Thread: Razor Collection Pics and Feedback

A nice bunch of razors you have there, welcome to SRP.

Thanks for the feedback! They are certainly not the best of the best condition-wise, mainly odds and ends that I have found at local antique stores and a couple online. I used steel wool gently with oil on all of them except the wood handle W&B and the W&B Sheffield. Some had rust and "gunk," and my primary goal was to prevent the rust from spreading during storage. Seems like the black markings on some of the blades are not pits, the surface feels smooth to the touch, it just looks like surface-level coloring. Not sure if anything can be done to reduce or remove these spots.

I'm not a power-tool repair kind of guy, is there a simple way to reduce scratches by hand? These are more for collecting and display than actual use.

Welcome to the forum JJKY. You have some lovely razors. I'm a Boker addict. I'd like a Wade & Butcher too, but the price of them at the moment is outrageous due to their popularity. I do also have some less popular razors too, such as a Bengall and an Osgar. They were cheap, in need of some work. I intended to sell them on, but I cleaned them up, re-scaled them, and they shave great so I've kept them and use them. You really don't have to spend a lot of money to get great shavers.

If it were me.......I would send that Wade n Butcher FBU off to a pro here on the forums and have it restored with some new scales. They are amazing shavers if properly honed / maintained. They are heavy though so depends on what you like as far as feel goes. Nice start my friend!

What a great collection you have. There are some that collect straights, restore to "like new" condition, hone to shave ready and use them and there are others that prefer an antique look and collect for the sake of collecting. Then there are people like me that do both. Some I prefer shiny and others with some age to them. I respect your preference to keep the old look and thing they look remarkable!! Something about a vintage look that is attractive in a collection. Often times I am torn between the two looks and have a hard time deciding. I think you have a great collection.

Once again, thanks for the feedback. In reference to a couple of posts:

Should I use 2,000 or 1,500 grit sandpaper to make these look better, or would it be best to leave them as they are unless fully restoring?

I am currently storing them in the tool roll in a gunsafe with a de-humidifier pack inside. Is there any prep to the razors I should do for storage?

Someone else mentioned sending it to one of the pros on this forum for a new set of scales. If that were something I eventually wanted to do, how would I go about it?