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  1. 01-22-2012, 04:58 PM #1
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    Smile Another New Englander grabs a straight razor and heads for the appropriate forum.....

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    My background is knives & knife collecting primarily. Over the last few years, a straight razor kept sneaking in with what I was buying. I did not do anything with them and never considered shaving with one. They resided in with the miscellaneous other blades I'd acquired. Last night I got another, a W.H. Morley & Sons Clover Brand without scales. Just a nice blade overall with a bit of darkening. I thought it might be a neat project to put scales on it and that is how I found my way here.

    My interest is definitely more on the workshop & project side and the wealth of info in that forum is terrific. I got answers to questions on polishing I had not even asked by reviewing the pertinent threads, great stuff! I can post pics of the razors I have, which forum is appropriate for finds? All are unshortened, chip & rust free and I believe (?)..... good restoration candidates. Here is what I've put together -

    Wade & Butcher "Silver Steel"

    W.H. Morley & Sons "Clover Brand"

    Simmons Hardware "Barber's Pet No. 421"

    Electric Cutlery Co. "Electric"

    Burrell Cutlery "Top Flight" w/ blued shank

    I am definitely looking forward to learning more about these.

    Tom

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  2. 01-23-2012, 03:42 AM #2
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    Hi Tom,

    Welcome to SRP!!

    Maybe we will convince you to try shaving with one of those blades when you are done restoring them!!.

    Post some pic we would all love to see what you are working on!
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    Jason (?), I don't think I will be able to resist that actually and thank you!

    I guess I will post pics in the Show and Tell forum when I get them all together.
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    Welcome to SRP

    The razors you listed are all very good quality. Good finds!

    May I suggest that you click on "Settings" above and modify you profile to include the "Location". That way whenever there is a Razor Meet in your area you can be notified.
    You might also want to monitor the forum "General/Get Togethers" for Razor Meets.

    Get Togethers and Meetings

    Hope this helps,
    Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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    I posted pics of (4) of the SRs here -

    http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...tml#post911455
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