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Thread: Just starting out.
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04-04-2013, 11:18 PM #1
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Thanked: 0Just starting out.
I have been reading the forums for a while and figured I would post on here.
I recently started wet shaving. I started with a double edged razor and then a straight razor. I'm guessing when I was using the double edged razor is when I caused a problem on my face and/or made it worse and ended up with an abscess that I had to have surgically drained. I'm waiting to heal before continuing shaving. Any way I recently went to see my grandparents and they gave me my great grandfathers straight razor. I just thought I would show it off.
There is a nick in the blade near the heel that I will try to hone out and I have already done light sanding on the blade with 1000 grit sand paper to clean the rust from the blade. I was not sure if I should do anything else besides sharpen it? Then once I get the go ahead from the doctor try and shave with it.
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04-05-2013, 12:15 AM #2
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Thanked: 17Welcome. That's a nice razor with great history.
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04-06-2013, 01:35 AM #3
Nice razor! Hope you can start using it soon, and welcome to SRP!
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04-06-2013, 02:21 AM #4
Welcome to SRP
If you want it to be a beauty queen, It should be sent out for restoration and honing.
If you want a clean shaver, You could sand it yourself, but I would suggest sending it out for honing.
If you want to know what I would do, I would just make sure all the rust is killed and put it in a display case. I would do this due to the sentimental value and the wear pattern.
Jonathan
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04-09-2013, 11:22 AM #5
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Thanked: 0I tried to hone it some and found that by the large rust spot that the edge would just crumble so I think I will just put it up for display and show it off.