Thread: Robeson Shuredge.. am I missing something?

Originally Posted by zepplin

I shaved with my 1st "Shuredge" yesterday. I am absolutely blown away by what a great shave it gave me. It's right up there with the Robert Williams and M.L. !!

I paid more than three times what you did, and that's still a great deal. - Plus, it wasn't in as good of condition as yours.

Yea, you got the deal of the century on that auction.

Steve

Thanks Steve!

I'm planning on shaving with mine today.

Just wiping the blade down with WD-40 cleaned it up to about 98%. Turns out all the crap was just barely stuck to the surface.

What really blows me away is that there is zero (seriously) hone wear. The heel of the blade is still very sharp. The rest.. not so much. But they must have done something to either protect the spine during it's initial honing at the factory, or they did the "spine lift" thing. The owner must have used it until it wasn't sharp anymore, then put it in it's case and forgot about it, hence the "rusty fingerprint".

You prompted me to get and work up a Shuredge. I am really satisfied with the results. Mine is a full hollow grind which at first seemed too thin. As I get used to the "sing" and good shaves, all is well. I took an extra amount of time polishing the edge with the dark blue Escher and did some really prolonged stropping. The Robeson responded well to that treatment. It is in the rotation and sometimes I just skip to its turn.

Not sure why I missed this thread.

Robesons are great razors. Here are the two I own:




Scott