Thread: Genco blade

Just found an old genco blade for sale what do y'all think about this brand and how can I tell if it is authentic ?

They were a good pro barber brand. I've yet to see one counterfeited. Add the price of pro honing into the equation. We don't do appraisals, so can't say if the price is right. Do a completed items search for Genco on ebay for what the market is bearing right about now.

I just bought it but it said shave ready if not then I will have to have it honed right ?

right you are...or hurt your face

Lol well thank you sir for that advice I sure don't want to do that

If the seller said it was shave ready than chances are it is. If you haven't shaved with a straight yet give the SRP beginner's guide a once over, if you have already shaved with straights you'll know if it is shave ready when you try it out.

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I have purchased several razors off of eBay that were listed as shave ready, wanna guess how many actually were? For a truly shave ready, you need to buy from some one reputable and known for good work or else learn to hone 'em up yourself. The only ones I trust are listed here in the classifieds.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If the seller said it was shave ready than chances are it is. If you haven't shaved with a straight yet give the SRP beginner's guide a once over, if you have already shaved with straights you'll know if it is shave ready when you try it out.

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Yes I do believe I will be able to tell but the only difference is it has a little more of a square point than my current one

Originally Posted by guitstik

I have purchased several razors off of eBay that were listed as shave ready, wanna guess how many actually were? For a truly shave ready, you need to buy from some one reputable and known for good work or else learn to hone 'em up yourself. The only ones I trust are listed here in the classifieds.

I would love to start honing I am usually an all in guy when I pick up something so getting honing stones are next on my list if you have any suggestions that would be great

Also I cannot see the classifieds for some reason

Past experience with forums is that I have to make a certain amount of post before it is available but not sure how many or if that is the case here or not

Is this an extra hollow master barber? If so, I have one and they are nice little shavers, but mine is a little bloodthirsty.

Originally Posted by Antzgarciak7

I would love to start honing I am usually an all in guy when I pick up something so getting honing stones are next on my list if you have any suggestions that would be great

My suggestions will differ greatly from the majority of those here, but for starting out I would suggest getting three Arkansas stones, coarse, fine and extra fine. You could add the extra, extra fine stone if you wanted but it isn't necessary. Look here for a kit Arkansas Sharpening Stone Kits with 3 Stones
I can guarantee that others will chime in and tell you to get the Norton or Naniwa stones, those are all fine stones but I would stick with the natural stones and learn on them before moving on to the more "exotic" rocks. That's just my two cents, now I am broke from RAD overload.