Took a punt on this one over on eBay my winning bid got me a 1830s Joseph Cam Stubtail for a very reasonable price, it came with original Ivory scales only problem they were cracked, I had another set of Ivory scales off a Mappin & Webb from the same period but in the end I decided to make a set from some blonde horn I had leftover from another project, went with a horn wedge made from the same materials and brass pins and washers, kept the scales a very close as possible to the original style design and shape, the razor is very near a wedge it was a pretty difficult razor to hone in the end experience won the day and the razor decided to play the game and finally gave up the edge I wanted.
Thanks, Gary. Keith, this razor was one of the most difficult to hone, bad geometry including 180 years of honeware, it took all of my knowledge and experience to put it right in the end, I eventually got there and was rewarded with a very smooth shaver, one good thing came out of it, it needs no tape and can now be refreshed on the 12K with a few mixed up and varied strokes.
Thanks, I have restored a few of these Stubtails down the years, most of them tend to have original horn scales whenever you are in doubt over a very old razor I would say go with horn it was common and widely used back in the day.
I'm impressed! I have the utmost respect for anyone who can pull off what you accomplished. You have done a superb job with this!