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  1. 03-13-2009, 03:07 AM #1
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    Default Two new acquisitions

    Hey all

    I've had my first razor for two days and what do I do? Go on eBay and buy two more!! I was looking for a couple cheap razors to test my honing on, as I don't want to ruin my shave ready razor I have now. Anyone have any ideas/advice on the two new ones?

    J. R. Torrey Straight Razor Tortoise Celluloid - eBay (item 270354061264 end time Mar-12-09 17:53:10 PDT)

    John Koskinen Straight Razor Tortoise Shell Celluloid - eBay (item 270354069146 end time Mar-12-09 18:16:32 PDT)

    I haven't bought a hone yet but was thinking the Norton 4K/8K. Would that be good to start with? Thanks to all of you have been a great help thus far.
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  2. 03-13-2009, 03:10 AM #2
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    Smile Welcome, jventurini

    That's a very good stone, not only to start with, but for the long term as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post
    That's a very good stone, not only to start with, but for the long term as well.

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    +1 on the 4/8. Two nice pieces to practice on. The second one 'formerly of Elskituna is interesting. I wonder if the maker moved his operation over to the USA or was still in Sweden? At those prices you can't go wrong.
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    You picked up those razors for pretty good prices! The norton 4000/8000 is certainly a great stone, but you also might want a coarser hone for setting bevels, which you may have to do with the ebay finds. I'm sure you could do it with a norton 4000 (it may take a while), but I just use my norton 1000.
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  5. 03-13-2009, 09:45 AM #5
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    the norton is a good stone, but not enough to hone these razors.
    you'll need something coarser.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    The second one 'formerly of Elskituna is interesting. I wonder if the maker moved his operation over to the USA or was still in Sweden? At those prices you can't go wrong.

    JOHN ENGSTROM ESKILSTUNA
    ca. 1874-1918

    JOHN ENGSTROM, JR.
    Little Valley, New York
    ca. 1920-1921

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    Nice razors. Good grab!
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  7. 03-13-2009, 06:25 PM #7
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    Hey all
    Thanks for the advice and compliments. I figured at the price I couldn't beat it. Anyone know any info on the John Engstrom razor? I haven't been able to find anything on them. And if so why the handle says John Koskinen? Again I appreciate the posts folks, and I'm going to probably pick up a Norton 4K/8K in the near future.
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  8. 03-14-2009, 04:05 AM #8
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    that's probably a vendor., or may be personalization for the owner. the maker is engstrom, apparently the us one.
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    i've bought this set and it's worked very well for me....
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    Looks like you got a good buy on both those razors. Good going!
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