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I have been a fan of Genco razors for years. I got my first one back around 1970 or so. One of my favorites is the EASY ACES, I have three. This one had hone wear, a loose hinge pin and a dirty spacer so I took it apart, buffed the blade, cleaned the stains off the spacer and repinned with a triple stack at each end. The hone wear is hardly noticeable after buffing the blade.
Then to the hones and a very nice shave. Easy Aces take an easy edge for me as do all Gencos.
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Nice cleanup. Love those scales.
Most of my razors come from local shops in western NY. I have found many a Genoc and Geneva razors on good condition. They are all great shavers and all except for one Geneva honed up very easily. The one that was a PITA was super hard and the only one out of the bunch. Great razors!
More i learn straight razors i find out American made razors has very nice quality.
Genco shaves great .
thank you for sharing pics.
One of the first razors I ever got was a Geneva. I too experienced the hardness of Geneva steel, as at that time I was completely honing my razors with a Swaty and a Carborundum 102. Needless to say I never got the bevel set on that one! Even when I got my Nortons several years later, I failed to set the bevel because I did not yet have the proper appreciation of how hard that steel was. I did not even try setting the bevel again until I posted a thread here complaining about how I just could not hone the damn thing. Several responded with comments about how hard the steel was, so that inspired me to go at it more pressure than I was accustomed. Finally, I got it sharp. Mine was an ugly razor but it still shaves just fine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joed
Oh, and I can't really tell the difference between the shaves of my Easy Aces and my WonderEdges. The Easy Aces is awesome!
By the time this thread is done Gencos and Genevas will have increased in value by 20% :rofl2: I have 8, count 'em, eight Genco Fluid Steels and they are bad to the bone. :rock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
Well, that's good to know, since I've probably got 30 of them and I'll be unemployed in 6 weeks!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Here's the bad boy. O picked it up in a local shop for the price of a lunch.
Ron, you're a few up on me. I only gots 21. ;)
Your razors are clearly more organized than mine. 30 is only an estimate. It might be 25 and it might be 40. I have no idea!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joed
I built a database early on that also stores pictures. Without it I wouldn't have a clue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
'Been out since June & the pickings have been slim. Best of luck, Utopian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
My first razor was a fluid steel. It was very fortunate, as I *started* to learn to hone on it. It took an edge easily, and gave more consistent good shaves than any other hollow. 'Plain Jane, daily drivers that are hard to beat. I picked up an Ontario, which if I understand correctly, was acquired by Genco. It was just what I was looking for w/ the "german silver" bolsters. Sadly, when the gunk cleaned up, the pitting was extensive, including the bevel area. To remove all the pitting would have cut prob 1/4" off the height, which I wasn't willing to do, so I honed it pits & all. There are visible pits in the edge, and yet it shaved very well. Go figure. This Ontario was visually the same as one Sham sold a while back. 'Handsome & a great shaver. I'm left w/ the impression that the NY steel from the 20s is as good as any on the planet. I like my wackers, have one Eyre sheffield, but the steel, edge taking and holding quality of the NY steel takes a back seat to none I've tried.
BTW, SWMBO makes jewelry, and tells me most bolsters were made w/ 'German Silver' which is a trade name for white brass (no silver). Like 'white gold', it uses more alloy to hide the yellow and red of the copper in the brass or gold.
Pinklather:
QUOTE>The 3 'S's: Stretch, Stroke, Styptic. Yeah! I think I'm getting this!
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A little more CrOx, a little less styptic.....:dropjaw:
I recently got a Genco. The shave is so smooth it feels like an acidental nick is impossible. To cut myslef I imagine I would have to intend to draw blood. I would like to think this is because my honing skill is getting better, but I have to admit, Genco is a great razor.