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    Default Straight razor anatomy - newbie question

    Hi everyone,

    I was browsing the local ebay associate site (mercadolibre), not wanting to buy but to learn a little bit about the huge variety of straight razors out there. Lots of trash, I must say (old things that are very rusty, or damaged, at quite a high price just because they are supposedly "vintage").

    Besides the above, the following articles called my attention:
    Antigua Navaja Mann Y Federlein Solingen 14 Mannos Excelente - $ 290,00 en MercadoLibre
    Antigua Navaja Y Acentador.solingen.estuches Casa Rasetti - $ 380,00 en MercadoLibre

    Razors there have some "bites" in the edge; and one of the sellers states specifically that is not a damage but part of the original design. I couldn't find any information on this on the web, so either it is a complete lie or I am looking for the wrong tag words.

    Any clues on this?

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    Hello TIA,
    Here is where to look and laugh!
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/auction-talk-ebay-etc/113447-wall-shame-14.html
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    It is a complete lie from the seller's part. Those are huge chips on the blade, making the razor useless.

    EDIT: Damn, Richard was faster than me

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    Thanks to both! I was kind of guessing whether this was a complete lie or a "thumb rest", for example. One of them (and specially another one I cannot find anymore) look like a very tidy "bite"; like if someone tried to re-grind a round shape on an existing chip. But, at the same time, I was completely unable to find a reference to this in the web. Should be a google's bug :-0

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    Hi Tia,
    Good eye!
    There is another ebay habit to watch for, and that is grinding the tang end of the blade to make a long tang which hides the crack that used to be there and leaving a shorter blade. Good save for a cracked blade at the shoulder...on one's own razor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post
    Hi Tia,

    Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post
    Good eye!
    There is another ebay habit to watch for, and that is grinding the tang end of the blade to make a long tang which hides the crack that used to be there and leaving a shorter blade. Good save for a cracked blade at the shoulder...on one's own razor.
    Thanks for the advice. I am not yet looking for another razor (you can see my introduction http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ew-guy-ba.html), as my grandad's one is just my first try... and just enough as of now. He shaved with it for decades, with no backup razor AFAIK, so this might be enough for a beginner. I know there are different razors (length, width, hollow grind, rigidity/flexibility, symmetrical/asymmetrical, and so on), but I am not yet certain about which difference this would make while shaving. I must get friendly with this one and try something else afterwords.
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    [QUOTE=MT4;1419879]I know there are different razors (length, width, hollow grind, rigidity/flexibility, symmetrical/asymmetrical, and so on), but I am not yet certain about which difference this would make while shaving. QUOTE]

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