Thread: NY Thistle Cut co 6/8 Vinatge Restore

Originally Posted by warreng

I pickd up a Thistle cut yesterday from a local vendor in Toronto. It's fully restored (mirror finish) and honed shaved ready. Shaves well to it's like yours with a little notch at the end of the blade. Not knowing too much would you think $60 is a good buy?

We don't dicuss prices on the open forum but you have PM

here's a pic

OOooooo pretty sharp shiny I likey

is that a 4/8 or 5/8 width ????

4/8 so that edge notch your saying represents a barbers razor? Are they more collectible?

Originally Posted by warreng

4/8 so that edge notch your saying represents a barbers razor? Are they more collectible?

You read way too much into that

They are called a Barber's Notch only on the forums... Nobody has ever found any Vintage reference to them the being called anything other than a Hollow Point or Hollow Notch.. So no, at this point in our current info, that does not mean it is or is not a barber's razor...

Now for Thistle Cut Co. yes the "Hollow Notch" is a bit more rare then the Spike points... Thistles are not all that common to begin with... I have some info on the company at home...They were not in business all that long...
I have a true love of all the NY razors , they take a very fine edge, and they hold it... Now the best news is that you can still buy them at a decent price....

Cool thanks for all the info...i just started straight shaving 3 months ago and this is my third razor...I'm looking at razors not only as shaving equipment but pieces of antique art...sometimes I just look at them an I don't even shave.

Looks fantastic Glen. I really like the finish on the blade.
Grant

That is a beautiful razor! One question though. How are the scales made? I don't see a front pin. Are they just split up so far?

Originally Posted by neverbirdie

That is a beautiful razor! One question though. How are the scales made? I don't see a front pin. Are they just split up so far?

No, they are actually two sides, but back then they "welded" the Celluloid together, I have some ideas on how they did it, but I have never been able to reproduce it, YET...

Perhaps it was as simple as using a liquid Celluloid "paste" to hold it together

Thanks for the info. Al the time I've spent looking at these forums, i don't recall ever seeing scales like that. I would imagine that makes them a little more difficult to work on. Again, beautiful.
Shaun