Thread: This guy just gave me these two razors ...

Yah, same here on the MOP one. I wouldn't expect much if anything...

The Whistle - are absolutely sure that's what the brand is? It looks suspiciously close to a Clauss razor, and also one other brand... I think this would be the better shaver, with or without the patina.

Good luck
Ivo

Originally Posted by izlat

Yah, same here on the MOP one. I wouldn't expect much if anything...

The Whistle - are absolutely sure that's what the brand is? It looks suspiciously close to a Clauss razor, and also one other brand... I think this would be the better shaver, with or without the patina.

Good luck
Ivo

It's not Whistle! I believe it is Thistle cut! I have two of them!
Look a little closer at the tang. I would really be surprised if it actually said whistle cut!

Lol - that's the other brand I was talking about.

I have one and it's an absolutely phenomenal shaver, 10+/10!

Cheers
Ivo

So could Lynn get the pitting out of that Orange scale razor, the "Thistle Cut. Co" I guess.. sorry I assumed Whistle...since its hard to make out the first letter.. lol

i haven't heard lynn interested in cleaning up razors, but it doesn't hurt to ask. you may have luck with Joe Chandler, but he may be quite bussy. Not sure if any of the other honers (heavyduty, JoshEarl) would be interested in cleaning it up for you either. You aren't interested in giving it a try yourself?

Gee whiz... not sure I'd know how to give it a go.. and try myself.. lol

Joe Chandler and Jason (Toxik) would be the first people to come to mind when it comes to full restos.

Originally Posted by BostonJeff

Well.. I bought a new Norton Waterstsone, 4k/8k and a DOVO strop, and tried Lynns Pyramid for heavy used blades and then tried to strop 30 or so.. and they're not sharp at all .. apparently I suck at this.. lol .. Better get better before the new DOVO I bought and sent to Lynn to sharpen up gets mailed back to me... or I'll destroy it..

I did not succeed with my first attempts at honing because I also thought that Lynn's 20/20 pyramid was "aggressive" enough to turn a dull razor shave ready. Maybe this works for him, but it is not very aggressive in my experience and was nowhere near enough to get my first antique shop razors shave ready. If I get a dull razor (with no issues like chipping or frowning) off of eBay or from a junk shop I almost always need to do at least 100 passes (usually more) on the 4K side of the Norton to get through the oxidized steel and into the good steel and to set a decent bevel before polishing it to a shave ready edge.