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i come across a few razors at an antique shop and wondered if anybody has ever heard of them or if they're any good
•Henry sears & son straight razor on blade says (1865) and other side says (magnetic 3060)
•The Artist cant make out quite what it says but something like (Everh c razor co)
thanks
Yes Both Good,, Common,, But I Wouldn,t Pay Alot For Them, Ty
how about
•mfd & groud (germany) parcol 9601
•shefied (nowill)
•union county olean ny (manganese steel)
•barlow cutlery co (germany) extra hollw ground
Hey Without Seeing Pics Its Hard Too Tell, If Any Are Up In The 6/8" Range I Would Up The Annie A Little,, If These Are All 5/8" 9/16" Witch Is Common On These Still Wouldnt Spend Much,, If You Want Too Know How Much PM Me Not Gonna Broadcast OpinionTy
Generally speaking from my experience, anything that says Sheffield, Germany, Solingen, and most anything vintage made in the USA is good. Things to stay away from are anything marked Pakistan. If this is your first buying of a vintage razor there are things to look for and be aware of. Chips and cracks in the blade, sometimes cracks can be hard to see chips can be a deal breaker as well. Hone wear is another, if there is tons and tons of hone wear that can be bad, not always but it will make things more difficult. Frowns and honed out toes, uneven hone wear. For sure look through the library if you have not already there is a wealth of knowledge in there. If you have questions feel free to ask and someone should be able to get you solid advice. I do know there is a list of razors not to buy and I can not seem to find it.
Best of luck.
All good steel, but again you have to know what things to look for to see if their any good, and worth cleaning up to a usable state.Quote:
Originally Posted by TeXmAn1994
most of those names are good ,,, but a name aint what will shave you,,, learning what to look for in a razor is the key. get you a decent razor that's already ready to go and shave with, then you will be able to see what needs to be right on future purchases, buying razors that need work right now isn't what you need, you need a decent shave ready razor. your really not saving any money if you need a complete restore to make it shave, B/S//T has them inexpensive all the time, sometimes for not much more than a good honing fee Tc
In my limited experience most all vintage straight razors will make good shavers if in good condition to start with. Trick is you have to know what to look for that makes a razor in good condition. You'll need to know how to restore it and hone it, easier said than done, at the start.
The easiest way to a decent razor for a start is to by a shave ready razor from the classifieds here.
Bob
i really appreciate all of the advice
i talked myself out of a few more until i get a stones at least i do plan on buying a new razor from here soon just so i'll have something worth comparing them to
i'm already hooked to this hobby and knowing there are so many generous and knowledgeable people here makes it even better
There are literally thousands out there no rush to get your hands on them. I feel like a hypocrite saying that because I was buying on a blue streak just a week ago. But learn what is needed and what your specific requirements for a razor is. Spike point? Round point? Barber notch? Size and so on. Take your time as hard as it is to just jump in. Learn each aspect. Learning honing and shaving and stropping and making lather is alot. Enjoy yourself as well that is why we are here.
oh i'm enjoying myself
i got a little bit of assortment to see what it isi like plus giving me something to do between shaving haha
the price of hones doesn't need to be in your equation yet,, shave strop and then hone,, but it your money but a guy who seems to be looking to be on a budget stones are the worst investment around,,, I can get my razors honed for a few years for the price of a few hones,,, but do as you please, honing seems to be something some enjoy, but then again I did this to shave not work on them. Tc
yeah you're right i know that i shouldnt be getting them just yet but i get carried away and when i do something i enjoy knowing i have the ability to do it all and i probably wont get any any time soon but it's on the listQuote:
Originally Posted by tcrideshd
my advise is either taken or not and it doesn't hurt me a bit, but I like to throw it out there cause most around here will enable you to spend more money that you need to. and to be honest after being here as long as I have the amount of guys who start this and then go all out soon quit the razor hobby and now havea bunch of money tied up in things they really didn't need so soon. if your here in a year then we,ll see. ive come full circle and have been selling my hones and have only the need of one, and not that often and I shave every day with a tough beard so I found out that my investment in hones would have been alright if I was honing for other people. everyone is all gung ho in the beginning and this is where we see a lot of dollars going into the sport before they even know how to shave with one yet or they set their self up for failure cause they are convinced that they can hone it and the hairs will magically fall off. plus they really don't take stropping serious enoght to learn it,and its the most important factor in blade maintenance.
so just my humble advise to slow down , cause your the 4789th person to start new here in the last year (just funning you on that number) but every week a new guy starts and the pattern is the same except for the rare guy who actually reads before he starts buying. so really post your location( unless your in the witness protection program, and it still wont matter I can find you now that your online) that way the guys who are near you can reach out. plus you will get invites to meets too. because one on one is going to be your best teacher around.
I don't know why ive decided to give this advise to you , I think about every time I see this , but I usually just watch from the sides. if you stay on this path then all the purcahses will be just fine, but the reality is that its early and you may not even be shaving with a straight in 3-4 months man I,m behind you , plus I,m going to not do this again cause it seems like I,m being an ass , and I don't need to be according to my wife( I am but that's another story ) good luck , Tc
Great advise TC, just the way it needs to be told, no sugar coating, straight to the point, and the honest truth.
Its always good watching our bouncer work. [emoji56]
i really do appreciate you reaching out to me and i do realize that people (including myself) go way over boardQuote:
Originally Posted by tcrideshd
if i buy another razor it'll be a new one for a good primary one and i plan on getting hones eventually so i can hopefully get my friends and some family into shaving with one and i dont think it'd be right to get people started but not be able to help them and be able to get them on the right path
i really have done a lot of research and watched a shit load of videos by numerous people
i do apprecaite you helping and no i dont think youre being an ass
i'm not quite like the rest of my generation (23)
i do appreciate the no bullshit part about it too
i prefer someone not beating around the bush