Griffith Shaving Goods
Frederick Reynolds 6/8 Blade with Custom Mammoth Ivory Scales - Fully Restored Sheffield Straight Razor - Shave Ready
Razor Specifics:
Age Range: Circa Mid-late 1800s
Manufacturer: Frederick Reynolds, Sheffield England
Age Range: Circa Mid-late 1800s
Manufacturer: Frederick Reynolds, Sheffield England
Restoration: Fully restored- The blade was carefully reground to correct blade geometry and remove detrimental wear, fully polished, fitted with the newly made custom scales, repinned and honed to a superior shave ready state
Blade
Material: Sheffield Crucible Steel (carbon steel)
Width: 3/4" wide from edge to top of spine at the widest point
Grind: Near Wedge
Hone Wear: None at all, careful regrinding has left the blade with no hone wear and a thin, even bevel at the edge
Tip: Square
Finishes: Reflective crocus (mirror) finish all over
Condition: Just beautiful, only some scattered light pitting remaining in the steel, commensurate with its age, but nearly flawless
Shave ready: Yes, freshly honed and stropped and sanitized, fully ready to shave
Material: Sheffield Crucible Steel (carbon steel)
Width: 3/4" wide from edge to top of spine at the widest point
Grind: Near Wedge
Hone Wear: None at all, careful regrinding has left the blade with no hone wear and a thin, even bevel at the edge
Tip: Square
Finishes: Reflective crocus (mirror) finish all over
Condition: Just beautiful, only some scattered light pitting remaining in the steel, commensurate with its age, but nearly flawless
Shave ready: Yes, freshly honed and stropped and sanitized, fully ready to shave
Scales
These are new scales, made with care in our workshop
Material: Genuine over 15,000 year old Siberian Mammoth tusk Ivory (exterior bark), excavated from the Siberian Permafrost with a horn spacer wedge
Material: Genuine over 15,000 year old Siberian Mammoth tusk Ivory (exterior bark), excavated from the Siberian Permafrost with a horn spacer wedge
Pinning: brass pins & washers
Condition: Stunning, glossy and highly polished, the blade is held tightly and centers well between them
Condition: Stunning, glossy and highly polished, the blade is held tightly and centers well between them
About our restoration and honing process
Each one of our restored razors is brought back to life with a passion and attention to detail like it would be an addition to our own collection or user rotation. Many years of restoration experience and hundreds of restored razors sold around the world have refined our processes, but each razor is still given the time and individual attention it needs. Our vintage razors undergo dozens of steps involving blade unpinning (where necessarily) metal grinding/sanding with a range of different diameter and hardness wheels with various grits of abrasive and polishes. Scales are straightened and repaired when necessary, wet sanded and polishing. After the razor’s cosmetic and functional repairs are completed, a multistep honing process using a range of synthetic and natural sharpening stones is used to bring each razor back to keen and comfortable shaving sharpness. Finally stropping is performed on one of our cordovan leather strops and the blade is sanitized in Barbicide hospital-grade disinfectant. If for any reason you are not satisfied with our restored razors, please contact us to discuss return options. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.
