Thread: Es-Ex 1

I hope the traditionalists will forgive me this abomination. I found the razor in a Notting Hill antique store, it was the cheapest one of the lot because it had the darkest blade. It is a 6/8+ full hollow Es-Ex 1. The blade was almost immaculate except for the heavy tarnish and a few pitted areas. The scales made of hard rubber were ugly, chipped, brushed, scratched.

I got rid of most of the tarnish on the blade except for the tang (intentionally). I reshaped the scales a bit to show more of the nice blade and to get rid of the damage. The blade took a fairly nice edge and gave me a BBS this evening.




All hand work, no power tools.

Scales are unusual but it seems to work
The blade etch on these is so light any serious sanding will kill it but it doesn't detract from the shave at all.
btw Master of understatement ? Fairly nice edge? I own 2 of these & they're top shelf, nothing 'fairly' nice about the edge. They are superb shavers....
To be expected of Mr Ern
Ern, Carl Friedrich - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Thank you Oz. It took me while to figure out the brand, the etch on the tang is very faint and it only has the "S in X" symbols. I think I have one of the early models without the additional tang decorations.

And yes, it is a great shaver.

The scale reshaping works. I think it's a smart way to reuse the original while keeping it's integrity. Either way it shows off your cleanup job. Nice job in the restore.