Never give up!

**sharptonn** · 10-09-2011, 06:44 PM

I think everone wants an old 8/8 W@B barber's use, whether they admit it or not! They ARE pricy! I know guys who have several, but I had to find a more reasonable avenue. We all have seen those who have custom scaled them and smoothly mirrored them, but I desired an "original" one with some genuine patina with which to shave! I bought these scales with a badly broken blade a few years ago, saved the top collars and waited ....well...patiently. I finally got one with some pitting pounded into some broken bakelite for a "reasonable" price and hand sanded and polished it, leaving some scars. I cleaned and soaked the scales (bottom still pinned) in neatsfoot oil and dryed them. I finally have it all pinned up and honed. I resisted a pin hole bushing, but did relent to thin brass spacers! Shaves wonderfully, Nice and TIGHT! so....don't give up! ...get it on...Tom

**TrilliumLT** · 10-09-2011, 07:03 PM

Well done. Looks Great. Im also one for saving the old scales, Gives it some character.

**deighaingeal** · 10-09-2011, 07:10 PM

I picked one up a while back myself for a reasonable cost. I didn't get the quality canvas that you had to start the clean up, but you are correct. Nice find and save.

**kalerolf** · 10-09-2011, 07:49 PM

Well done looks Great!!
I want one too

**KrazieSj** · 10-09-2011, 08:32 PM

That just makes me smile. Very nice cleaver you got there.

**Mvcrash** · 10-09-2011, 09:42 PM

Very nice. I have one also but I've never shaved with it.

**hoglahoo** · 10-09-2011, 10:37 PM

Bakelite? Looks like horn to me. Really nice, I love the big, old Sheffield razors especially when they look original

**sharptonn** · 10-09-2011, 11:06 PM

The scales ARE horn. The blade came to me in bakelite!

**johnmrson** · 10-09-2011, 11:14 PM

Yes, bakelite scales haven't survived the test of time too well and as long as you're capable of swapping a blade between scales then it opens the doors to some extra bargains.

**sharptonn** · 10-10-2011, 12:26 AM

I guess I did not explain clearly in the OP! This blade surely came originally in horn just like the ones I have put it in. These Horn scales originally had a W@B Barber's use blade in them, but the blade was broken. Horn gets eaten by bugs and sometimes warps. Fortunately, these scales stood the test of time quite well. This blade had been transplanted into Bakelite, probably in the 20th century and probably for the afformentioned reasons. Having it back into the original type scales, knowing what was in them originally, makes it correct, IMHO. I am glad to have it back like it was made!

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