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06-23-2013, 03:31 AM #1Senior Member
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W. Greaves & Sons Stubtail Restoration
Good Evening Gents, and Happy Saturday!
Just wanted to share my latest restoration; This ones all original- it was only repinned!
Got the old girl off the bay on a make and offer, i saw it go around once with a very high priced BIN, i messaged the seller with a reasonable offer, they accepted and it ended up being my father's day gift! (Thanks kids!)
She was a little rough and in need of some TLC, but all in all for a razor that has a 200th Birthday somewhere in the near future it wasnt too bad, i will add the before pics in a later post.
When restoring the blade it took it to a full polish and then backed it up to a satin finish as i felt it better suited this style razor.
I did the satin finish at 1500 grit Wet with WD-40 for a really nice glow. The satin finish is very hard to photograph, but i think the last picture shows the finish best, in person the entire razor has that finish. After restoring the blade and the scales i repinned it in brass as i had no nickle silver on hand, all in all i think it looks pretty nice.
As always thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your week end!
......... Making Old Razors Shine N' Shave, Once Again.
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06-23-2013, 04:03 AM #2Senior Member
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Very nice ,,,,
My #1 joy on this forum is seeing old razors brought back to life, to serve again.Mcbladescar likes this.
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06-23-2013, 04:05 AM #3Senior Member
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Here's a couple of before pics from the eBay seller...
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06-23-2013, 04:10 AM #4Senior Member
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Big difference you made.
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06-23-2013, 04:14 AM #5Historically Inquisitive
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Very nice simple restoration in keeping the aged look of the razor, surely an early Greaves for sure, scales look amazing, quite a find! Enjoy!
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06-23-2013, 12:55 PM #6Fatty Boom Boom
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A handsome razor with a masterful restoration. I really like the inlay at the bottom of the scale. Again, really a beautiful job on a razor that deserves to carry on with it's appointed task.
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06-23-2013, 02:41 PM #7Senior Member
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Very nice! I have a thing for Greaves razors, since my Sheaf Works gives an amazing shave.
I love the point on yours!
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06-23-2013, 07:01 PM #8Senior Member
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Thanks for the feed back as always, everyone! I was looking at the photos and the pics of the blade came out a little weird...... The blade is really shiny, not splotchy like the pics imply... Anyway ill let u know how she shaves!!
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11-12-2013, 10:13 PM #9Senior Member
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Beautiful razor, it honed up very nicely.
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11-12-2013, 11:42 PM #10Senior Member
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That is a winner. Love the fancy end cap.
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