A Full on Restoration in the Works....

[Jarrett Knives]

Hi Gang -

Here is one that I just picked up. She doesn't look too bad for being 160 years old, now does she?

I'll be doing a full restoration on her in the near future. I'll be replacing the original horn scales as there is some horn rot and some bug activity on one of the ends. I'll be copying the scales out of new horn to stay true to the original. Here are the "before" pictures....Whatcha think?

 

[amcardon]

I'm excited to see where this goes! Any idea on scale material yet?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Can't wait to see the results! I've got a faux-tortoise (painted horn) Joseph Rodgers & Sons frame back (of the one-piece type) that I really need to restore a little further. Mine has a very similar "smile" to yours.

 

[xChris]

Doubly Carbonized!

It looks just fine for the age. Too bad the scales are going to have to be replaced -- nothing like having an old razor like that with all of the original hardware intact. However, I'm all for restoring a tool to use rather than it sitting in a curio cabinet. Good luck with the restoration!

 

[Will Power]

Very nice looking classic English cut-throat there!
Surprisingly good condition too, I look forward to seeing the restoration pix and hope it goes back into use.

Can you imagine a Mach 3 in 2170....er...no.

 

[DennisStrickland]

wayne i love those old thickies. used to have several wade & butchers marked "for barbers only". the true hollow grind was'nt really rolling till late 1860s. these chunky guys are really getting hard to find. thanks for showing.
dennis