Filarmonica 14 and a One Stone Hone

[Bevel]

The sellers pictures looked cleaner than these so I really hope these scales aren't gassing off. I'll need to keep a close eye on this over the next few days.
The edge is in very poor state with some large chips especially towards the toe. It's almost like a saw blade in parts so I ran it repeatedly over a steel slab with a bit more than the weight of the blade to get rid of jagged edges.

I made an outline of the blade before I did anything to the blade to see how much Filly goodness I was going to loose.


Right, off you come

(In reality about 12 hours later)



A few more hours at higher grits. The scales themselves were in good condition, just needed a good clean inside which I managed without having to unpin the wedge end. Mostly 00000 wool but needed sandpaper right at the wedge.


As with Filarmonicas they require a nail style pin

 

[Bevel]

Plenty of overhang gives that perfect dome effect and Bish, bash, boch


All back together again


Compared to my other Filly 14 this one is larger and its edge is sooo thin it sings like nothing else


Since Filarmonicas are so easy to hone I thought I’d use a single stone from start to finish.

Out with the natural combo coticule.
Bevel set on the BBW with slurry took about 30 minutes as the edge still had chips all over the place so I joined the edge about 5 times.


The bevel on this razor is so small that I struggled to properly see it under magnification but my Thumb nail test tells me it’s set and there are no chips so over to the coticule side.


As I mentioned earlier I made an outline of the blade before I did anything so here I am checking what I lost. It turns out to be indiscernible from the thickness of the line which actually really surprised me.


Yeap, pretty much still the full 8/8ths


5 days growth didn’t stand a chance against this and almost got out of the way of the blade coming through.
This now holds the record as my loudest razor by far. (Surpasses the original title holder the Famex)

 

[HazMat Shaver]

Nice work.

 

[haggis]

Thanks for sharing that — very enjoyable to see on several levels.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[alex1921]

That cleaned better than I would have expected. Nice.

 

[Frank Shaves]

You killed it! Amazing how little wear was on the razor. Could you see gold wash through the rust?

 

[Legion]

Great save. That was well worth the effort.

 

[Bevel]

You killed it! Amazing how little wear was on the razor. Could you see gold wash through the rust?

No, couldn't see any goldwash through the rust. (I could barely see the 14 on the tang)

BTW if any experts can confirm the generations I'd appreciate it.
If fairly sure my original Filly 14 is second generation. It has made in Spain etc on the back. (it's in pics 3 & 4 of post 2)

But this one I think is a first generation?
The back is blank and it doesn't say "Doble Temple" or anything making me wonder which model it is.
It is also an extremely thin blade, thinner than the original and probably about as thin as a DE blade towards the edge.

Anyone care to chime in?

 

[StupidBatsy]

Bravo! amazing work,

 

[Ice-Man]

I was told mine was the first-gen when I bought it and yours looks the same



And if I recall right @Steve56 has the twin to mine

 

[alex1921]

I would say that the above ones are both 2nd generation. But I am not an expert so take that into account

 

[Steve56]

Yep, I do.

Curved letting gen 1, straight lettering gen 2. This is also in the ‘Filly love’ thread.

Fili love what makes it so good!

And Alfredo has a Spanish name so it's only right. Being of English descent, please send me all your sheffield blades! Middle name is Jens so I need the Swedish ones too.

www.badgerandblade.com

 

[Bevel]

I was told mine was the first-gen when I bought it and yours looks the same

Lovely example. Same scales type as mine too. Mine has a very subtle sort of creamy swirl going on that you can just about see in the photo showing the pinning on the back if you zoom in.
Yours says Doble Temple on the spine whereas mine does not. I did just notice that it says doble temple on the box (box it came in is in the first photo) though I can't be certain it is the original box. If I recall correctly, but I could be making this up, when the tang omits the model type it would have originally have had it on the blade. Alas any goldwash or etch is long gone.

 

[Bevel]

Curved letting gen 1, straight lettering gen 2. This is also in the ‘Filly love’ thread.

Ah, there it is. I was trying to find that post earlier, thanks.
So it looks like both of mine (and my #13) are gen 2.

 

[Steve56]

Yours says Doble Temple on the spine whereas mine does not. I did just notice that it says doble temple on the box (box it came in is in the first photo) though I can't be certain it is the original box.

Maybe, possibly a re-finished gen2 Especial, the Especials did not have the name on the tang like Doble Temple. I’ve only seen one other gen2 Especial, a friend on another forum has one.

 

[Frank Shaves]

Yep, I do.

Curved letting gen 1, straight lettering gen 2. This is also in the ‘Filly love’ thread.

Fili love what makes it so good!

And Alfredo has a Spanish name so it's only right. Being of English descent, please send me all your sheffield blades! Middle name is Jens so I need the Swedish ones too.

www.badgerandblade.com

Thank you for that! Font people use the term serif for the curved letters and sans serif for the straight letters:

Generation 1: FILARMONICA without (sans) serif.
Generation 2: FILARMONICA with (avec) serif.

 

[Sukeroku]

Yep, I do.

Curved letting gen 1, straight lettering gen 2. This is also in the ‘Filly love’ thread.

Fili love what makes it so good!

And Alfredo has a Spanish name so it's only right. Being of English descent, please send me all your sheffield blades! Middle name is Jens so I need the Swedish ones too.

www.badgerandblade.com

"Fili love what makes it so good!"​

Thread Post #25...kudos to @wrl

Learn, Know it, Live it

 

[Bevel]

Maybe, possibly a re-finished gen2 Especial, the Especials did not have the name on the tang like Doble Temple. I’ve only seen one other gen2 Especial, a friend on another forum has one.

That's really useful to know thanks

Thank you for that! Font people use the term serif for the curved letters and sans serif for the straight letters:

Generation 1: FILARMONICA without (sans) serif.
Generation 2: FILARMONICA with (avec) serif.

I have a Gold Dollar with Comic Sans

 

[Steve56]

That's really useful to know thanks

I have a Gold Dollar with Comic Sans

Post 57494.

What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES

Revisor 8/8 in streaked light horn scales. This was a first full hollow 8/8 shave for me. Nice weight and balance. Nonetheless, it is a handful that will take time for me to master.

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