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    Default WOW!..Nice $5. Shoulderless Wostenholm


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    There are some heavy pits and that one in the middle of the bevel might be a death sentence unless you want a 3/8.

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    Quote Originally Posted by life2short1971 View Post
    There are some heavy pits and that one in the middle of the bevel might be a death sentence unless you want a 3/8.
    I will take the risk with this one. Call me the Salvador Dali of straight razors if you must. I will rescue it from it's almost indubitable 3/8 death and revive it as if a ravishing Frankenstein!

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    Now thats just what I think and if someone can be wrong it is usually me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by life2short1971 View Post
    Now thats just what I think and if someone can be wrong it is usually me!
    Yes! " He conquers who endures" - Persius

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    He who endures also conquers!

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    I realize it is only $5 and the scales might be worth it by themselves, but you do see the corrosion in the dead center of the blade, Right???

    Of course you can't ever tell until a razor is actually in hand, but I am not seeing a solid edge there myself nor much room to make one if that corrosion is even half as bad as it looks... If you have to rip that blade down, your going to be way into the belly of the blade instead of the finely tempered edge...
    I would love to see micro shots of that edge myself...

    Good luck with it though

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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
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    I realize it is only $5 and the scales might be worth it by themselves, but you do see the corrosion in the dead center of the blade, Right???

    Of course you can't ever tell until a razor is actually in hand, but I am not seeing a solid edge there myself nor much room to make one if that corrosion is even half as bad as it looks... If you have to rip that blade down, your going to be way into the belly of the blade instead of the finely tempered edge...
    I would love to see micro shots of that edge myself...

    Good luck with it though
    Thanks for the input. I received the razor today. It's such a beautiful razor and for less than $5 I was compelled to take a chance. LOL Afterall the pictures were crappy and it could have went either way. It doesn't seem that bad to me. I am going to bread knife it and try to make it usable. If anything the restoration experience will yield a lesson.
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    May you have better luck than me. I just got a razor off ebay looked real nice for less than $5 also. Turns out it had a nick in the blade almost in the middle. I pushed it gently my finger nail to assess the situation and it cracked nice and straight about halfway up the blade.

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