Thread: What make Dubl Ducks so good?

Originally Posted by Amyn

Ivo,
In the interest of fueling my RAD could you give me some examples of the brands you are referring to.

Similar to Dubl Duck quality but cheaper now (but may not have been in the past).

Amyn,

I don't encourage RAD (actually, selling off razors trying to deal with mine). It's a slippery slope. But I'll give you some ideas: ERN made a number of razors that were very high quality. Such as Sta-Sharp, Crown and Sword, Gong, etc. They are great shavers.

Cheers
Ivo

I picked up a nice Satinedge at a local antique "mall" yesterday for $24. Unfortunately after I had shined it up I noticed it had a bit of a frown, so I worked the frown out on my DMT 325 hone. I was able to put on what appears to be a bevel but it won't pass the TNT . Any suggestions? I've probably put it through 75 laps of the DMT and maybe 60 more on a carborundum.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

I was about to say "you'll never pass the TNT test off the DMT 325" but then you mentioned the corborundum. I have no experience with barber hones, so i can't comment

Yeah, I have a Carborundum/Belgian Blue combo, a yellow coticule and the DMT. I did a progression with all of them (slurry/no slurry) and I still could not get the razor to"bite". I check the edge every 10 to 20 laps as well.

Should I just keep going on the Blue or Yellow?

This is driving me a bit crazy.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by izlat

Amyn,

I don't encourage RAD (actually, selling off razors trying to deal with mine). It's a slippery slope. But I'll give you some ideas: ERN made a number of razors that were very high quality. Such as Sta-Sharp, Crown and Sword, Gong, etc. They are great shavers.

Cheers
Ivo

Thanks for the advice, and I will try to keep my RAD in check.

I have one, a Satin Edge that I bought off of ebay. It is an excellent shaver, but then so are my Bocker Red Injun and my Red Imp. I also have a Geneva Seneca Chief that I am still working on, but it promises to be just as good.

I've had the same experience. I have a gaggle of geese and they all shave great. Don't know why, but why argue with perfection.

I've wanted to try a DD, but just couldn't justify the money. Then I picked one up on Ebay for $13.00. Pictures were not very good and there appeared to be a lot of rust and patina on the blade. + it didn't have the usual DD fancy scales. I got it about three days ago. It's a 9/16, "Special Wedge". The blade was heavy with patina and dark black spots, but no rust. I spent all morning polishing, and when I got down to the metal, there was a new blade that had never been used. The scales were an amber celluloid with a white wedge. Plain, but not unatractive. I suspect the scales are original, but I could be wrong.

I put on a new bevel with my 1200 DMT and went to work with my Belgium Blue, The Coticule, and a Mueller Thuringen. It honed up beautifully, and gave me one of my best shaves ever. I love everything about it!: The edge, the balance, the shave it gave, and even it's plain look; and to top it all off, the price I paid.

Regards,

Steve

Nice! Lucky you

Cheers
Ivo

If your willing to do some restoration on them, you can get DD's for a good price on ebite. I see them go for under $20 alot, they just need a bit of TLC and boom