Thanks! The scales are a faux tortoise shell amber color. They are original I believe. Looking through the scales to the steel tang between them, one can see surface staining, not bad, but it’s there. Purchased a year ago from Shave Armory, who did some light restoration buffing and rehoned very nicely. A few spots on the front blade face did get some pitting, but still in very nice shape. The price did reflect the issues (a little ). I’ve thought about trying a rescale and light restore on the tang sometime in the future. Have the machinery now, just not the time. Have a couple other ‘user grade’ straights and knives in line before to acquire some skills.....
Tonight I thought I would switch things up, and use a de razor. I’m not sure how many shaves this blade has been used for, but hey it was doing good why change it! Razor; Milord Blade; Vokshod Brush; JR 185 boar Soap; Stirling Gentlemen As: Nivea post shave balm The end result was very good, even with being out of practice using a de, thankfully the milord is a somewhat forgiving razor. Now I smell good and feel smooth.
Very nice Paul! I have looked at JR's brushes and I don't remember seeing that one in his pics. It stands out so I should have remembered it.
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