Thread: Vintage razor help

Originally Posted by Lucille92

What all should i know about these razors before i buy one? How do i know if their shave ready? What should i stay away from, exc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

You should know how to evaluate the condition of the razor, what is important and what isn't, as well as some idea of the amount of work involved to bring it to a state that you like it.
As far as 'shave ready', that's easy - they aren't.

For suggestions on finding somebody local that can hone for you you should tell us what's local to you.

Hello...I'm a NUB here but I saw a post today on Torry's and the feedback was all good. But I can tell you also as a newguy, the others are correct in their advice on buying from the classifieds and going with somthing new and more reliable at this stage. Dovo is probably going to be your best choice at this point and just as a personal opinion. A 5/8 is a good starting width usually and a full hollow grind is a good bet too. But as they say,it is all a personal choice. And whatever you get, get it honed as I have been told repeatedly,there is no such thing as shave ready till you are certain it is.Check the Wiki section out as it is extremely helpful with this kind of thing and they even have a recommended list of good brands and negative brands . Also look up topics in here for early shaving manuals.They really are quite helpful . Hope this helps ya out a little. Good shave to you