The IXL PIPE Shop

syslight · 01-22-2008, 10:26 AM

Gentlemen,
For your viewing pleasure, a room of Wostenholm treasures to be enjoyed... no need to look forthe lazy beat cop trying to shake you down because you are smoking indoors!

syslight · 01-22-2008, 10:29 AM

Here is my first one... it was an e- bite special, still needs work my guess is that the razor was stored in the bathroom. the corrosion occurred in the areas not protected by the scales.

syslight · 01-22-2008, 10:34 AM

This one shocases Traveller's workmanship... my picturs are not as nice as his... 8/8 IXL..

crichton · 01-30-2008, 03:52 AM

Here are my three Wostenholm's.....the blade-only is my favorite. I can't wait to get a nice set of black & white ebony scales on her! The second one was my very first Wostenholm and the third still needs to be cleaned up.

syslight · 01-30-2008, 03:56 AM

What! you want to clean up that last one... that worht a bundle on ebay!

Welcome! i need to snap some more pictures because "IXL"!

crichton · 01-30-2008, 03:59 AM

When I get home in a few weeks I'll have some new razors waiting for me and I think 1 or 2 are Wostenholm's.....so I'll make sure and get them up here as well!

JMS · 01-30-2008, 05:32 AM

Will any Wostemholm do or does it have to be a pipe?

crichton · 01-30-2008, 05:34 AM

I got the impression that any Wostenholm is welcome.....it just didn't fit well into the thread name....

jnich67 · 01-30-2008, 06:41 AM

Here is a 7/8 half hollow IXL restored by Bill Ellis. The scales are desert ironwood. This is my overall favorite shaver.

Jordan

Doc · 01-30-2008, 08:52 AM

My god thats pretty. LOVE those scales!!!!!

syslight · 01-30-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by JMS

Will any Wostemholm do or does it have to be a pipe?

Any wostenholm will do and you can see we have several stypes already... mainly pipes and "IXL"... because if you have a wostey YOU EXCELL!

2Sharp · 01-30-2008, 04:32 PM

Genuine Pipe Razor. I'm not sure if the scales are original or not.

bj

crichton · 02-18-2008, 05:03 AM

New IXL.....

gssixgun · 02-18-2008, 01:41 PM

I have a couple of Pipe razors tucked away here. The "Very Neat" was my first purchase after I decided to go back to a straight razor, and doesn't get used near enough... In all actuality I believe that these Wostenholm razors are the most underrated of the Sheffields.... Shhhhhhhhhh lets keep it that way.....

This is a plain jane 5/8 pipe razor....

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And then my 5/8 "Very Neat" Pipe razor, this one is the blade I usually will lend to someone who wants to "Try" a Straight razor... With the slight swayback and a smile to match this is a very forgiving shaver.....

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Yorkshireman · 04-07-2008, 05:50 PM

Should this be moved to the Razor Clubs section?

English · 04-07-2008, 06:03 PM

Can anybody explain "IXL"?

Yorkshireman · 04-07-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by English

Can anybody explain "IXL"?

It is the trademark of George Wostenholm & Son, originally granted to W.A.Smith in 1787 and acquired by Mr. Wostenholme (his name had not yet lost its 'e') in 1826.
It is a play on I Excel.

freebird · 04-07-2008, 07:06 PM

This was the razor I first shaved with. I really need to restore it, but will do that later as it's being honed by Str8trazor at the moment. It's a George Wostenholm and Sons IXL.

PalmettoB · 04-10-2008, 04:46 AM

I'm a sucker for most of the major Sheffield makers. Here are a few of my Wostenholms.

crichton · 04-10-2008, 04:48 AM

Those are all nice Blair - but that Peerless! WOW!!!