Thread: Local Pawn Shop

Antique stores generally are pretty proud of their straight razors. I've seen rusty, chipped pieces of garbage that are 6/8's athe the heel and 2/8th at the toe, barely recongnizable as something that used to be a shaving implement with a $60 price tag on it. By contrast, Flea Market and Thrift Store people (when you're lucky) see straights as just trinkets and are content to pocket a couple bucks just to get rid of them (besides nobody actually shaves with these things anymore, right?)

I visited a antique store in a little town this weekend. They had about a dozen razors. This is the one that I came home with. I plan on shortening the blade to eliminate the chip and then replace the scales with shorter ones to match the blade. There were a few others that looked to be worth taking home as well, but I can always go back

Unless there is a crack at that chip it looks like it will be way easier just to hone out the chip. If you were looking for a shorty candidate to start with I guess it is as good as any.