I snipped one of you guys on this razor today, but if it makes you feel any better, this will only be my third razor
Antique Straight Razor 11 16 Blade | eBay
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I snipped one of you guys on this razor today, but if it makes you feel any better, this will only be my third razor
Antique Straight Razor 11 16 Blade | eBay
Well,,,,,since its confession time :shrug:
I'm (bargintime) the one who sold you the razor & it has a slight warp in the spine,, nothing a few layers of tape won't fix.
Rolling x stroke time eh lol wait, your a honer, is it shave able
The leg, it has been pulled.
You fellows and your Tom foolery
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I hope your razor turns out to be a good one,,,,,,,,,, take some photos for us when you get it.
Leave sharptonn out of it, though I didn't know foolery was his last name :)Quote:
Originally Posted by admvalentine
I forgive everyone! :D
I'm with ya Tom!Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
It doesn't appear to have a makers mark but it might turn out to be a good shaver. No need to apologize on one like that!
Is a freakin auction, no need to be sorry,I go to farm auctions all the time,made alot of great friends,but when the bidding begins,there are no friends.
I believe its by a company called E. Lockwood, which is still in buisness. But win i saw that big razor with that pretty little tall lol i had to have it. Some of you guys with those long pointey monkey tails make me jealous.:shrug::shrug:
It's okay. You will eventually get what you want one day........................just be patient & don't jump into anything too quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by admvalentine
I do hope that you will enjoy that razor. Keep us posted. As far as the long pointy monkey tails and other such things. I'm a firm believer of Function Before Form. If the razors with the long tails work well for the owner that's Great. However if they don't then that's a shame.Quote:
Originally Posted by admvalentine
I was honored to be asked to hone a custom razor for a friend. It wasn't a folding razor and while it was a fantastic shaver the design left me frustrated. All the way from honing, stropping and shaving; and especially stropping. It wasn't the grind/it was the shank. The owner loves it and that's what counts.
The company I work for Loves to put Form before Function (it looks great but doesn't work worth a F***)!
If I can ever come up with the funds to have a custom blade made, it would be in a fairly traditional design and that includes the tail. :w
well it came, it wouldn't shave arm hair when I got it though had not been used in quite a few years. so I broke out the old Barbers hone.yes you heard right that's all I use from Bevel set to finish. finished it up with some Crox and stropped it. It shaved great, had to do rolling x though. I don't usually clean i vintage b blade but makers mark is so small and crusty i may have to clean it off.
It's ok, all that matters is you're happy & it shaves!Quote:
Originally Posted by admvalentine
Wait! What? You only use a Barber's hone for the whole process (bevel to finish)? I want to do that so please share with me how you are able to do that! Either thru PM or here or email!Quote:
Originally Posted by admvalentine
I don't want to have stones that I don't need to get the same results as that is a waste!
Thx.
One leg at a time?Quote:
Originally Posted by SirMike
Barbers Hines have been around a long time just for that reason , talk to Ron( Utopian ) he once said he kept his razors shaving for years with a good barbers hone. Sometimes the stone craze is about acquisitions more than needed, it's nice to have these fine edges from the high grit hones but they can be had without them, Tc
That is what I am trying to avoid!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tcrideshd
I have a few old barber hones & one is called a Red Devil & it is red. Although I have never tried this one yet, I have a feeling it would make a good edge on a razor.