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My name is Richard and my family and I now live in North Carolina. I work for the government and my new hobby is restoring straight razors. I have a loving family and care for them deeply! My daughter is 14 months old and she is the light of my life!
I have been shaving with a straight for the last year and a half and feel like I can do it as a daily ritual and not as a painful exercise in futility. I started with a "Shave Factory" razor with replaceable Derby blades. Today I use a F. Fenney Pre 1890's and I'm trying to become a master of my morning ritual.
I recently purchased a lot of straight razors from a new friend and it included the following:
Geo Wostenholm & Sons X 2
F. Fenney
Joseph Elliot
B.J. Eyre
Joseph Rodgers & Sons
Clauss
All of them are free of rust and most have beautiful patina, but I was surprised when I found a piece of shaving history. A 9/8 "For Barbers Use" Chopper with all the markings (1890 or prior), no rust, pitting and in beautiful condition. I want to restore it and feel like I have the know how, but any last min. advice would be well appreciated.
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Hi and welcome. Lovely looking razor. Most of the restoration information will be found in the workshop forum. One of the stickies (red ones) has a lot of how to where to information and is a great place to start. Good luck and any questions just ask the guy's here are more than willing to help
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Personally, I would pull it out of the scales and give both a good cleaning. Then put it to use. It would be a shame to lose the patina on that razor. Find something else to restore.
Another option, I could send you a razor that needs a ton of help and take care of that one for you:)
As stated try here
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html
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Welcome from Nags Head, NC! Sounds like you're off to a great start on all fronts! Haven't done any restoration myself, but look forward to following your efforts.
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Hi Richard, and welcome!!
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Hello Richard. Welcome to SRP.
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I love this place (straight razor place). You have given me a nice start for my research and I feel like I will get all the expertise one would expect from true professionals. I respect your offer to take this "worthless" razor off my hands and provide me with a real project, but I must decline (I say that with all the respect of a new member and just trying to have a little fun with my first posts). I am going to pull the scales off and have already started shaping a set of Buffalo Horn scales for some authenticity.
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Thanks Harold and Walter and I'll keep everyone filled in on the progress.
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Welcome to SRP!
I agree with ss502mc, just try a light cleanup with some Maas, Mothers, and/or steel wool.
Beautiful razor.
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I think that it'd be a shame to polish that one to a mirror finish. To me, the patina adds to it and is part of it's story.
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Well give it so thought. i have few of a ultra rare razor. Anyone here can attest to the amazing quality they are known for. They do not even use a makers mark. They just mark the country on the razor. The one and only PAKISTAN razor. You are twisting my arm, but I am willing to go 2 for 1.;)
Never hurts to smile sometimes.
Regardless, that is a very nice razor you have
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Couple of ideas / examples for you, hope this helps....here's a razor similar to your's that I had restored using blonde horn:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...pin-scales.jpg
And here's an example of another with black horn. Personally, I'm a fan of a nice, clean, mirror finish, but thats my personal preference.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...lemans-den.jpg
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