Fernando Esser Straight Razor with Original painted celluloid scales! With a Hollow ground blade and a french tip this is certainly a unique razor! The half hollow grind will cut through any beard with ease and the french tip adds a wonderful character to this late 1800's blade. This razor does show signs of its age with a good amount of pitting and wear. The blade has an etching of an eagle and american flags that remain visible.
Country of Manufacture: Grind: Half Hollow Metal: Carbon Steel Scales: Celluloid Date: 1800s Condition: Polished, Sharpened and Shave Ready Grade: shaveable Imperfections: pitting and scratches Included: Razor only
Restoration Process:
The razor was disassembled. The blade and scales were cleaned and polished bringing a high mirror finish to the blade and restoring the original beauty of the celluloid scales! After being pinned back together the razor moved to our true honing process.
Honing Process:
Honing starts out on a Chosera 1000 Wet stone were I begin to set the bevel. Once the bevel outine is finished I move onto the Chosera 3000 where the bevel is cleaned up and refined. Next its on to the polishing stage which starts out on the Aishyama 6000 and moves to the naniwa 12000. After the 12k, a perfectly good shave can occur. But we like to take it one step further and finish with a high polish on the Suehiro Gokumyo 20000. After honing, the blade is stropped, oiled, and shave ready!
