Thread: Found this at antique show

That depends on whether you think you'll want to restore more razors. If yes, you'll need a setup like 1K/4K/8K/12 or 16K to get from very dull to shave-ready. If not, you can get by with only a finisher (such as Naniwa Super Stone 12K or Shapton Glass Stone 16K) to maintain your razors and have this one honed by someone else.

I have to say, I find restoring and honing quite addictive and as such have the Shapton 1K/4K/8K/16K and a few natural hones. All in all, I spent around 4 times as much on hones as I did on razors

Update. The razor came back from sharpening and it is like a laser. So much so that it gave me my first razor cut. An awesome find. Six gun did an amazing job on all the razors. Thx Glen

Good job! 10 bucks is a deal!

Great looking razor

Ty gents, it would not be possible without this forum.

Originally Posted by Muamero

Well I guess the conundrum is:
a) to send it out and hone it
b) or start to hone self

The scales are quite thin and do not appear plastic or cellulose. I want to hone it myself but I don't have hones and my common sense says to send it out. I love how it feels in the hand very light and overall smaller than my Redpoint.Just picked up a pair of W&B razors, one of them is in really nice shape.

It sounds like you will be getting into honing pretty soon anyway

Yeah, I believe so. I will have to spring for a set of 4k-8k Nortons. Just little nervous about it. At this point I shave exclusively with the straight, well my face at least. I shave my head with DE but that's another story.