Thread: Honey, have you seen my Wacker?

Got your attention didn’t it. My first Heribert Wacker arrived. It is a 7/8 Spanish point in blond buffalo horn with gold wash on the blade. I was ready to rescale the blade. I have a set of cocobolo ready to drop it in, but the horn looks darn good. There is a lot of nice graining in this set, more multi color than just blond, so it will stay as is.

But onto my question. I have not had a blade with gold wash on it before. How do I care for the gold? I don’t want to accidentally polish it off cleaning the blade. I gave it a good wipe with MAAS working around the wash then gave it two coats of carnauba wax. I wax all my carbon blades, it helps to keep them from tarnishing.

Congrats on that beauty...I have the same one and I love it.

Nice blade. I have been looking at that very one for a while.

Please report on how it shaves. It looks super.

Chris L

I think you are right to leave the scales on this razor. I'm not huge on blond horn, btu these are really sweet.

Don't use polishing compounds on the gold, they will wear it down pretty quickly.
Just keep your blade clean and tarnish free, and you'll be fine.
If you feel the need to polish you blade, just use a soft cloth, and avoid the gold wash.
Nice razor.

Very Nice.
Anyone able to do a little "potted history" on Wacker?
I think I like the look of 'em.

I honed the razor to a frightening edge last night, possibly a little too sharp. It will split even the finest of hairs. It shaves very good, it was a little harsh this morning but the first shave on a freshly honed blade is usually a little edgy, I also had 3 days worth of beard to cut down which would tax any blade, and kill a less than perfect edge. I will have a better idea tomorrow but I believe it will go in the best of the best rotation and match the Revisor, Dorko, Henckels and Morley blades. It is well ground and polished with almost no mill marks remaining in the steel.

The horn is nice, more markings than most and I have no plans on replacing them. Cursory opinion, it is worth the price.

Originally Posted by Mike_ratliff

Don't use polishing compounds on the gold, they will wear it down pretty quickly.
Just keep your blade clean and tarnish free, and you'll be fine.
If you feel the need to polish you blade, just use a soft cloth, and avoid the gold wash.
Nice razor.

I agree with Mike, use nothing but a soft cloth. Even rubbing it with a towel too hard will wear it off.

Ah yes, a Wacker Jungmeister. Outstanding shavers - get them, while they last, Mr. Wacker has no more left so any remaining stock in the stores is all there is left of these beauties.