I just bought my first vintage razor off eBay (see link)...there is evident hone wear...but I would like opinions that could be used by me, and other members, to help evaluate future vintage razor purchases. How would you qualify the hone wear on this razor?
http://photos.msn.com/Slideshow/View...24%26index%3d0
Use whatever description you think is appropriate...but perhaps a scale of 1-5 would be useful where 1 is new, 3 is 50% of life remaining, and 5 is time to chuck.
Also, how much life, in terms of either time (i.e. years) or number of remaining hones, does this razor appear to have left? How much will taping the spine extend life? Indefenitely?
Finally, does anyone have experience with a Zeepk strop? I know Zeepk is generally low quality...but this strop looks like it's top quality...what characteristic would differentiate a good strop from a low end strop?