Thread: Tell me what you think_2

BTW, These are my personal Razors

I am posting some pictures of some razors I think may be of interest. I am curious to know anything about these blades. They are in varying conditions and I'm sure there are things about them that I am missing.

Specifically, I am curious about: 1)quality of blade 2)potential for restoration 3)value

I understand that it may be very difficult to assess these razors by looking at pictures. I'm only looking for ballpark thoughts.

I will post a new thread for each of the razors. There's only 4 or 5.

I have no attachment or investment of any kind to these razors, so please feel free to "call crap, crap"

Thanks,

Carroll

Primble has a very good reputation. you will need some time getting this one all cleaned up and the nicks out of the edge. since you have it ... clean it and hone it! the razor should be a pleasure to shave with. you would have to search b/s/t to get an idea of price.

You have a bit of work to get that serious nick out of the edge but it should clean up nicely. Looks like you have your hobby hours well defined for a while with the blades you have been showing.

I have never heard of the brand before, but if some people say that it is a good one then I believe them. The nick towards the toe is deep and would take a lot of work to get out. There is also moderate but not severe or uneven hone wear. If you are willing to put the time into and have the right stones to get the nick out then it could probably be made into a pretty good shaver. Again, because of the hone wear and serious nick it is not something that I would be willing to pay much for at a swap meet. Maybe up to $10 depending on what I saw in person.

I agree with David on value. It's restorable and the fact that it doesn't have serious pitting or evident rust going for it is a plus. I always try to gauge what I personally think the value of a razor is to me by imagining that I'm seeing the razor for real in an antique store. Would I pass a certain razor up? If I bought it, what would I consider to be a fair price? If I really wanted it, what is the highest I would go before passing on it?

Using this criteria for judging this razor, given the toe chip I'd almost be hard pressed to pay $10.

Chris L

I really appreciate everyone's advice so far. It looks like I have a few razors that I can use to practice some restoration. I certainly don't plan on selling them, I just wanted to make sure that none of them were worth sending to someone more experienced to be restored rather than using them to learn from.

Again, thanks for the help.

Carroll