Thread: Keeper or restore ?

I need your opinion guys,

Would you classify the razor as a "Keeper" or as a "Restore"?

There is some hone wear towards the toe.

"Keeper" — those square-tipped C-MON "Blackies" are wicked sharp. Might be that the hone wear was done to blunt it and make it more "shave-ready".

So many possible terms.

From your pictures that looks to me like a shaver and with my modest collection that would be a keeper.

Certainly could be cleaned up a bit and therefore considered maybe a restore if you were so inclined.

Oh yes Keeper! That's a very nice straight razor indeed!

I'd say a keeper. For me a restore (to resell at least) has to look almost NOS. Not to dog out your razor but it does have enough hone wear to make it hard to hide with restoration. Not hide to mean to defraud but just to make it look like new....if that made any sense. It's a narrow distinction I guess.

it is the amount of hone wear that bothers me. But, I am comparing it to my other "Keepers" which have either minimal or no, hone wear.
I have to be this fussy otherwise I will end up with far too many straight razors.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

I'd say a keeper. For me, a restore (to resell at least) has to look almost NOS. Not to dog out your razor but it does have enough hone wear to make it hard to hide with restoration. Not hide to mean to defraud but just to make it look like new...if that made any sense. It's a narrow distinction I guess.

I completely agree with you.

Id say if you have some Cmon razors in better condition then sell it as is.you could regrind or we work the hone ware to maake it look better too. But I bet you have more than enough razor work on your hands.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Id say if you have some Cmon razors in better condition then sell it as is.you could regrind or we work the hone ware to maake it look better too. But I bet you have more than enough razor work on your hands.

With honing to make it shave-ready, it'd be a great "giveaway"...

I don't see any rust on the blade so I would say, take it as a keeper.
Otherwise you should do a total restauration, means a regrind of the blade to thin out the lower part to the edge, eliminate the hone wear especially on the spine. That would make it look like new - but it is an old blade that didn't need to be ashamed of its scars!

Regards Peter