Thread: Found my grand-grandfather's old razor!

Hello from Åbo(Turku), Finland!

The last 3 weeks I have been reading a lot in this forum and soon i will be ready to try shaving like a man, haven't bought any supplies yet thou. Anyway, I asked my grandfather if he ever used a straight razor, he never did :/ but he rememberd his father do it. So we started looking and found my grand-grandfathers old razor.

It is an D. Peres "The Columbia" Solingen 5/8. From the 1920's.




So I have some questions:

1. Do any of you know a place (in Finland, or many even in turku) where I can get this honed and shave ready?
2. Can I learn to shave with this razor? Is D. Peres razors any good? Any experiences?
3. If I should by another to start with I have my eyes on the Dovo carpe deim 5/8 or the Ralf Aust Solingen 6/8 round point. Any recommendations?

Thanx a lot for all the great information on this site!

That razor seems like it would be great for learning. A 5/8" round toe Solingen blade, I don't think you could ask for too much more. Though I don't think D. Peres is a famous blade, that doesn't preclude it from being a good shaver.

You might need to accept the idea of mailing it off to be honed. There just aren't many people able to hone razors anymore. Have a look in member services on this website for a honmeister. I think there is someone in Norway, if I remember correctly.

You might consider having a light restore done on the razor since it was your great-grandfather's - clean and polish the blade, clean and polish the scales, reprint the scales...it would be kind of a nice thing to do, since it is a family blade.

Darren

Silly auto correct: I meant "repin" the scales.

Welcome to the most friendly, helpful and informative site on the web!!

You will find members here of all different backgrounds, ages and occupations from all corners of the world and all with a quest for more knowledge about using and maintaining a straight razor!

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There is help 'locally'! Well at least much much closer than here in the states!

Check this link out!

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You will find that you are not anywhere near 'alone' where you are!

I'm going to send a PM to a member who I'll bet good money will help you!

I thank you for considering not only learning an ancient art but doing so with an heirloom razor! Your great grandfather is looking at you and I'm sure that he his very pleased with you!

Here's how my great grandfather's razor was brought back from the dead!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...ered-horn.html

Fast forward a couple of years and here's what I did for a woman where I live.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...n-cleanup.html

Keep the faith! Don't let anyone try to tell you that your great grandfathers razor won't give you a nice shave! If it wouldn't he would have thrown it away!

Smooth Shaving My Brother In Blades!

Darn it mick, you done beat me to it again, hello and welcome.

You can have the next few Ed...As you can see I was fashionably late for this party as well


Mick

Originally Posted by JackeHj

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1. Do any of you know a place (in Finland, or many even in turku) where I can get this honed and shave ready?
2. Can I learn to shave with this razor? Is D. Peres razors any good? Any experiences?
3. If I should by another to start with I have my eyes on the Dovo carpe deim 5/8 or the Ralf Aust Solingen 6/8 round point. Any recommendations?

Thanx a lot for all the great information on this site!

Hi, and welcome to SRP.

We have a few Finnish members on here, I'm sure some of them will chime in eventually.

1)
If you are not able to locate anyone to hone the razor for you locally, I'd be more than happy to help you out with that.
No charge, of course, only actual return shipping-cost

2)
D.Peres made some fine shavers.
I have one, not the same model though, and that shaves with the best of them.

3)
The one you have wil do fine, but should you want another one, often recommended around here, both of those you refer to are fine shavers.
Pick the one you like the looks of, they will both shave you splendidly

Well you can't beat a free honing to get yah started !!!!! That's what we do for our shaving brothers. That will be a fine shaver too,just clean it up by hand( no power tools) and a very special razor to boot!!! Enjoy

Thanks Mick you are most kind. Don't mind us JackeHj we tend to get of track from time to time, not really a hijack more a loan of the thread.

Yeah, sometimes it's a long term loan though...


Mick