5 Rare, Restored Straight Razors by Daflorc (Marshes & Shepherd)

[daflorc]

Well gents I just finished (and actually photographed this time) five restores of rare razors, and I wanted to show them off But since I have too many pictures, I have to post them as comments to this first thread: First up, an 8/8 Marshes and Shepherd in ironwood with epoxy resin scales and an ivory wedge:

 

[gooser]

very very nice .. they flow good and look great !!!

 

[daflorc]

Next up is a 9/8 Brittain, Wilkinson & Brownell (George Brittain) in ebony-lined elm burl with an ivory wedge:
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[Paxaddict]

Where do you find these blades?

 

[daflorc]

The third in this sequence is an 8/8 William Greaves "The real Dutchman) in ivory with a curly koa wedge. Note that this is just a rescale, and one of my first blade buffings and I haven't redone the blade because I didn't want to rehone it, and its still shaving me well

 

[daflorc]

Number four of my restore sequence is a 7/8" Greaves (Washington Razor Works) in ivory with a smoky horn wedge.

 

[daflorc]

And finally, a 10/8 Brittain, Wilkinson & Brownell in spalted maple, bone-lined scales with an ivory wedge and brass liners.

 

[paco664]

i love the first 2 and the last one.....

spectacular...

 

[gooser]

if i had them i wouldnt buy another razor !! aaaallll beautiful and to my taste in blades !!!

 

[coolbus18]

Really pretty. Choice of materials is great. Thanks for the share!

 

[Kailand09]

Holy cow I LOVE your wooden scales.

Epoxy resin, you mean CA? Please divulge some secrets on the process to making those puppies. Once it's warm out I have a garage to go scale making in, and I have a newly restored blade I'd like to rescale. If it's a secret, no hard feelings (just PM me them! )

 

[daflorc]

Holy cow I LOVE your wooden scales.
Epoxy resin, you mean CA? Please divulge some secrets on the process to making those puppies. Once it's warm out I have a garage to go scale making in, and I have a newly restored blade I'd like to rescale. If it's a secret, no hard feelings (just PM me them! )

Epoxy resin (also known as bar top finish) is a 2 part epoxy that, when mixed together and poured onto the scales, gives them a super durable and glossy finish. It can be a PITA to finish perfectly. The only razor with a CA finish is the GB in spalted maple lined with bone on the last picture. CA is more labor intensive but easier to work with. The secret to both is a loose sewn buffing wheel with blue polishing compound and many grits of sandpaper, lol

 

[Kailand09]

Thanks, I'm still reading into which method I should go when I make some scales. I'm pretty decent at working with wood and carving/cutting... but finishing has ALWAYS been my issue, never been good with paints or finishes. Might try shellac, I'm unsure. Those are absolutely beautiful man.

EDIT: holy cow that ironwood is expensive!

 

[oakeshott]

Are those triple stacked washers on the Greave copper?

 

[daflorc]

Thanks, I'm still reading into which method I should go when I make some scales. I'm pretty decent at working with wood and carving/cutting... but finishing has ALWAYS been my issue, never been good with paints or finishes. Might try shellac, I'm unsure. Those are absolutely beautiful man.
EDIT: holy cow that ironwood is expensive!

I'd stick with CA for your first few razors, its very forgiving as long as you put enough coats on and sand well between each coat. I use thick CA, slop it on real good, then sand until all the shiny spots are gone, and repeat 3 more times. And if you think that ironwood is expensive, you should have seen the price on the spalted maple - $110 for a 2"x2"x6" block.

 

[daflorc]

Are those triple stacked washers on the Greave copper?

Yes they're tellurium copper. It's from an ebay vendor who has a variety of big collars.

 

[KindestCutofAll]

Fantastic restores.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[hillbilly]

wow! ....WOW!

 

[Nxspam]

Stunning! All of them.

 

[Kailand09]

Wow $110??? Ouch! It sure is good looking though

Thanks for the pointer, unfortunately I don't think any local stores carry ca so back to online when I'm ready.