Thread: Dumas Aine 32 Acier Fondu(CAST STEEL) RAZOR 4/8"+

Dumas Aine 32 Acier Fondu(CAST STEEL) RAZOR 4/8"+
Wedge,
Around 1820,Stub tail,At that time, Stub-Tailed was not popular in France,
and most of them produced NO TANG razors.
Made Thiers Francia ,
The old design's large curved smile at the front edge is ideal for shaving all
areas of the face.
Jimps tooth design was rare at that time,
Copper PIN, iron washers,
For a razor made over 200 years ago, the heat treatment hardness of cast steel,
Steel was as strong as steel today. It took some time to design the bevel using the ATOMA diamond plate, and shaving with the Taiwanese stone HONING RAZOR feels great.

She's an old beauty

Wow! Thats an oldie for sure. I would have guessed older but, as usual, it sounds like you've done your homework. Thanks for sharing and careful of your thumbs shaving with it.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Wow! 5hats an oldie for sure. I would have guessed older but, as usual, it sounds like you've done your homework. Thanks for sharing and careful ot your thumbs shaving with it.

Don't worry, my thumb is safe,
Jimps tooth design was rare at that time,
This razor makes me forget that it is a razor with a history of more than 200 years. The shaving feels so comfortable.

Some of that old cast steel takes and holds a remarkable edge considering the primitive nature of their technology relative to today. I too like the edge going around the smile for detail shaving. I hone my old notched Sheffields around the rounding of the toe for that purpose.


I have others where it is more pronounced but you can still see how I honed it all the way around that curve (red arrow). You can tell by the hone wear that was too heavy to work out that I am not the first (blue arrow).

One has to be careful though as it is easy to get bitten by it accidentally.

Funny, I was just thinking about you the other day, that I hadn't seen you post for a while. Glad to see you are still with us.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Some of that old cast steel takes and holds a remarkable edge considering the primitive nature of their technology relative to today. I too like the edge going around the smile for detail shaving. I hone my old notched Sheffields around the rounding of the toe for that purpose.


I have others where it is more pronounced but you can still see how I honed it all the way around that curve (red arrow). You can tell by the hone wear that was too heavy to work out that I am not the first (blue arrow).

One has to be careful though as it is easy to get bitten by it accidentally.

Funny, I was just thinking about you the other day, that I hadn't seen you post for a while. Glad to see you are still with us.

Thank you for sharing.
I will set the R angle at the red arrow position just to reduce cuts.
There is no right or wrong. As long as you get used to the control,
you will enjoy the shaving process.

Originally Posted by TMILO

Don't worry, my thumb is safe,
Jimps tooth design was rare at that time,
This razor makes me forget that it is a razor with a history of more than 200 years. The shaving feels so comfortable.

I felt the same way, after restoring and shaving with my first, old cast steel razor from the late 1700 s. Surprisingly comfortable and smooth.