Anybody have experience with Selective straights?
Before I joined this forum I was looking for a cheap strop. I found one on Ebay that came bundled with 3 new straights. The brand name on the strops and razors was "Selective". Within a couple of weeks I replaced the strop with a nice TM, but the razors were not shave ready and I had not as yet acquired any honing tools so to this day they remain unused. I just ordered the Norton kit and a Nanawa 12000, so I thought I would see if I could get these 3 $5 razors shave ready. Does anyone have any experience wih this brand? I would think that as long as the steel was good, they could be sharpened just fine. But if they use junk steel like the Zeepks, they might best be used as stage props for my Sweeny Todd Halloween costume. Any comments?
I think I'll give it a try, anyway.
Thanks everybody for the input. From your responses, it looks like nobody who responded actually knows about these cheap blades from personal experience, but everybody (including me, now) has read the "list". My hones arrived yesterday, so after I touch up my vintage straight, I think I'll see if I can get one of these cheap blades to take an edge. If I'm successful, I'll see how long it will keep its edge. I'll let everyone know what I discover. Hey, you never know....