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    Hello all,
    Been lurking for some time, finally got around to joining. I'm fairly new to straight razor shaving, but I'm a fast learner.

    Not sure how the pic I uploaded will work out, but its my rotation. Apologies in advance, I haven't had time to properly clean all of them yet. They are the seven that I cherry picked from a 30 piece assortment that I bought yesterday from a barbers grandson. When he passed away, the family was going to throw them away. Fortunately for me, the grandson saved them from the landfill.

    Rob



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    Welcome Rob! Illinois here also. West burbs of Chicago. I'm a newbie also. There's so much info here it gets overwhelming! But I'm definitely hooked!

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    BTW, if you need to lighten your new found bounty, I'm in the market for my first "real" SR. Til now I've been using only a Parker shavette.

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    Sent you a pm

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    Nice Haul! What are the makes and sizes?

    Welcome to the world of wet shaving! Ask lots of questions and enjoy the ride!

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    My keepers:

    On the left-
    Wester Bros "Anchor Brand" 11/16
    C.V. Heljestrand No.24 5/8
    Bismark Razor Works 406 w/bone scales 5/8

    Bottom-
    Black King 5/8

    On the right-
    Wester Bros "Anchor Brand" 11/16
    C.V. Heljestrand No.8 11/16
    Blue Diamond 11/16

    The others that I have include a Pipe Razor, a "Spike", 2 dubl ducks in bad shape, I. Isaacs "The Specialist", "Ideal" (not a safety razor), B&M Special, Gold Bug, Hope Cutlery co, Cosmo Mfg co, SSA, Meister 6/8 (going to lose 1/16 to get rid of a ding), Hugo Koller 5/16, and a big old Medaille Argi Duma Aine no 32 with a beefy 6/8 chopper. Plus around a half dozen Wester bros and a few beaters that need work.

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