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Hey all; coming from Missouri
Hey all,
Had wanted to take up this form of shaving for a while, and figured why not now/soon. Picked up two old razors, a 1720 Ern (I think it might be a Cross and Sword, but it only has the logo, not the wording) with original box (lol at the $2.50 original price compared to nowadays), and a Korn of some sort...got the Ern for $50 and the Korn for $10. The Ern's scales are off kilter with one cracked at the pin (didn't notice that until I got home =/ on the bright side, the scale seems solid..?). The Korn..honestly, I can't find much info on them, but the markings are almost entirely gone, which is probably why it was so cheap (plus, worse condition). Had to angle it perfectly to see it, and there's some beautiful work on the opposite side that I think would've once been the model, but that's too far gone for me to ever decipher (well, at least without a loupe). Obviously, haven't cleaned them up at all yet; going to go look for sandpaper soon actually, don't think I'll have any luck finding polish though. Some place locally had a strop, so I picked that up (2" hanging, leather-linen by some brand called Rite Edge..can't find hardly anything about them, nothing about their strops)..but, pictures:
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I'd love to know if any of you have suggestions on a honemeister or whatever the prefered term is; obviously the classifieds, but if there's someone who could fix the scale on the Ern for cheaply also, I'd appreciate that info. Also, if you have any suggestions on metal polishes..no one has MAAS locally, and I'd prefer to not order if not entirely required..also, not sure if this belongs in intro or the straight razor forum, but it's more an introduction I suppose..?
Well, nice pseudo-introducing myself, I look forward to getting to know the site better!
