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10-15-2009, 12:03 AM #1
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Hey all,
New to the forum, hoping you can help guide me. I decided to try straight shaving about 10 years ago, and to that end bought 3 straight razors off ebay. I didn't do enough research before i started and assumed that because the blade was sharp that I was good to go. Tried to shave and ended up with a decent cut on my cheek. after that I gave it up for a long time. recently a friend started shaving with a safety razor and that has me thinking about my old straight razors again. While doing some research on this site I have discovered that one is probably junk (stamped made in Pakistan) but I am not sure about the other 2. I was hoping for an opinion from someone with more knowledge than me on whether either of these blades are worth having honed or if I should just but a new/new to me blade?
One blade (the wood scales) is stamped W. H. morley and sons; clover brand; Germany
the other (the black scales) is stamped North and then has a star emblem. on the other side it says made in germany for...(a guys name and st. paul minn)
Anyone know anything about either of these companies? I looked at the database and didn't find much. The other question is there is a small chip in the rounded tip of the wooden scaled blade. is this something that can be repaired? (see pics below) should I even worry about it?
thanks for the help
Ari