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Hey everyone I’ve been a lurker for a time and decided to become a member so that I can be more involved with the learning processes than just reading others accounts. I have 2 pieces here to show you guys. Both were given to me by my grandfather (still living thankfully). I don’t know anything about these or whether they are worth sending off to be honed or restored. Thanks in advance!Attachment 324629
Here is the other one.
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Would have been awesome if I got to start with a straight razor from my granddaddy. Very nice!
Thank you. The Edmond was one he was using up until his hands got too unsteady. So it’s been out of action roughly 3 years
Welcome to SRP.
In my opinion I'd take some steel wool 000. And some metal polish and try to get the black or red rust off of both of them. Careful as it only take one slip and they can take off a finger. Then just put them away or in a shadow box. They both need work to be up to shaving duty and they both are slim razors now so fixing them up is really not something I would recommend. Keep them knowing where they came from. Then pick yourself up a couple razors to learn to shave with. You can find some in the BST thread. But to spend time and or money on those is really iffy. JMO.
Thanks for the advice brother. I’ll definitely pick up some mother’s tomorrow after I hit up some antique shops to see if I can find anything good. Luckily we still have a lot of antique shops in the south lol
Alpha444 has a great deal on a starter set on the Buy/Sell/Trade thread. And Bouschie sells razors all the time for a low cost. You would be better off buying from us as then they come shave ready. That itself is a 20-25 dollar charge so keep that in mind when looking at what is sold here on SRP.
Welcome!
I'd like to second Jerry's advice above. Preserve those ones above all. An heirloom like that is a precious thing, so setting them aside - at least for now - and learning on other razors is the smart move. Also, starting with a razor that is truly shave-ready is a massive advantage. I spent many miserable months when I started using a blade that I *thought* was sharp. Only after having it honed properly did I realize my mistake. :) If you get one shave-ready from a member here, you should be good to go. But if you do find one elsewhere that catches your eye, make sure you do shell out the $20 or so to get it honed. That can save you a lot of grief!
Welcome. I would absolutely send them out for restoration. I would also find other razors to learn with. As a beginner I was rather hard on gear. I dinked a toe on a faucet, rolled a couple of edges, dropped a razor and broke the scale. All fixable things, but that goodness it was not my great grandfathers razor. Most of us with heirloom razors and other shaving gear cherish them a lot. There are nice shave ready razors that come up regularly in the BST forum.
Hello and welcome to SRP.
You are very lucky to own family heirlooms like those razors.
I second the motion to buy a couple of good, shave ready razors to learn with.
The Buy-Sell-Trade section is a good place to start looking.
Enjoy your time here on the forum.
Pete <:-}
I agree, find another two for shaving
I did that too but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. When I sent it out to get that repaired, it came back properly honed and I started to learn all about what I had been missing. :) Very happy not to have done that to an heirloom.Quote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
Welcome to the site. Plenty of great folks eager to share their knowledge.
Ask your grandfather if he has his strop or bones of any other gear. It would save you buying some.
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I did ask him for a strop and offered to pay him for it if he wished and he replied “I have one but there a lot of memories stored in that leather that I can’t get rid of yet.” I left it at that lol. He did say that he would leave it to me if and when he passes on.
Also thank you all for the information and the welcoming so far. I would reply to everyone individually but I’m at work and having to use the mobile version of this site on my phone (damn firewalls lol) even though I’m a systems administrator... feels bad
I think that most of us that use this site on our mobile devices scrole to the bottom and set it up for the full site version. I find it better to deal with than the mobile. But I dont know squat when it comes to these computer things really. Enough to get by and take care of me and mine if I'm lucky.
What's bad is, like I mentioned, I'm a Systems Administrator II for a bank that covers the majority of the southeast US and I still have problems with mobile versions of sites hahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Gasman
Welcome and enjoy your time with us. I too have heirlooms that I cherish dearly. I too recommend NOT starting with restoration on them. I can understand wanting to be the one who brought them back but don't start with them. In fact it would be best to send them to someone skilled in that capacity. I'm sure that your grandfather would be thrilled to see them returned to their former glory. Definitely check out the BST section. Lots for sale there that are worth buying shave ready. I recommend a round point to start. Bouschie usually has something up for a great price among others. Also Tony Miller (Heirloom Workshops) sell great strops for very affordable prices. Make sure to read up a lot and watch plenty of videos.
Pretty sure Bouschie meant "hones" not bones.Quote:
Originally Posted by bouschie
You're right. This damn tablet changes words on its own
Damn autocorrect! Drives me huts
