Thread: Little Giant Razor

Just finished honing and shaving with this antique store razor. Other than Wade & Butchers, Bokers, and other name brand razors I look for at antique stores I keep an eye out for regionally manufactured or distributed blades. When I lived in New York it was a little easier to find locally manufactured than in Northern Wisconsin, so these days I'm happy with one that was distributed locally.

Unlike the majority of antique store razors this one only needed a little polish and a couple trips on the hones before it was shaving. The brand is Little Giant and it was distributed by Twin Ports Barber Supply Company in Superior Wisconsin. A quick google search didn't turn up anything on the brand or distributor. I'll have to do a little more looking when I have time.

Looks to be in great shape for a razor in the wild.

Originally Posted by CamaroZ28

Just finished honing and shaving with this antique store razor. Other than Wade & Butchers, Bokers, and other name brand razors I look for at antique stores I keep an eye out for regionally manufactured or distributed blades. When I lived in New York it was a little easier to find locally manufactured than in Northern Wisconsin, so these days I'm happy with one that was distributed locally.

Unlike the majority of antique store razors this one only needed a little polish and a couple trips on the hones before it was shaving. The brand is Little Giant and it was distributed by Twin Ports Barber Supply Company in Superior Wisconsin. A quick google search didn't turn up anything on the brand or distributor. I'll have to do a little more looking when I have time.

Yeah, Its indeed looking beautiful! so did you purchase this or ancient treasure?

I did purchase this one.

Nice looking razor. It needs heel correction, you can see where it is being honed on the stabilizer, (red arrow) which is keeping the heel off the stone and un-honed (red oval).

The end of the heel edge is past the stabilizer (Blue Arrow) and re-shaping, heel correction will move the end of the edge well forward of the stabilizer and allow full contact on the stone.

If you do not correct it you can develop a heel hook, at the least you heel is not honed. A sharp heel is very useful in shaving, I use the heels all the time. It is an easy fix, there are many posts on how to correct a heel.

Just use a quarter, fifty cent piece or large washer as a template, mark with a sharpie and remove the metal to the line.

If you do this regularly before honing, it will maintain the correct heel profile, prevent heel issues and make honing easier.

Originally Posted by CamaroZ28

Just finished honing and shaving with this antique store razor. Other than Wade & Butchers, Bokers, and other name brand razors I look for at antique stores I keep an eye out for regionally manufactured or distributed blades. When I lived in New York it was a little easier to find locally manufactured than in Northern Wisconsin, so these days I'm happy with one that was distributed locally.

Unlike the majority of antique store razors this one only needed a little polish and a couple trips on the hones before it was shaving. The brand is Little Giant and it was distributed by Twin Ports Barber Supply Company in Superior Wisconsin. A quick google search didn't turn up anything on the brand or distributor. I'll have to do a little more looking when I have time.

That is a great looking razor. Congrats!!

I am planning a fishing trip in a couple of weeks with a retired barber that spent his career in north eastern WI.

If the fish aren't biting and I remember this thread I will have to ask him.