A long time back I had purchased a venerable old Marshes & Shepard Pond Works razor.
It had a tremendous amount of hone wear on the toe....so I took off the scales (now on my LeGrelot, nice horn with ivory inlay...) and the razor went into the drawer to corrode for yet another century...
Yet times are tough....
I got no dough to buy a new razor....
I'm desperate!
I get a little kooky reading shaving forums all day, and I slip into a deranged state of mind....
And then I take out the ol' Marshes razor and head for the shop....
The result?
I call it the Marshian, because it looks like it came from outer space!
It tapers from about 13/16 at the heel to a tidy 4/8 at the toe. It's a razor for all styles!
Like a big honker? Work the heel.
Need some precision for the coup de maitre? Slip that dainty tip under your nose and have at it!
I actually originally purchased the razor as I was inspired by Joel's Bill Ellis Ramapo restore that had a similar severe toe wear taper.
I didn't bother trying to give it a very fine finish, just some rough hand sanding to add some texture and alliviate some old corrosion.
Did I mention I also tried for a worked back "vines" type effect? It came out a bit strange with the rounded spine that is on there.
Yes, it's a freakshow, folks....I know, but it now counts as yet another razor in my rotation! SCORE!
Has taken a keen edge, we'll see how it shaves this weekend...
It had a tremendous amount of hone wear on the toe....so I took off the scales (now on my LeGrelot, nice horn with ivory inlay...) and the razor went into the drawer to corrode for yet another century...
Yet times are tough....
I got no dough to buy a new razor....
I'm desperate!
I get a little kooky reading shaving forums all day, and I slip into a deranged state of mind....
And then I take out the ol' Marshes razor and head for the shop....
The result?
I call it the Marshian, because it looks like it came from outer space!
It tapers from about 13/16 at the heel to a tidy 4/8 at the toe. It's a razor for all styles!
Like a big honker? Work the heel.
Need some precision for the coup de maitre? Slip that dainty tip under your nose and have at it!
I actually originally purchased the razor as I was inspired by Joel's Bill Ellis Ramapo restore that had a similar severe toe wear taper.
I didn't bother trying to give it a very fine finish, just some rough hand sanding to add some texture and alliviate some old corrosion.
Did I mention I also tried for a worked back "vines" type effect? It came out a bit strange with the rounded spine that is on there.
Yes, it's a freakshow, folks....I know, but it now counts as yet another razor in my rotation! SCORE!
Has taken a keen edge, we'll see how it shaves this weekend...