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05-10-2012, 01:21 AM #1
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Hello Everyone!!
I have wanted to buy a straight razor for a while now and finally bought one for 5 bucks while wandering around a flea market last weekend. It is a simple Clauss with cheap black plastic scales. There is a little bit of surface rust near the spine of the blade and on the tang but not much. Also, there are a lot of black spots along the length of the blade (concentrated near the spine as well). You can see all that in the pic. I did not do much research prior to my purchase but as soon as I got home I began research and have found that there is much more to straight razors and using them to shave than I thought. I have a few questions if yous dont mind taking the time to answer them.
1) Should I have just walked away from this razor?
2) I am interested in attempting to restore the razor. Where can I find the 1/16 rod and the washers for pinning it when I am done? I am in Ontario, Canada.
3) Is it possible to make new scales? Or at least spiff up the boring ones that I have now?
4) Where can I find honing stones and strops?
Thank you for your time. I look forward to learning as much as I can about these razors.