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Thread: The Farny razor sharpener

  1. 11-02-2012, 09:34 PM #1
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    Default The Farny razor sharpener

    Ok witch one of you uses the farny?
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    Nice find. Interesting to see the gizmos from yester year to make things easier that we go back to b/c they are more skilled to do, and kinda nostalgic! Too bad Billy Mays wasn't around then, may still have been in production today! Could've saved us a lot of money on gear...
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    I like the statistic: 29/30 people who try stropping fail. Clearly none of them ever watched a stroptober video...

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    And the patent
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    I wonder what the abrasive is/was, and whether you could swap it out?

    This thing reminds me of that current sharpening system that they use for knives (there was a video floating around recently where the fellow uses it on a straight as well). Similar idea: hold the razor still, move the stone through the vertical plane. I guess there are not too many other ways to do it, besides a horizontal spinning wheel.

    (horizontal spinning wheel idea copyright Jimbo 2012. Pat. pending.)

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    Could always build one of those leather strap shake the fat off contraptions and miniaturize it for razors. Jiggly sharpened goodness for all!

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    It dries, buffs, and strops all in one easy to use package!
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    Every now and then one of those devices comes up on the 'bay. The seller always wants a small fortune for it. I wonder if it's always the same one for sale, or if they ever sell.

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    Heres one - Antique Straight Razor Sharpener Very RARE Strop | eBay
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    I like the statistic: 29/30 people who try stropping fail. Clearly none of them ever watched a stroptober video...

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    Thought you might like the "mathematical exactness"
    Too bad if the tang's skewed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
    And the patent
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    Looks like A. Dey beat Reichardt to it by a full two years! The machines look remarkably similar, so I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Dey sold the patent to Reichardt.

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