Thread: Got two razors for the barber.

OK, as I was talking with some of you about getting some razors today was my lucky day. I went to the barber by my house, and he had 2 razros for me to choose from. I decided to get both because a friend wanted to try it as well. I don't think the second one is really honed right now, but it could just be that he stroped the black one before he gave me it to show me in person.

He gave them to me and said it is bad luck to give any razor or knife away for free. So i gave him 5 bucks CDN a razor. They seem to be pretty good on the wear. I looked and the spine is worn nicely like the blade itself.

I have some pics i will be showing with this as well. I tried to capture the writing on them but it was not showing on the camera.
The black one says:
2 'The Fisher for Quality' and on the back says made in germany (just what i wanted ) Also a pic of a man with a fish in his hand, which can be seen in pic #2.

The Creme coloured one says:
Made in the USA Kinfolks, and on the back of the blade it says BLUE steel special.



Tell me what you think. Now it is time to get the wetstones from a flea market and a strop from Tony. Firestart suggested getting some jap wetstones which are crazy cheap and should be good. I can't wait to start this up..

It was soo funny in the barbershop though all i heard from one was constantly was 'be careful kid' lol.

kinfolks are supposed to be nice shavers.....

-micah

Both are a little heavy on the hone wear. The yellow scaled one has been repinned. The black handled one might be seeing the last of its days. Both were used a lot, which means they worked... and that's a plus. Don't be discouraged if you cannot get these two to go. They look like they are fine to learn on.

Totally agree. Both have been heavily honed in the past. I would try honing them with minimal strokes and see where you're at. Actually, you may just want to strop and see how they shave now based on their heritage.

Keep us posted.

Lynn

The fact that a barber had them hopefully means they were kept sharp and well honed. Even though they have much hone wear as Bill said they may be excellent razors to learn with.

I can't say much more than what's already been said about the razors. But, I've been aware of that knife/razor myth for a while and kinda like it. I believe the jist of it is that a knife should always be paid for, less it cut the friendship

Anyway, if you're ever in Toronto (etobicoke), you can drop by my place and I can show you what I've learned and maybe help you practice. Most of my stuff is slated for restoration, but I'm sure I have something around I can easily let go while we're at it. Maybe we can get Redwood and Ilija in for a regular ole razor shindig too

Also, I saw your post about stones. Lee Valley has a ton of fantastic stuff for razor restoration; and, though you've already sent away for a catalog, they have pretty much their entire inventory online as well.

I'd be up for it as well. Just not my place as the house has suffered during the census and I still have some renovation projects going lol.
Now as for the razors, yes they have been honed a lot but it's also obvious that the person who did it knew what he was doing. I don't think it will take much to get'em shaving. If I were to GUESS, it would be one pyramid on the Japanese stones, finishing with 8 strokes on the 8k. They cut very slowly so you won't overhone the edge or remove too much metal. Make sure you lap them first (just rub them against each other under running water).