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11-19-2008, 07:22 PM #1Just one more lap...
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My NOS Hess 44 Arrived Today!!
And it is *surprisingly* sharp! Like, *shave ready* sharp! I'm kinda surprised; I thought new razors typically needed a bit of sharpening before being shave ready. I guess things were different in the old days; they took the time to make sure they were really ready to be shaved with before they shipped em off.
Since I have no idea what angle the bevel was set on, how should I go about touching it up should it fail the shaivng test? Should I just do the marker test on my finest hone (Chinese 12k), and see if it's touching the edge? It would be easiest to just start over again with a new set-by-me bevel, but I don't want to wear away any metal unless it's really needed.
It's such a beautiful razor... wow.
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11-19-2008, 07:24 PM #2Senior Member
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And yet somehow, inexplicably, there are no pictures in this thread,
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11-19-2008, 07:27 PM #3Just one more lap...
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Originally Posted by smokelaw1
And yet somehow, inexplicably, there are no pictures in this thread,
Eek! I'll fix that right now....
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11-19-2008, 07:38 PM #4Just one more lap...
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A few pictures...
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11-19-2008, 07:50 PM #5Senior Member
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Wow. That is one nice razor. Thanks for the pics. Hope it was clear I was just kidding around, but I think it was taken as intended.
Nice acquisition!
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11-19-2008, 08:05 PM #6French Toast Please!
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That is some great looking steel!
I love cracked ice scales.
must...resist...RAD!
-Rob
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11-19-2008, 08:08 PM #7
nice Hess!
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11-19-2008, 08:09 PM #8< Banned User >
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Nice razor!
I dig a nice stainless blade
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11-19-2008, 09:30 PM #9At this point in time...
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Many of the NOS razors you find were "Hair Tested" basically what we call the HHT... I actually did a test on one of these some time back after Gugi challenged me to it
a Craftsman to be exact and yes they do shave quite well, albeit not quite as smooth as it does now, but it did shave....
I would try a few laps on .50 paste then "strop the crap" out of it, and go for it.....
Sweet looking 44....
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11-19-2008, 10:32 PM #10Senior Member
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That is a beautiful looking razor and you will love this>>>>>>>>IT IS A FINE SHAVER TO BOOT!!!!
ENJOY!!!Having Fun Shaving
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