Thread: a couple questions

i figured id move this now......

hello hello. the names micah, and ive had a few straight razors over the years, never for shaving tho. found a neat old one at the flea market n figure ill give it a try. got some supplies coming first, so im just lookin for some history on the razor now. lehrkind & daevel co. "king of whiskers". personally i just liked the king of whiskers engraving, and it was in nice shape n cheap. i could find nothin on the net tho. any info out there? decent, or cheap n not worth tryin? it shaves arm hair well as it sits now. ive also got a few comin from fleabay..... hope to hear from you all. later.

-micah

also, if im supposed to introduce myself in a seperate forum, i appologize. i didnt see where there was something of the sort....

Hey Micah,
Don't know anything about the razors but I'm a noob as well. I have found out though that just because no-one's ever heard about a razor or brand doens't mean anything about it's quality. I have a silversteel razor that I picked up in a junk shop by Kaiser? (I've never heard about it either but it's pretty decent.) And another one made by "Krauss"? and they're both nice razors and decent shavers once they were honed up.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

Hey Micah,
Don't know anything about the razors but I'm a noob as well. I have found out though that just because no-one's ever heard about a razor or brand doens't mean anything about it's quality. I have a silversteel razor that I picked up in a junk shop by Kaiser? (I've never heard about it either but it's pretty decent.) And another one made by "Krauss"? and they're both nice razors and decent shavers once they were honed up.

That is true. I have two razors (Aevos) that no one else ever mentions but they are two of my best razors. Also cheap...

There were about 10,000 razor manufacturers at one point (when everybody used them). If it's from a German, Swedish, British (the best ), or U.S. manufacturer, it's probably pretty good, assuming it's not worn out.

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

There were about 10,000 razor manufacturers at one point (when everybody used them). If it's from a German, Swedish, British (the best ), or U.S. manufacturer, it's probably pretty good, assuming it's not worn out.

Also look at the number of pins. The better razors usually had 3 pins not just 2.

Not necessarily true. My Dovo scales came with only 2 pins and they're the same scales that they put on one of their current 5/8 models.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Not necessarily true. My Dovo scales came with only 2 pins and they're the same scales that they put on one of their current 5/8 models.

I didn't say that two pin models were bad just that the three pin models are usually ok. I have gotten 20 razors on ebay and never a bad 3 pin however I can't say the same for all the 2 pins.

It depends on the razor and the scales...I dont think you can generalize...