Rodgers and Sons Wedge

I am not a fan of working on wedges - only because I never seem to get the perfectly flat and polished surface.

But this morning I found this oldie laying in the junk tool box at an antique store in New Haven, and damn would I be the fool to leave it there all alone, dull, and decaying. So I am want to bring it back to its glory days the best I can.

Due to my dilike for cleaning wedges, I intend to send this to one of the resident pros.

I already made the scales and I will be adding pictures of the scales once I get home, and I apologize for the low quality cell phone images (typical for my track record).

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I do apologize, I got home after work and found that a tree had been downed by winds, landing on the powerlines around the block from my house - wouldnt you know that of course I get no TV, phone, or internet. I am hoping that the repairs are completed before I return home today after work. -- Afterall there is football on tonight!

So the pitting was pretty bad on the backside of the razor, but I like some pitting left to show the true age of this blade. I left it with a satin finish 600 grit.

The scales are Macintosh Apple Burl - lined with clear fiberglass liner. The wedge it the last piece of scrap ivory I had. Washers I took off a pair of scales from an old broken Sheffield that I lying around - I admit that I rushed through the pinning, so they are a little sloppy - I will touch those up later.

Here are some pics of the razor:

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Very nice job I like the apple burl wood a lot. Way to bring that old wedge back to life.