , bloody great,what else did you expect me to say, in all honesty it dose shave very well
Cheers all :cool:
Kind regards Peter
PS: the wedge is dugong or manatee rib bone