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    Red face New Guy from Illinois

    Hello all, Dave Huffman here. I have always been interested in straight razors & all types of blades in general as long as I can remember. My grandpa used to buy lots of US surplus stuff & my cousin & I found his stash of surplus razors one time & messed with them & broke most of them using them as knives. While in the Navy everyone had knives & I had many razor sharp, Ka-bar, Case & Buck knives. Not much to do on watch down in the boiler room on the mid watch but sharpen your knife. Later in life I got into Blacksmithing as a hobby & part time income. Didn't shoe horses but made lot's of stuff including RR Spike knives & cable pattern welded knives. Had to leave that type of work when I got carpal tunnel & trigger finger. In the last year or so I got back into knives & have been in the process of putting together a sharpening service. I was looking around my favorite antique shop & they had a great looking Koken horse hide strop & I bought it to use on knives. About 2 months ago I bought my first straight razor. It was in real bad shape & the scales were toast but even with the rust & all the blade was sharp as heck. ran it over my strop & wow. It is a Geneva Cutlery "Gold Seal" & from what I can find they only used that name on the later "Genco" version. Any help out there?
    I now also have a Bengal with no Made in England blade, A Hamilton "Hollow Ground", a Shumate #25 A
    & a Joseph Allen & Son razor. I also picked up real cheap a almost perfect John Primble & Son hone. I am thinking of building a small gas forge & trying my hand at forging razors. I have most all the tools I need so I won't have much expense getting into it.
    Sorry to be so long winded but sometines when I get on a roll, I can't stop.
    Thanks for providing a great place to learn about & just talk razors & shaving.
    Dave Huffman

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    Slawman, Welcome to Straight Razor Place!

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    Welcome. Do a search and you will find info on forging.
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    Welcome. Sounds like you've found the right place. :-)

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    Welcome To SRP Dave. I wish I had your experience as a blacksmith. I would love to make my own blades. More power to ya!
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    Welcome to SRP. Don't worry about being long winded. Many of us, myself included, suffer from talkative fingers. They get out of control and have a mind of their own.

    Do make use of the Library and FAQ sections. There is a wealth of information there with links to info in depth in places. Of course, asking questions on the forum gives us all a chance to opine on the subject (as there are stars in the sky are the number of different answers you will get - all part of the enjoyment of this great forum).
    "The sharpening stones from time to time provide officers with gasoline."

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    Yes, definitely listen to Razorfeld. I usually do the same but got side tracked which is bad for me. Use the Library for resources!
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