First and Last Razors

[RayG]

I thiought this may be a fun "poll," sort of. You may have had only two... or two hundred. It's all the same. Just tell us about the first and last -

1) What was your very first razor, and do you still have/use it?

2) What was your most recently acquired razor?

[RayG]

To start:

1) My first razor was a 6/8 Solingen restored by Bill Ellis. Here's the photo I posted some time back in the "Sophisticated Solingens." It was sold to another member earlier this year.



2) Most recent: Bergischer Lowe

[Joed]

My first was a lot of 5 str8s purchased at a local auction about 20 years ago. The lot included a WP&R 'The Wheel", 2x 6/8 W&B, a 6/8 Pipe and Robson made by Boker (pic under Razor Clubs-Robrson). They are and are in my rotation except fot the Robson which my son used.

My last was a Henckels Platinum w/ broken scales for restore.

[holli4pirating]

My first was a 5/8 full hollow Torrey from Izlat.

Most recent... a 7/8 full hollow Zak (Solingen) and a < 5/8 to > 5/8 to < 5/8 (tapers at the toe and the heal) John Engstrom frameback with a thumbnotch. There was also a 5/8 W&B Special, but it was not as described, so the seller is giving me a refund. All were from the same seller. Engstrom and Special were in one lot and the Zak was another. I'd already won the lot of 2 and the Zak was reasonable, so I figured I'd better buy it as well. I'd really wanted the Engstrom and the Zak was curiosity. Oddly, I don't like how the Engstrom feels in my hand (will be on the classifieds shortly), and the Zak took an amazing edge (will be going into my rotation).

[xman]

My first razor is two razors. Does that count? No? You see I ordered a Boker from David Uthed here, but the ebony scales kept breaking so it took a long time to arrive. In that time I landed a Dubl Duck Special #1 on eBay, cleaned it up and shaved after a light honing. It's a blade I plan to have rescaled to suit its place of honour.



Most recently, I landed an E A Berg frameback which I cleaned and stropped and after only a VERY light finish honing on my Honemaster barber hone, shaved. It wasn't advertised as shave ready and I guess it wasn't because of the patina, but the edge sure was ready to go.



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[Walt]

My first straight razor was an ancient Folsom hunting knife which I had put a keen edge on and decided to see if it was really "razor sharp". The shave wasn't the best, but it did take off the whiskers. Then I remembered two old straights that I bought in a box lot at an auction several years before. I dug out a Joseph Rodgers and Sons with patched up scales and a LF&C Universal. I bought a Norton 4k/8k stone and a strop and it was all downhill from there. I have since rescaled the Rodgers and five years and more than 80 razors later my last pick-up was a C-Mon Blackie I found in an antique store last weekend for $35.

Regards - Walt

[fpessanha]

My first razor was a Dovo "Best Quality" 5/8 that I still have and I suppose I'll never sell and also because it's on of my absolutely favorite shavers.
My most recent acquisition was a W&B hollow ground. I recently bought a Le Grelot to restore but I'm not sure if I'll keep it... I like it very much but I have other plans for it. I'm thinking about giving it to my brother for Xmas... I converted him to DEs... now it's time for that extra step!

[gssixgun]

Hmmmm Tuff one...
My first was back in 1981 and all I remember for sure was that it had a Sheffield Steel Blade, unfortunatly it has passed from this life years ago, after jumping from the bathroom counter !!!!

My lastest is a NOS Carl Monkhouse C-MON HandMade Blackie

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[thebigspendur]

My first razor was a TI 6/8s sheffield steel with horn scales and my last was a Livi-Silvano 7/8s with mammoth Scales. I still have the TI in my rotation.

[kevint]

1. My first was a warranted full hollow Imperial 5/8with faux bamboos scales. I do not use it

2. My last razor, purchased at an estate sale yesterday, is 4/8 DD special no. 1