Thread: Anyone ever heard of a Vorax?

Well if you need everything else, what is your budget and I will make a recommendation.

Well the wife said I could use $200 to get everything started. But she isn't gonna count the razor I got and having it honed, so I should still have around $200 to play with. I was hopeing to get one more razor and the normal required items.

Sure. That's the little whirlpool in the sink, after you pull the plug from the drain, right?

If the razor is in as good a shape as you say, I'd see if I could get him down a little cheaper, and buy it.
Vorax is not one of the names I've learned to avoid, if that's any help, and it doesn't sound like a brand new razor, which most of the poor quality ones are.
If you are competent at honing, you can give it a shot (or make it comparable to one you have that IS ready to shave) if not, there are plenty of people who do this for a small fee on the forum.
Enjoy your razor if you buy it, and post some pics!

John P.

I think Dr, Suess wrote about a Vorax.

Originally Posted by icedog

I think Dr, Suess wrote about a Vorax.

Close... it was the lorax... i think

Originally Posted by syslight

Close... it was the lorax... i think

Okay then a vorax may be some sort of small antelope.

OK so $200... Well I would say try some of these

Brushes:
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...cat=154&page=1

http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...cat=149&page=1

if you want a small brush
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...cat=153&page=1

Strop:
Made by Tony Miller
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...cat=102&page=1

Soap/ Creme

Any Soap or creme Jim carries other than Colonel Conk.

It does not have to be the most expensive.
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...me.php?cat=137
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...me.php?cat=136

Also you can visit our soap mistresses at
http://www.bear-haven.com/
www.thegentlemansquarter.com

everything they have is great.
You do not need preshave oil.

Go get a stiptic from the local walgreens. Also get this aftershave balm. It is unscented but it is medicated to help with the razor burn and is a life saver.
http://www.drugstore.com/products/pr...ELAID=61243108

Only vorax I could find was a gecko. The scientific name of it is Gehyra vorax and it is a large gecko which can change color from a light tan to a dark chocolate brown, depending on his environment. Nothing at all on Vorax razors. I started shaving with a straight razor when I was thirteen and continued until college when time just became too important to me. I'm 65 and retired now and went back to my old ivory handled Wostenholm and a Case that my dad bequeathed me. You'll do o. k. with almost any Sheffield razor in good condition. When they were made, Sheffield craftsmen knew what they were doing. I particularly like the John Barber razor with the square and compass emblem stamped in the steel. R. Sutcliffe's of Sheffield made some razors with many Masonic symbols on the blade. I have one and it took a fine shaving edge without too much work, just a vintage Norton razor hone with shaving lather for lubricant and finished the edge with my great-grandad's old natural stone razor hone and shaving lather. After stropping with a "Pike" shell horsehide strop it came up to the edge I wanted and shaves great. You might try using a good plain soap lather for a hone lubricant I would avoid those with oils or greases in them. I use soap in a mug and a badger brush for an applicator on the stone. An old time barber told me to try it and it does a great job of floating the grindings out of the stone pores. Keep a big bowl of water handy and frequently submerge and wash the stone and then reapply lather and hone. Don't get in a hurry with it and don't apply too much pressure to the razor. When you are near the edge you want reduce pressure to almost nothing. This effectively reduces the grit of the cutting stone. Some razors I have to finish hone on a hard surgical Arkansas oilstone with "Marvel Mystery Oil" for lubricant. I also use Marvel Mystery Oil as a cleaner and light lubricant on guns that I work on. I've never used hone paste however I may try it in the future. Good luck on your journey.

Originally Posted by icedog

I think Dr, Suess wrote about a Vorax.

I was thinking along the same line, but it was the Lorax.

Back to the OP, I think beginners should stay away from antique store/ flea market razors until they've handled enough good quality razors to know what to look for. Otherwise there is a great risk of getting ripped off.



Scott