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First real resto

This one was a collaboration with Lynn and Joe, who did most of the work, but since I got to hold it to the buffer I am going to claim it to my name too :001_smile

It is is a nice Joseph Rodgers with ivory scales and ivory covered tang that had a lot of pitting at the spine. The pitting didn't look too bad originally, but once we started to do the work Lynn dropped first to 240 and then to 120 greasless compound, and after a while Joe took it to the faster buffer before most of the pitting was gone.
There is still a small area at the heel on the reverse as you can see on the photographs and a couple of stray pits near the tip, but overall it looks pretty nice.
Being my first experiment on the wheels I left some scratch marks, but nothing too bad. Plus the drinks were calling.
I think it took us around 3 hours, may be more.
Then Lynn honed it for me so that I can try it right then.

Many thanks to Lynn & Joe for doing the work and everybody else for cheering :001_smile
 
That's one sweet looking razor GG.

I bet you guys had a blast and those drinks that were calling.... I bet it was vodka :tongue_sm

Nice to see the scales are also intact!

Gorgeous.
 
Very nice! You said Lynn and Joe did most of the work. Did you go to some sort of workshop/class or something?
 
Yowza! When you decide to sell that one (and we all know you will :lol:) don't bother with the BST. Just shoot me a PM.
Believe it or not that may actually happen since the set it comes from is broken :(
But if it was the only one you wouldn't probably have to dig it out of my grave, I'm such a sucker for ivory :)


I bet you guys had a blast and those drinks that were calling.... I bet it was vodka :tongue_sm
ah yes, it was da goose, but that's like 2+2=4


There was a gathering nearby and Lynn was over, and they had spent the previous day shopping for motors wheels, compounds... :)
 
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Believe it or not that may actually happen since the set it comes from is broken :(
But if it was the only one you wouldn't probably have to dig it out of my grave, I'm such a sucker for ivory :)



ah yes, it was da goose, but that's like 2+2=4


There was a gathering nearby and Lynn was over, and they had spent the previous day shopping for motors wheels, compounds... :)

You have more of these... in a set? :drool:

pics!!!!
 
Believe it or not that may actually happen since the set it comes from is broken :(
But if it was the only one you wouldn't probably have to dig it out of my grave, I'm such a sucker for ivory :)

Know how you feel about ivory. The only thing that even comes close IMHO is real tortoise shell.

Anyway, I'm patient and not going anywhere :lol:.
 
ok, ok, you made me look through old albums :)
so by popular demand here are few more pictures of these:
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this one is with the worst pitting, but being wedges there's more than enough metal to remain for a nice blade.
and of course not having to depin is a big plus :)

a real shame about the broken scale on the top one below:
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ok, ok, you made me look through old albums :)
so by popular demand here are few more pictures of these:
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this one is with the worst pitting, but being wedges there's more than enough metal to remain for a nice blade.
and of course not having to depin is a big plus :)

a real shame about the broken scale on the top one below:
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Damn that is nice! You are giving me a horrid case of SRAD. By the look of it, even the one with the worst pitting will clean up pretty easily.
 
Yowza! When you decide to sell that one (and we all know you will :lol:) don't bother with the BST. Just shoot me a PM.

funny i was thinking the same!!!!
very nice indeed,, of all the sheffields i own im very partial to joseph rodgers ..
They were made at a bit higher standard than the others,,,,, includind wade n buthers...
 
yeah it's true, they're very big company and cutlers to the court at the same time.
i certainly like my rodgerses better than the butchers, but luckily i can do 'and' not 'or' :)
 
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