Originally Posted by
youngsmoke
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
Morley "Clover" is a quality razor need a better look at the chippy in the toe though
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)
Guys name is maybe Frank Hess?????
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