Any idea when it was produced? The "Made by Experts in USA, Not made in Germany" suggests a war time date.
Two Swedish Framebacks, not sure if you are all aware that there are actually four different styles of "Frameback" razors but these represent two of them On the left we have a J. Engstrom true "Frame"back I measure it at 6/8 Looks like somebody in the distant past replaced the back scale .. The edge is in great shape no dings chip or bad spot and has a nice even bevel, On the right we have a CW Dhalgren I measure at just shy of 6/8 This is a Faux Frameback the blade and tang are one piece of steel and the Spine is Tubular Brass and pressed into place Again the bevel is clean even and shows no issues Neither of these is "Shave Ready" to my standards, they do both, however, pass the Bevel set tests I will offer these two ways $60 for both plus Shipping as they sit, which should be perfect for a person that hones their own razors or is learning to hone. I totally believe these can be brought to shave ready pretty easily.. If you are a Non-Honer / Beginner I will sell them Honed & Stropped to a True Shave ready for $80 plus shipping Post or PM here FCFS CrossListed Thanks for looking
A rare "For sale" Offering I was messing around out is the shop and put this one together for a great price For sale: $80 shipped US Wade & Butcher 5/8+ Hollow Grind lightly restored to near perfect. Custommade Honey Horn scales @.090" thickness with a Green Malachite Wedge perfectly balanced to the Tang Brass pins and custom domed brass outer washers Will be Honed and Stropped to a true shave ready edge, I am offering a choice to the new owner on what stone they want it finished on FCFS Cross-listed $80 Thanks for looking
GemStar Customs and SnailForge Collaboration - Again Many of the members here will remember over the years Bruno and I working together across the big pond doing Straight Razor Collaborations.. Well we decided to do it again this year Bruno@SnailForge in Belgium did the Steel (W2 Carbon) work along with the Heat Treat and Temper on these 6 razors. They are now heading across the ocean here to North Idaho Once they arrive Gemstar Customs will do final polish, and offer limited customizations to finish up the razors in Horn, Bone, Kirinite / Acrylic or G10 scales. The razors are 13/16 -7/8 size final size after honing The price will be $350 usd plus shipping for standard builds ie: 2 pins and most shapes Once the razors are here in hand I will finalize orders and take a small materials deposit on each one.. These are cross listed on GemStar and SnailForge FB pages They will be FCFS Only Two of these are left now if you are interested PM here or email me at gssixgun@gemstarcustoms.com The two with the shorter tails are still available
First one is done and heading home There are still two blanks still available 7/8 W2 carbon steel G10 Jade Ghost scales @.110” Malachite Wedge @ .060” outside Nickel Silver pins Reversing SS outer washers Brass Bearing washer Yes it balances to the tang like it should Honing Chosera 1-5-10 with an Blue-Green Escher Finish
Second one heading home 7/8- W2 carbon steel Honey Horn @.115” Turquoise Wedge @ .060” outside Nickel Silver pins SS outer washers Brass Bearing washers Honing Chosera 1-5-10 with an Blue-Green Escher Finish There is still one Blank left unspoken for
All six blanks on this run have been spoken for,,, However I think Bruno and I might do something together again later this year, these collaborations are fun and they get the creative juice flowing