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  1. 07-28-2009, 08:11 PM #1
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    Default Ebay impulse buy..Wostenholm frameback

    OK, all the talk of these Wostenholms today got me to do a quick bay search.
    With three minutes left, I was only only bidder (usually tells me I shouldn't be buying something) for a Wostenholm frameback. It has a good deal of rust, we'll see how it polishes up. I'll probably try to remove what I can, hone it, and if it shaves well, send it out for a real restore. The edge looks like it should be OK....I think. We'll see about that pivot area.

    For 56 bucks shipped, and with a "freebie" other razor that I barely even looked at, (the Clauss edge looks like there might be edge rust...might make a bread-knife hone experiment razor) who knows, it might not have even been too stupid....

    Antique Straight Razor Lot - eBay (item 170363900446 end time Jul-28-09 12:53:17 PDT)
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  2. 07-28-2009, 08:22 PM #2
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    Fine frameback, you'll clean it simply. The strong rust is not present.
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    Congrats on a nice score. Nice stub tail! It really doesn't look too bad and with just a little cleaning it should be fine or you can restore it back to 'new'.

    CarrieM brings some in from time to time that I would avoid. A lot of times I am surprised at how fast I can bring them back to life. I think she does that to keem me busy and away from buying others.
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    Yeah, i think the framebacks are worth a bit of extra work, if required. They are fun shavers.
    Congrats!

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    Oh yippee. I'm glad everybody didn't pipe in with "hehe sucker..." Whew.

    Now to learn how to de-pin, rescale and restore....good thing there is that chat tonight!
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    Nice. I love the look of the stub tails.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisL View Post
    Nice. I love the look of the stub tails.

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    me too. This is my first stubby frameback. I look forward to giving her a try!
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