Thread: RAD take me away!!!

Below is part of the sales pitch from the seller on Ebite. I don't know squat about the collector side of razors so most of this info means nothing to me. However it is my first "Made in USA" razor I have and love the hammered tang. This puppy has hardly been used and still has remnents of a sticker on the scale that is not comming off very well. If this was a big collectable I wouldn't have gotten it so cheap so I have no qualms trying to get it off. There is next to no hone wear that I can see, and the edge is a mess but nothing a regular pyrimid grind wouldn't cure.

The pics may need re done as I was in a hurry and just knocked them out with my phone (better than my regular camera )

This item is an antique straight razor made by Robeson Cutlery co. of Rochester, New York in a W. R. Case & Sons razor box. The razor has an unusual deckle or hammered design on the tang. It is marked Robeson Shuredge Rochester, New York on the tang, and "The Razor That Feels Your Face", in script on the flat of the blade. The model number, 16-F-300 is on one side of the tail, Made In U.S.A. is on the other side. The blade has a full shoulder and a square point. Square points were designed for use on decorative beards such as mutton chops and goatees. This point style was notorius for cutting ears and noses. The black celluloid handle has no cracks or chips.

Chef,
don't tell anybody, but that should hone up a dream and outshave your DD. Lots of the American razors were great just not all that collectable because they seem to have came in late in the game and were big on mass production. which does not make them bad just common, hope you got it cheap as well.

$15 shipping included, hard to beat, I'm happy.

Just looked up the marks and found the company timeline seems it was made in the 20's to 30's. I'm soaking my stones as I type, see how this goes

Originally Posted by syslight

Chef,
don't tell anybody, but that should hone up a dream and outshave your DD. Lots of the American razors were great just not all that collectable because they seem to have came in late in the game and were big on mass production. which does not make them bad just common, hope you got it cheap as well.

Agreed. I have a few plain Jane USA made razors and they hang with the best of them. They're easy to hone and hold an edge well. No question.

Jordan

First run on the stones didn't get me far. Picking up more electrical tape today and drop to a coarser stone for a few strokes. Than back to the 4k/8k for a reg pyrimid.

I like the Robeson hammered tang razors. They're good shavers, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by PapaBull

I like the Robeson hammered tang razors. They're good shavers, in my opinion.

Well that settles it. I was going to use my Williams with a hammered tang tomorrow, now i guess i'll use the Robeson.

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

$15 shipping included, hard to beat, I'm happy.

You must be put in jail for this! nice score

Cheers
Ivo

I never met an American razor I didn't like. They are all underrated and just about all of them are high quality and shave like a dream. They will shave most german razor's under the table.

Well after a week on the fine stones and not getting anywhere, I broke out the big guns...

After I finished working on the long tailed rattler, I put this one on the DMT to re set the bevel... The blade may have been ground off line, seems to lean a touch. After setting the bevel and running through my other stones I could see a bright shiney even bevel all the way down the edge

I also got my pasted paddle strop in last night so I gave it a work out as well. One side is 1.0 and the other is .5 diamond goop. Boy is that stuff grabby, but after about 10 rounds on each side and 20 on the hanging strop, I was ready to give it a go.

I'm tickled to say it was shaving beautifuly, not as good as the Gold Bug yet but I'm not used to it so I'll just say WHOO HOOO!!! I think I have the hang of honeing and stroping now. Time to upgrade to a TM strop

With this success I think I'll hone the SRP TI LE when it gets here. This has been a huge step for me and I'm still very excited (can ya tell ).

Ok stepping away from the keyboard...