New member from south of France.
Hello everybody,
my name is Antoine and i come from Lourdes (The famous religious city !).
I'm sorry because i don't speak verry well english,I'll try to do not make too many mistakes.
I discovered a passion for straight razors 3 years ago, when i found a faux-frameback razor in a flea market.
Now, my collection has grown.
I use my razors for shaving ( of course !) and i love to restore old blades.
I'm joining this site for three reasons :
I love too much english razors, and this site is a good place to learn about history of english razors makers.
I like restoration. i hope i can learn new things about that !
and, i'm here because i like the history of straight razors. Sometimes, i buy or i find english razors and i lack information about the maker or the approximate date of manufacture.
finally, i chose to come here because i like exanges around a passion. I will be delighted to share my knowledge about french razors.
I got 24 english razors ( Wade and Butcher, Lund, Rodgers, Brookes and Crookes, John Rawson, Winks and sons, J.Alexandre, Robertson, J.Wigfall, Butlers, Armroyd...).
It's a pleasure to use them. i lake also the traditional razors boxes ( they look like a little black coffin).
The rest of my collection is devoted to french razors, especially from 19th century. ( First Empire razors, Rameau, Ic Vincent, Guerre, Aubril, Pradier, Dumas, Le grelot, Thiers Issard etc...).
Thanks for this fantastic web site.
See you soon on the forum.