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06-11-2009, 06:33 PM #1Unique. Like all of you.
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Filarmonica blank pics (before grinding)
It isn't mine, but when I came across this Filarmonica blank in a display last week, I thought some of you might find this interesting, and the owner kindly allowed me to take it out and quickly take some pics:
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06-11-2009, 06:34 PM #2Unique. Like all of you.
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06-11-2009, 06:46 PM #3Senior Member
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Very cool. Thanks for posting that. I know others that will be interested in seeing that as well. I assume that blank was stamped rather than forged.
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06-11-2009, 06:49 PM #4Large Member
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I'd hate to own that! What would you do? It's a little piece of history as it is, but you could have a Filly ground just for you! It'd drive me crazy.
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06-11-2009, 07:09 PM #5Senior Member
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Very interesting, thank you. Any of us that have done any work with restoration or razors or metal work in general can appreciate the work involved to bring those babies to market.
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06-12-2009, 06:31 PM #6Senior Member
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that's friggin cool beyond cool!!
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06-13-2009, 01:13 PM #7Unique. Like all of you.
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I doubt this will ever shave. It just sits in a display as a collateral of a different collection altogether. If I meet the proprietor again, I'll ask how important a piece it is to him, and whether he would contemplate parting with it.
It seems as if the center part was inlaid. It has vertical grooving midblade as if to provide better contact and the bit above looks like half-molten metal as in welding lines. Could one of you in the know elaborate on how this blade may have been made?
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06-13-2009, 01:50 PM #8what Dad calls me
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Drop forged most likely, waiting to be ground.
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06-11-2009, 06:48 PM #9Senior Member
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Very cool photos.
Thanks for sharing them. It is neat to have a way to see these otherwise hidden treasures.
On a related topic, it makes me wonder if there is a warehouse or basement storage room filled with many more of these unground Filly blanks somewhere, and that we may someday see NOS Fillys available?
Sort of like the NOS Henckels Friodur spanish points many of us have.
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06-12-2009, 07:03 PM #10Electric Razor Aficionado
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You mean like these? Originally Posted by mrbhagwan
Very cool photos. Thanks for sharing them. It is neat to have a way to see these otherwise hidden treasures.
On a related topic, it makes me wonder if there is a warehouse or basement storage room filled with many more of these unground Filly blanks somewhere, and that we may someday see NOS Fillys available?
Sort of like the NOS Henckels Friodur spanish points many of us have.
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