Thread: straight razor help

I'm been offered a few razors but I don,t know enything about them. Below is the list he sent me so could someone help me pick?

senhunter & sons-shetfield
halverson- platinum steel,germany
columbia cutlery, prince alberts royal patented razor
shumate razor co. , st. louis, Mo
boker co. germany, red injun 101
oak leaf brand
sd shaw, kans. germany
victor razor, wilder and sons, germany
wade and butcher, sheffield
peter j micheals inc. brooklyn, ny - spear no. 12t

Originally Posted by tcrocker

I'm been offered a few razors but I don,t know enything about them. Below is the list he sent me so could someone help me pick?

senhunter & sons-shetfield
halverson- platinum steel,germany
columbia cutlery, prince alberts royal patented razor
shumate razor co. , st. louis, Mo
boker co. germany, red injun 101
oak leaf brand
sd shaw, kans. germany
victor razor, wilder and sons, germany
wade and butcher, sheffield
peter j micheals inc. brooklyn, ny - spear no. 12t

Welcome to SRP!

I am new to straight razors , but I own 2 Wade and butcher straight razors and they are a fine razor. I Had my first straight shave with a Wade and Butcher. I am quite happy with mine.

Boker is a very good one as well, but I don't own any

Shumate seems to be a good one as well far as I know.

These 3 i have listed are on the good razor list

Good Straight Razor Brands - Straight Razor Place Wiki


I am sure others will be posting and can add more information also.

Richard

to many good razors out there to list. In a short peice of advise, start with country of manufacture. Any thing made in a third world country is hit or miss. English ,German ,US, French and Spanish steel has a long reputation for quality. Not the end all sign of a quality razor but a good place to start. Good luck in your choice.

It depends what you are looking for

I would pick according to condition, because I like a razor that can be made to shave without much headache, and I would certainly pass on anything that I knew could not be salvaged for shaving. What are you after?

so long as you only got that list of names it would be impossible to pick unless there free
And then if you cant get all you still dont know what your choosing among

Got my old straight razors in to day so I thought I'd share. Red handle is a Spear #12, black handle is a Boker Red Injun #101, white handle is a Shumate #30, green handle is a S.D Shaw B'S Co Beautyrite.
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Originally Posted by tcrocker

I'm been offered a few razors but I don,t know enything about them. Below is the list he sent me so could someone help me pick?

senhunter & sons-shetfield
halverson- platinum steel,germany
columbia cutlery, prince alberts royal patented razor
shumate razor co. , st. louis, Mo
boker co. germany, red injun 101
oak leaf brand
sd shaw, kans. germany
victor razor, wilder and sons, germany
wade and butcher, sheffield
peter j micheals inc. brooklyn, ny - spear no. 12t

You have quite a list of straight razors there.

The brands I am familiar with are Boker, Shumate and Wade & Butcher. All are legendary vintage razors and excellent shavers. In fact, I have one or more in my own straight razor collection.

From your photos, the Boker looks like it is in bad shape. The Spear appears salvageable, despite a chip in the blade that has to be removed by honing. The Shumate appears salvageable too.

The razor that appears to be in the best condition is the S. D. Shaw. Clean it up, hone it and shave with it.

Just my 2 cents.

I am not familiar with the other razor brands that you listed. However, I am certain that there are SRP members more experienced than I who will be able to provide you with information about them.

The Henckels is well past its prime. The Spear is fixable with work to remove the chips. The other two are fine. Just get them honed up and you're off to a good start!

And the best part is the price was free.

congrats on the nice razors.. free is good! Thanks for the photos.