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OK, so I've seen the recent threads about these razors, and managed to pluck one from ebay today for ten bucks. Did I screw up, or get a good deal? I know nothing about these razors other than I thought they were highly regarded by a few SRP gurus.
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Ummmmm Yeah ya got a good deal, in fact just send it to me I'll double yer money right now :D
You really screwed up. No worries. PM me your Paypal addy and I will take it off your hands. :rock: I'll even double your money. :rofl2:
Kidding aside, you stole a great razor. :bow
I bought one from mannah. It's an awesome shaver.
You are teasing me right.....ya done good!
That looks nearly identical to the one I have. It is one in my rotation that I can't wait to get to. Took a nice easy edge. I don't know what it went for on fleebay, but I would pay double for what I gave for mine if I knew it was that good.
I'm kicking myself on this one. I was the one that asked the seller for the additional images of the blade then forgot to bid :(
You did good.
Dave
I'd love to have one of those. Congrats.
I got this one from a very nice retired barber for $12, so I have a sense of how great you must feel in scoring like that:
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Chris L
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I'm pretty sure I didn't put that one on my watchlist because I KNEW that it would go out of my price-range.
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Wow, thanks guys. :)
I have proven, yet again, that occasionally even a blind pig finds a truffle.;)
Chris L, that one you have looks NOS, man, for 12 bucks... fantastic.
I must say I can't wait to get my hands on this one. It looks a bit time-worn, though. If there's no way to restore it without removing the writing on the blade, I think I'll just oil it up and put it on display in a shadow box. That way I don't ruin the sticker on the side, either.
Yeah, I saw the request for pictures, then the pictures of the blade. I was wondering if you saw something in the blade pictures that kept you from bidding. I scrutinized those pictures for like ten minutes trying to find what it was that kept you from bidding!Quote:
Originally Posted by dkapp
Yep, start dancing. I sold one just about identical to that one for $95.00. And that was a deal.
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Nope. Just a 4 week old baby that seems to be part magician. She can make chunks of time just disappear.Quote:
Originally Posted by FloorPizza
My plans were to send it out to get cleaned up by KenRup. He's done work on my Shumate and raised it from the dead. He'll get that looking 50 years younger with a wicked sharp edge in just a few days.
If you ever want to sell it, give me first dibs :)
Dave
Very very nice score floorpizza, with the hammered tang and all.Keep us posted how it shaves.I can't wait to get the two I won!
Kristoffer
Very nice snag, gives a man hope. :tu
I wouldn't consider it a good deal necessarily... unless you like a super good shaver, in nearly mint condition, with super cool manufacturer case.
Also, screw you! What a deal! :p
I have one like that and I love it. It's up there with the best.
The razor arrived today. The above pictures pretty accurately show the condition it's in. There is some shallow pitting on the back side of the blade, but luckily none on the lettering side.
Concerning the lettering... I'd really like to clean up the lettering side of the blade. There's a bit of light surface rust (it looks like a rusty fingerprint) which does overlap a bit into the lettering. Is it worth risking it to use 2k grit sand paper, or should I just take the scales off, put it in the walnut media, and let it run for a few days? I kinda hate to take the scales off of it, really, but if that's going to be the best way... I'm also concerned that the walnut media might remove the multicolored wash on the tang, too. The tang on this razor is really cool.
Is the rust too deep for MAAS? I agree with you, if you don't need to pull the pin don't. Things good go bad in a hurry. I've had success with MAAS and Simichrome. I have the same blade waiting for a set of new scales. The etching is deep enough that I will buff it with chromium oxide on my medium wheel. The coloring on the tang is bluing. On mine, I will re-blue it during its restoration.
Thanks, Ken, I think I'll just stick with MAAS. Overall, it's in such great shape that it's just not worth the risk to the letters going for perfection. It'll still be really close.
Thanks again for the advice! :)
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by zepplin
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:
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Scott
