I learned to shave as a teen with a straight razor and got away from it in the last 6 years. I grew a beard when my oldest was born so I could save the shave time and spend more time fathering him and I did a short stint in the Army where I used disposables because it was what was available. In the last few months I started shaving with vintage DE and SE razors. I found my old strait, which had lost its scales, and discovered that It had some rust on the blade. I cleaned it off and found a hole near the edge of the blade. After asking around it was decided that it would probably crack during honing so I started saving up for a new-to-me straight and, It should be in my hands Monday.
I'm not sure what it is as it was a gift from a member of another forum. I had made an order from WhippedDog for a sight unseen and changed it hours later because of the gifting of this razor. I have 6 scaleless blades that need restored but nothing shave ready until this razor gets to me. I'm excited to return to straight razor shaving and the postal delays have driven me crazy on this razor. It was shipped to me 2 day priority mail but it ended up touring the country taking a trip from TX to CO, then back to the coast of NC before coming back my way in the mountains. I'll update this post with pictures once it gets here. All I know is that it is shave ready and that the pivot pin is a bit loose.
