Thread: Bought today

Hello everyone!

I bought this razors on the flee market today. They are in bad condition, but they was so cheap.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ztardik/...26850259741938

Sizes from top to bottom of picture: 4/8, 5/8, 4/8, 3/8. All of them are almost full wedge with exception of Max Dorner 5/8 wich is full hollow

Can somebody point me to restoration howto? Are they worth of labor?

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Welcome to SRP. Your photo comes up as a thumbnail on my computer. If it is that size on all I doubt anyone will be able to come to a conclusion.

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

Welcome to SRP. Your photo comes up as a thumbnail on my computer. If it is that size on all I doubt anyone will be able to come to a conclusion.

Sorry, I pasted in the wrong link :-(
Please try again, now it must work correctly.

Btw, on the top right corner of the picture you can find a magnifier icon, clicking on it will zoom in the picture. And the yellowish color of blades is from the incandescent lamp used.

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Heljestrand and Boker are excellent brands. The Hele looks real good and so does the Dorner.The Larsen is a bit rough and the Boker is worn but for starting out with learning to hone they are fine since you got them cheap.

FWIW, I take something like that Larsen and I don't worry about the rust beyond polishing with Flitz or Maas. I hone the chip out and go from there. You have some potentially good shavers there.

If you haven't done so check out the basic honing forum and the videos. Lots of good stuff in newbies corner too. Best of luck with your razors.

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

Heljestrand and Boker are excellent brands. The Hele looks real good and so does the Dorner.The Larsen is a bit rough and the Boker is worn but for starting out with learning to hone they are fine since you got them cheap.

I think Heljenstrand is in the best shape of all of them, Larson has two deep chips in the edge (1 mm in the middle and 2 mm on the tip) but I think it is possible to save it from the trashcan. Dorner has some rough honing attempt on the ridge, but nothing that polishing and rehoning can't repair.

FWIW, I take something like that Larsen and I don't worry about the rust beyond polishing with Flitz or Maas. I hone the chip out and go from there. You have some potentially good shavers there.

Can you explain the "polishing with Flitz or Maas"? Are they some polishing pastes or what? How deep was the chip in your razor? I think my Larson is 1/4 hollow so eventually I can hone it to full wedge.

If you haven't done so check out the basic honing forum and the videos. Lots of good stuff in newbies corner too. Best of luck with your razors.

I'm checking them again and again, thanks.


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