Thread: Newbie greeting and question about restoration

Hi, everyone!

I'm glad I found this place. Like most bearded men, I do use a razor to shave the upper part of my cheeks and my neck. After using disposables all my shaving life, a couple of years ago I made the transition to a safety razor. While I have been pleased with it, I thought I would like to move to a straight razor. This seems like the best place on the web to learn all about straight razors.

I will be ordering a starter set soon and look forward to using it. In addition, however, some years ago I inherited my wife's grandfather's old razor. He has been dead for over 20 years and I know didn't use this razor for many years before that. It was manufactured by Wade & Butcher Sheffield. Because he was a poor man, I know it was not a very expensive razor when he bought it and it has been first abused and then neglected for years. Nonetheless, it holds a fair amount of sentimental value for me because of who its owner was. I wonder whether you can tell me whether you think it would be worth having it restored so that I can use it or whether I should just leave well enough alone and just keep it in the top drawer of my dresser from where I can take it out to look at it every once in a while. I will try to attach some pictures of it I just took.

Many thanks.