The Taylor's Eye witness arrived from Tony H, together with a broken tipped Sans Souci, that will end up losing about 1/2" to the grinder and become a short Spike point. Here are the pics of the Taylor.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image...ylorsfront.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image...aylorsback.jpg
I like the fact that the scales are bone and in a nice shape and that the blade is a wedge grind, which is something unusual for the Taylors that I've come across in recent times. Here's what I was planning to do:
1) Remove and clean up the scales. I'll have to be careful as one of them is VERY thin near the tip. (Any tips on doing it without damaging the scales? So far I've only been removing celluloid scales so I didn't really care lol)
2) Bolster the scales with brass.
3) Protect the assembly with a few coats of CA
4) Coat the spacer with CA and brass dust.
5) Remove the worst of the pitting and minimize the appearance of hone wear by using Jason's drums instead of the flap wheels. This would be my first mirror finish project. The front side etching will most likely be completely gone.
6) Assemble (brass all the way baby).
7) Hone
8) Shave
You can get a closer look at the pics by going to my gallery or by clicking on the following links:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image...ylorsfront.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image...aylorsback.jpg
Any warnings, tips, tricks, objections, kudos? :D