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07-24-2015, 11:43 AM #1Senior Member
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28 year old Dovo Bismarck 6/8
This was the second razor I owned . I gave it to my twin brother about 27 years ago. He decided straights were not for him so he used it to trim feathers when he was fletching his arrows. We both forgot about this one until he was clearing out some old archery kit to sell.
He decided to give it back to me its now about 5/8 with a frown towards the heal.
I breadknifed the frown out of the heal &reset the bevel .
Then made it shave ready & tightened the pin up .
I will give this a flight tomorrow morning.
Here's the pics .
The razor its pictured against is a new Dovo 6/8 best quality.
The final pics I've tried to show the new larger bevel.
It took a good edge so it should be a great shaver .
I'm christening this one my Lazarus blade.
Cheers Guys
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07-24-2015, 12:01 PM #2Senior Member
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Sad that it lost some of it's edge, but at least it's back home.
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07-24-2015, 12:18 PM #3Senior Member
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Looks good!
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Good save.
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07-24-2015, 08:19 PM #5~ Life is but a Dream ~
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I can't for the life of me see someone using a razor that is that nice to cut feathers for arrows. I think next time you should give your brother a hobby knife. I'm glad to see that it is back to being used for what it's made for, and now receiving proper care. Nice job bringing it back to life!
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07-26-2015, 02:43 AM #6Senior Member
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THIS!!! Glad to see that piece back home and doing what it was built to do!
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07-26-2015, 04:30 AM #7Str8Faced Gent.
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Nice story. Glad it came home again. Love the red scales and spine wash on those.
Enjoy."Depression is just anger,, without the enthusiasm."
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07-27-2015, 03:24 PM #8Senior Member
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What I find more interesting than the restoration is that you were into straight shaving that long ago. I'd like to hear how you originally got into it.
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07-27-2015, 08:32 PM #9Senior Moderator
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Well it came full circle so to speak and is back where it belongs. Great save.
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08-05-2015, 12:02 PM #10Senior Member
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I got into straight razor shaving after bad results with a de.
Also I have fond memories of watching my uncle shave with a straight in the kitchen of his house when I was about 10 years old.
He had used the same razor all of his life, so I was drawn to the Idea of doing exactly the same thing.
I my well be getting to the one razor that I want to use for the rest of my days now.
Cheers Paul
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