Unknown Sheffield in Cocobolo

[DogHair]

This is a nice 6/8 half hollow Sheffield blade. The tang is worn but reads "Jo" something "& Sons". Could be a few different names. Re-scaled in Cocobolo finished with CA. Wedge is brass. I haven't completely mastered wedge making yet but I like the thinner scales and the color & finish came out great.

 

[joshmpdx]

Kevin, you put this blade together?!

It looks outrageously good. fantastic job!!

 

[treydampier]

Very nice and one of my favorite woods. I bet it's a W&B or a fredrick Reynolds as I have restored some that looked very similar.
Nice Job!

 

[joshmpdx]

My hunch is it's a Joeseph Rodgers & Sons

 

[rdeakle]

Thats a nice looking razor. Love the scales!

 

[DogHair]

Here's the tang. Not much left. "Celebrated Razor" gives it away as a Sheffield blade 1840-1870.

 

[crankymoose]

very nicely done

 

[Luc]

I think Joseph Rodger has a cross before Joseph but I could be mistaken... It might be a Joseph Fentons

 

[treydampier]

I think that is John, which I bet is John Hollar, or Johnson & Co. Who knows, what counts is that its very pretty and if its like most of the old Sheffield blades I have, its a very nice shaver.

 

[grump]

Nice job, Kevin.

It looks great, I like it.

 

[mdunn]

very nice!

 

[mainaman]

Looks great.

 

[JPM]

Nice work!

 

[azmark]

Wow! Just sandpaper?

 

[DogHair]

Wow! Just sandpaper?

And a tumbler/polisher.

 

[waxwing23]

That's a very nice looking razor Kevin. Nice work man. Did you ever get a new tumbler? If you did ,what did you get and how do you like it?
Russ

 

[professorchaos]

Looking good. Looking good.

 

[DogHair]

That's a very nice looking razor Kevin. Nice work man. Did you ever get a new tumbler? If you did ,what did you get and how do you like it?
Russ

No, still have the old one, grinding away. I just moved it to a remote area in the basement. I've been considering a buffer. Any thoughts? I've been busy lately so, although there's no actual hurry, a restore takes me around a month or so. I've got a Joseph Elliott on the bench right now.