Thread: Marble's?

MinniesMate, you mean for smkw right? I'd trust a boker product for the most part, but keep in mind, smkw is like a knife wal-mart. They have a lot of stuff, most of it crap, but occasionaly they run into a deal. Search stones in their sharpening and accessories section. I think they have a henckels combination stone (3000/8000) for about $90.

Originally Posted by JMS

Camillus has been out of business for a couple of years now.

LOL, shows you how I haven't kept up on that scene. Thanks for the FYI

Originally Posted by MinniesMate

Does anyone know anything about their sharpening stones? I went through probably 20 pages and the finest grit I saw was 1200 grit (their extra fine grit). I also found one lone razor strop:
Boker® Razor Strop

I also found several Arkansas stones and a variety of diamond grit but nothing that indicated the details of either. Does anyone trust their stones?

The Boker razor strop has an entirely unknown piece of "slate" for sharpening. I would avoid it, especially at that high price.

The Arkansas stones have been discussed here at length. A majority of guys who have used both much prefer other stones/hones for straight razors.

If the Diamond hones are from DMT then just get the model number, D8X, D8C, D8E etc and the grit can be determined.
Just give us a link. If not from DMT then send us a link.

Hope this helps,

first things first, marbles started in 1909 yes they are 100 yrs old I have 2 of their 100 anniversary razors my wife bought for me. they laid unused for 2 yrs. or more until one day she asked why I didn't use them. rather than make matters worse I honed one and yes it shaves as well as some of my vintage razors.the second one was a different critter though, until I worked on the spine a bit not it hones and shaves well. I have shaved 3 or 4 times with each and only been back on the strop before each shave 25 or 30 licks and it was shaving. Pakistan or china I don't know but they at least work, the Damascus I cant speak about but I would not hesitate to shave with either. I am not a newbie to straights been at it since I was 14. found grandpas razor behind a mantle when we started renovating the house and used it. yes I had a few battle scars for a while but learned quick. I am soon to be 59 and have used straights a while now.while not defending the rso's these two are not they are razors, not a wade and butcher or a Fredrick Reynolds, nor j.a. henkels but a decent razor. check the spine and see if it will lay flat on a flat surface if it does hone it and try it. I went from 1k 4k 8k and 12k then on to the strop.

Originally Posted by kn4wd

first things first, marbles started in 1909 yes they are 100 yrs old I have 2 of their 100 anniversary razors my wife bought for me. they laid unused for 2 yrs. or more until one day she asked why I didn't use them. rather than make matters worse I honed one and yes it shaves as well as some of my vintage razors.the second one was a different critter though, until I worked on the spine a bit not it hones and shaves well. I have shaved 3 or 4 times with each and only been back on the strop before each shave 25 or 30 licks and it was shaving. Pakistan or china I don't know but they at least work, the Damascus I cant speak about but I would not hesitate to shave with either. I am not a newbie to straights been at it since I was 14. found grandpas razor behind a mantle when we started renovating the house and used it. yes I had a few battle scars for a while but learned quick. I am soon to be 59 and have used straights a while now.while not defending the rso's these two are not they are razors, not a wade and butcher or a Fredrick Reynolds, nor j.a. henkels but a decent razor. check the spine and see if it will lay flat on a flat surface if it does hone it and try it. I went from 1k 4k 8k and 12k then on to the strop.

The wording is great: "Made, like, 100 yrs ago" - they must employ old hippies, man...

This is the razor that was linked to:



The ad is clear - I don't know why there was any confusion. It is a $9.99 dollar razor, made in Pakistan, and the razor itself is said to be 100 yrs old.

A decent razor for under $10 from Pakistan? Sounds about as likely as the blade being 100 yrs old.

Regards,
Neil

Thanks Neil, I just worked through the entire thread so I can post what you saved me the trouble of doing. Early on I fell for the Pakistani spiel and I now have several letter openers and box cutters scattered around the house. And just like they say about the shaving qualities, sometimes they work and sometimes they don't.

First things first,,,,Thank you Kn4wd,,,for solving the mystery of this 5 year old thread on Pakistan razors with your first post.

I think that I'll pass on these razors & spend $9.00 on a bottle of Thayer's witch hazel instead.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

First things first,,,,Thank you Kn4wd,,,for solving the mystery of this 5 year old thread on Pakistan razors with your first post.

I think that I'll pass on these razors & spend $9.00 on a bottle of Thayer's witch hazel instead.

Well technically its kind of an anniversary still, now it's made like a razor 105 years ago.
Har!!!!

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