Thread: hello from kansas

I suppose the place to start is when I started with straight razors. I've been useing straight razors for a little over ten years now. I got my first two straights as hand me downs from an uncle who was a barber from '62 to about '74. Not long after that I got another from my aunt who was also a barber from around '58 to about '74. I cleaned them up (none of my razors are really restored just cleaned up) and I shaved about three inches before i got a three inch nick on my cheek. thankfully it wasnt very deep. I do have one more that I have never shaved with I just like it because it was grandpa's. I mostly signed up here to find out more about the razors I have. the first two are a red imp wedge 132, and a curtin & clark that doesnt have any other markings. my third is a J.A. henckels 401. lastly is grandpa's old wilbert cutlery co. which is really the one I'm the most interested in finding out about. I have found out that the red imp's were only made up to '62 and that the wilbert was only made up to 1920 it also has a faint print on the blade that says damascus steel, but it's not a pattern welded blade. so thats how I started and why I'm here.