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09-23-2015, 03:58 AM #1Str8Faced Gent.
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Hunting the mighty Beaver
Evening gents, looking for some help from the veterans of the straight.
Was getting my haircut and my barber was talking about the razors and hand clippers his sister threw away when they were cleaning out his parents house! I know, made me tear up a little too.
Anyway he asked if I had heard of a Beaver straight razor, which I had not. Said it was his first when he became a barber. Said it was a 5/8th with red scales.
I did some googling and haven't found anything out so figured I'd ask those in here.
Any pics, links or history is appreciated gents. I'd like to find one, buy it and restore for him as a gift.
A good barber is hard to find and worth thanking, IMO.
Thanks for the help, if any is to be had.
Cheers."Depression is just anger,, without the enthusiasm."
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I just had to stop in and check this out
Sorry Mike I'm no help here but at least I stopped by.........S.L.A.M.,.......SHAVE LIKE A MAN!!!
Not like a G.I.R.L. (Gentleman In Razor Limbo)
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I would like someday to have a couple of those to leave to my American nephews
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I did some googling too.
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09-23-2015, 02:04 PM #7Str8Faced Gent.
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I love this place.
You guys never disappoint.
Double entendre implied, received, and run with!!
And with respect to the razor, seems there was a Beaver Brand out of Solingen.
The hunt continues.
Needs to find me an old German beaver it seems, still tight hopefully.
Lol.."Depression is just anger,, without the enthusiasm."
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09-23-2015, 06:24 PM #8Junior Tinkerer
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The "Beaver" brand... Assuming you mean a beaver logo engraving... I made scales for one, for a friend of mine. I will need to find some pics. The brand was actually Gebruder Berns, Otter was the model.
As the time passes, so we learn.
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09-23-2015, 06:30 PM #9Junior Tinkerer
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Argh, the beaver is on the other side. I will get my friend to snap a photo.
What I can say about this one, is the steel is hardened similar to a japanese straight, or that North Korean Kitty razor, or a Gold Dollar. So harder than vintage Sheffields and Solingens, in my limited experience. In that sense, I found it slightly more agressive than what I'm normally used to, but took a mighty edge.
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09-23-2015, 06:34 PM #10Junior Tinkerer
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Found a better photo! Scales in the making.. and you can see the Beaver. I am curious if this is the beaver you're hunting. [emoji23]
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