Thread: Well... I'll be getting some good honing practice.

Just picked up these babies:

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/0/2...9_o.jpg?nc=288

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/0/2...6_o.jpg?nc=254

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/0/2...212_o.jpg?nc=2


$10 plus shipping each... seller combines shipping so waiting to find out my total now.

A Geneva, a Robeson Shur Edge, and a Morris (Solingen steel).

As far as I can tell from the pictures, they are all in good enough condition that assuming there's nothing hidden, I can clean, hone and shave.

I also picked up a few worse examples to practice more difficult clean jobs on (minor rust/pitting) for cheap.

I remember seeing those. I held off because, if I'm thinking of the right razors, I saw scratch marks from heal to toe, which is a sign of sanding/steel wool. Personally, I don't like buying blades that have been "worked on" unless I know the person knows what they are doing.

But maybe I'm thinking of different auctions and maybe I'm assuming the worst of the person.

They are pretty good looking razors and they are from reputible makers (sought after ones, even). They should give you some good practice, and they should serve you well once honed.

Probably is these ones. I figure that most any used razor you will buy that doesn't have any visible oxidation on it has likely had it removed with some kind of abrasive. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.