GrandPa's Razor

[Zarniwoop]

Looking around the house today my wife came across my Grandfather's Straight which I did not event realise I had.

The blade itself looks like it is in pretty good nick and probably just needs a lite hone and good stropping by a hone master. The rest looks quite rusty and could do with a good clean.

Is there someone in Australia who could do a restore and clean up of this for me and about how much will it cost?

Hope that this is the correct thread to ask this in.

 

[Luc]

That straight needs a good restore...

There are indeed a few that could do it in Australia yes. Unless someone volunteer, I would recommend onimaru55, see the honemeister list in Sydney...

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Honemeister

 

[Zarniwoop]

Thanks for the quick reply Luc. I have sent Oz a email and await his reply.

 

[vmank1q]

I wish I had my grandfather's straight razor, that would be really cool. My great uncle used to use one, so they tell me...but God knows where it went

 

[onimaru55]

G'day Glyn . Email sent.

And Thank you Luc

 

[BladeRunner001]

Wowww...what a sentimental piece of history. Once Oz gets done with it, I have no doubt that you enjoy many shaves with this razor . Congratulations

 

[Zarniwoop]

Looking forward to working this SE thing out and getting to use this one.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Took the razor to Oz today to get it restored. He took one look and deduced that the razor is pre 1890 due to it being stamped Sheffield as opposed to Sheffield, England. This makes me think that the razor may have also been my Great-GrandPa's razor which is pretty amazing. Now I am even more excited about Straight Edge shaving. Looking forward to getting the technique right.

 

[gull]

Post pics of the finished razor!

 

[onimaru55]

Well Glyn, Grandpa's razor is still in the queue but the backup razor is ready to raze
I found 2 spots of of rust other than what you mentioned so cleaned them up too. Light polish to finish the blade & even gave the scales a quick once over.

Verrry nice shaver ! Bit of info on Taylors below.

TAYLOR WITNESS
NEEDHAM, VEALL (VEAL) & TYZACK
Eye Witness Works, Sheffield
ca. 1865 - 1925

btw the strop's ready too so you can meet your deadline for your first shave but I bet you won't wait for the New Year

 

[Luc]

Ah nice, was the tip shorten at some stage? Nothing wrong with that!

 

[onimaru55]

Eagle eyes there Luc
Actually there were some grind marks on the nose so its possible but clearance at the wedge is only 2mm. The tip of the spine & edge are perpendicular but the perspective on the pics doesn't show it.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Well Glyn, Grandpa's razor is still in the queue but the backup razor is ready to raze
btw the strop's ready too so you can meet your deadline for your first shave but I bet you won't wait for the New Year

Wow, that is awesome Oz. I think my first straight shave is going to be sooner than I envisaged (how can I resist). The razor looks awesome and I can not wait to get it in my hot little hands tomorrow.

 

[onimaru55]

Glad you likey Glyn. It will be a great start to your str8 shaving adventure.

 

[Luc]

That looks like a great shaver! Nice work Oz!

 

[onimaru55]

Thanx Luc. She did take a sweet edge

 

[Zarniwoop]

Glad you likey Glyn. It will be a great start to your str8 shaving adventure.

My straight shaving adventure has begun - Crossing the Straight Divide

 

[onimaru55]

Well, Grandpa's razor is done & just going thru a final tweak on the hones. As is, it is the kind of shave that converts people to Sheffield wedges but the straight spine, small bevels, even grind & healthy edge steel helps make this one a stand out.

Clean up was a bit of a worry as once the red rust was flaked off I could see it was covering a layer of that stubborn black tarnish that can be so hard to shift. Under the microscope you can actually see hundreds of black micropits & a ghost of the damage remains but overall this one came out better than I expected. The pile side was much worse than the mark side & the makers mark displays very well now.

The scales were sanded from 320 grit - 3000 grit & finished with Novus 1-2-3
Original pewter wedge was retained & new brass pins & washers hold it together. The pins were left as peened to keep the rustic flavour.

I found this info in Uniclectica.

HALE BROTHERS
Moorfield Works, Allen Street or Snow Lane, Sheffield
ca. 1871 - 1972

 

[Luc]

Nice!!

 

[Zarniwoop]

Wow, Now I am really excited.

The razor looks way better than I thought it would ever be.

Very much looking forward to scrapping this one across my face. This is what all the nick's and scratches that I am currently going through in my Journey to cross the Straight divide. Can not wait to get my hands on this.

Thank you Oz and Luc for opening my eyes to the world of straights.