Thread: Look what I got on ebay

That pitting at the edge is nothing, because whoever does the honing will take all that metal off. (The bigger problem is when the pitting or rot goes up higher into the body of the blade, but you can't really tell about that until you start honing.) BTW, if you don't have someone to help you restore it, I can recommend one person who is excellent (although there are many others on SRP) -- Bob Keyes at www.bobsrazors.com. He's a gentleman and an excellent person to work with, and he does really fantastic work. Anyway, enjoy the new blade, and don't forget to post some pics when you get it into shape! Got to make all those who didn't buy it jealous, right?

Absolutely. Thank you for the link, I will check it out. I'm not sure if I will go for a full restore. As nice a shiny razor is, there's something about a bit of petina that really draws me in. Does he do partial restorations?

Originally Posted by freyguy

As discussed in another thread I have RAD.

Who doesn't?

Nice puppy, will clean up nicely.

I'm biased, cause I love W&B's myself. It looks nice and solid for such an old razor. However, for that money, I would have liked to see a more unusual type. Now you can do a FULL restore on it. But, if you are like me, you can gently restore it - enough to return it to shave-readiness but not attempting to make it look like it was fresh out of the box. Rust and even pitting are not the most horrible things a vintage razor could have (most do). The problem is when it interferes with the shaving operation (the problem is on the edge). If it isn't, you jsut need to make sure it doesn't get any worse. Also, watch out for the dreaded "foil edge", which is an edge that is too thin. I've gotten burned by those a few times. Fortunately, I have never paid too much for them and justify my mistake by using them as practice razors or for parts. I buy a lot of razors on ebay and I just accept the fact that some of the time I'm not going to get what I expect. I have gotten some real beauties though. Good luck with yours! Once it's fixed up shave ready, you aren't going to remember what you paid for it.

Originally Posted by jtischler

I'm biased, cause I love W&B's myself. It looks nice and solid for such an old razor. However, for that money, I would have liked to see a more unusual type. Now you can do a FULL restore on it. But, if you are like me, you can gently restore it - enough to return it to shave-readiness but not attempting to make it look like it was fresh out of the box. Rust and even pitting are not the most horrible things a vintage razor could have (most do). The problem is when it interferes with the shaving operation (the problem is on the edge). If it isn't, you jsut need to make sure it doesn't get any worse. Also, watch out for the dreaded "foil edge", which is an edge that is too thin. I've gotten burned by those a few times. Fortunately, I have never paid too much for them and justify my mistake by using them as practice razors or for parts. I buy a lot of razors on ebay and I just accept the fact that some of the time I'm not going to get what I expect. I have gotten some real beauties though. Good luck with yours! Once it's fixed up shave ready, you aren't going to remember what you paid for it.

What I paid for it is a distant memory already. I plan on sending it out for honing and restoration, as I haven't tried my hand in these areas, and I don't want to be practicing on this beautiful blade.

Although I've spent a little bit more for the blades I've gotten on ebay, I've done alright so far. I've yet to receive a razor which made me cringe once it came out of the packaging.