Thread: Anyone else been watching this J Rodgers.

Yup, been watching. Just curious to see where it'll end. That grind on the nose looks like my lathe parting tool. Seller had a bunch of nice blades

I had not seen it. I'm glad you shared it. It is a most interesting piece, and I am suppose to be trying to reduce my collection right now. I'm glad I saw it after the fact.

Has anybody shaved with a curved razor?? is it much different than a traditional straight?

Originally Posted by noobs

Has anybody shaved with a curved razor?? is it much different than a traditional straight?

That JR is quite a beauty.

A "smiling" blade is always a pleasure to shave with, they are great on the neck area.

I've seen my share of points and rodgers razors, but this one looks like a regular round point that was badly mangled.

To me it's as appealing as

that dog is missing 2 legs,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

that dog is missing 2 legs,,,

Only if you think they come with 3 and not 4....
Here's the full story on him:
Compy 386!!

Originally Posted by gugi

I've seen my share of points and rodgers razors, but this one looks like a regular round point that was badly mangled.

To me it's as appealing as

The thing that makes me wonder is that the writing is centered on the beveled part of the spine (taking into account the full length of the ground section) if it had had the tip broken off i would have thought that the writing would be slightly closer to the tip. I am NO expert though.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

The rating that makes me wonder is that the writing is centered on the beveled part of the spine (taking into account the full length of the ground section) if it had had the tip broken off i would have thought that the writing would be slightly closer to the tip. I am NO expert though.

Yeah, that's true, though it's not centered even with that into account. Still a lot more centered than if one imagines a full round point. Plus there's the steel removal part too. It's one thing to do it before heat treating and completely different on a hardened steel. The former suggest a lot more intention.
One thing for sure is that it's not something that caught on and became mainstream otherwise we'd have seen more. Whether it was an experiment, or salvaging a mistake/waste is probably impossible to say.
Or may be somebody will find a big pile of them like those heljestrands with chipped heels and we'll be scratching our heads even more.

Originally Posted by gugi

I've seen my share of points and rodgers razors, but this one looks like a regular round point that was badly mangled.

I didn't pick up on that at first glance, but I think you might be right. First I was bummed 'cause it ain't mine, now I'm glad. The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.