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I bought these three straight razors years and years ago. But I know very little about them. I do know that Joseph Rodgers made great blades!
Nope, I have never sharpened them or used them either. Erm... .... my toes curl even when I watch the YouTube videos of how to do it properly. Yup. Chicken.
So, one for the experts. What do I have?
I already know you are going to tell me to try one.
But which one is the best to renovate?
#1. Joseph Rodgers with a bone handle
A tiny nick out of the bone at the tip, and some loss of bone at the hinge end. On this side only. The other side is fine. Brass rivets.
Some staining to the steel. Very little pitting. (Looks worse in the photo than it really is). An uneven bevel on this side, tapering down to almost no bevel.
Edit: 6/8
#2. Joseph Rodgers with an ebony handle, and with a case.
The ebony has scratches, but nothing too deep. But initials "JR" lightly scratched into one of the scales. Steel rivets.
A couple of extremely light pits. Very little staining.
"Ground in Sheffield" on the other side of the tang.
Edit: Probably originally 5/8, but in reality it is 1/16" to 3/32" less than that
#3. C S Bailey Bristol. Chipped black bakelite(?) scales
Quite a lot of pitting and some rusting. The steel has a different look to it than the others. (stainless?). Hollow ground, but you can see striations. Steel rivets. In some ways, it is quite crude.
Edit: 5/8. Almost a wedge, but there is a slight hollow in the grind.
Certainly the least appealing of the three.
So. What do you reckon, and what can you tell me about them?
Rod
Nope, I have never sharpened them or used them either. Erm... .... my toes curl even when I watch the YouTube videos of how to do it properly. Yup. Chicken.
So, one for the experts. What do I have?
I already know you are going to tell me to try one.
But which one is the best to renovate?
#1. Joseph Rodgers with a bone handle
A tiny nick out of the bone at the tip, and some loss of bone at the hinge end. On this side only. The other side is fine. Brass rivets.
Some staining to the steel. Very little pitting. (Looks worse in the photo than it really is). An uneven bevel on this side, tapering down to almost no bevel.
Edit: 6/8
#2. Joseph Rodgers with an ebony handle, and with a case.
The ebony has scratches, but nothing too deep. But initials "JR" lightly scratched into one of the scales. Steel rivets.
A couple of extremely light pits. Very little staining.
"Ground in Sheffield" on the other side of the tang.
Edit: Probably originally 5/8, but in reality it is 1/16" to 3/32" less than that
#3. C S Bailey Bristol. Chipped black bakelite(?) scales
Quite a lot of pitting and some rusting. The steel has a different look to it than the others. (stainless?). Hollow ground, but you can see striations. Steel rivets. In some ways, it is quite crude.
Edit: 5/8. Almost a wedge, but there is a slight hollow in the grind.
Certainly the least appealing of the three.
So. What do you reckon, and what can you tell me about them?
Rod