Thread: Monkey Tail!

Was wondering if anyone else spotted this one.
It just seems like it's got a bit of hone wear in the last picture, but it's not to clear...

VINTAGE JOSEPH ROGERS & SONS STRAIGHT RAZOR L@@K - eBay (item 270720627175 end time Mar-22-11 13:14:00 PDT)


item number: 270720627175

Looks like a fair bit of hone ware and about a 8th off the cutting edge (not shortened)

Looks like they copied a DePews razor. They are fun razors & quite unique...

There is a lot of hone wear, and will be more, when the nicks are worked out.
As Shooter mentioned it is just like a Depews razor. Henry Sears also made a nearly identical version. Anybody know of others?
Ed
quicknicker

I've seen a joseph rodgers with a double-swoop long tail as well, i.e., for two fingers to rest in them.. I'll see if I can dig up a pic...I think I saved it somewhere.

I owned it that Rodgers. I'll dig up a pic, but it wasn't like that.

That Rodgers in the link is basically a Depews.

They are disappointingly small, tiny in fact. Absolutely awful (for me) to shave with as its cutting edge is rather short, but worse there is insufficient room to hold the razor by its tang due to its extended tail, so you end up wrapping or trying to wrap your fingers around the tail which is awkward and uncomfortable - for me anyway. Depews 'perfect razor' in my opinion is anything but, the Rodgers employing the same design. Another bad point is the scales are wider than the tang, making it a chore to strop.

Anyway, this will likely go for a fair bit as people seem to love the concept of the long tail for either collectibility or for shaving with, and in the event of the latter they do not seem to acknowledge how impractical it is to use, or its substantially smaller than average size.

Just advising if you do intend to purchase it for shaving, beware of its size - or lack of it. It would probably cool if it corresponded to the normal dimensions of a 5-6/8, but in my opinion it would be better suited to the removal of corns.

I just got a custom Robert Williams that has a huge monkey tail.

Originally Posted by Scipio

Depews... are disappointingly small, tiny in fact... Absolutely awful ... awkward and uncomfortable ... 'perfect razor' in my opinion is anything but ... impractical to use ... beware ... it would be better suited to the removal of corns.

So, wait...
Just to be clear, are you saying you don't like them?

Originally Posted by HNSB

So, wait...
Just to be clear, are you saying you don't like them?

While Ive been fortunate enough never to have had a corn to remove, I can not qualify if they are any good. However, for shaving I feel it is a misrepresentation and unfit for purpose. I don't even know if they were ever intended for shaving or not - they share more qualities with a corn razor than a straight.