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So, I just decided to buy a morley bros razor because it's my great grandfathers company.
that said, I still want an no bs opinion.
how is it for shaving?
should I get it honed and add it to my rotation or should I just polish it up and never let it anywhere near my face?
if you say it sucks I won't be offended, everyone makes crappy products now and then.
Thanks,
Martin
I think it's W.H. Morley. If you have any old artifacts or info about them, please post about it. I have one Morley that I won in an auction and recently had it restored by Max. It shaves as good as it looks:Quote:
Originally Posted by metaylor
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...stored-max.jpg
There's a razor club for Morley owners as well:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...y-clovers.html
Your great-grandfather made some sweet blades! :)
As Commicat said, really good blades if it's W.H Morleys "clover" brand!
Very hard steel, keeps a very sharp edge a long time.:mexwave:
Every W.H Morley I've come across and honed all turned out to be stellar shavers. Most are gorgeous to boot. Commiecat's included :)
yeah, I never really listened when my mom told me family history and now that I'm old enough to understand my mom's too busy and my grandmother doesn't remember.
all I know is that they're from saginaw, they made really nice hatchets, and there were like three sons and one daughter and his name was william and so was one of his sons.
and his daughter was charlotte.
how's that for random?
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Originally Posted by Maximilian
Max,
Every time I see that razor, I think I need one that looks that, well...classy. I have some sweet looking sweet shaving blades. Made or restored by nearly every big name in the game, resto and custom...but that one, yummy. I'll have to stop in to see you if I wind up going to UFC 106 in November.
Yeah, get one of great grandad's razors, and have it sent to Max for "the treatment."
The W. H. Morley & Sons had operations in New York, Austria, and Germany from 1913 - 1927. Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings (1998)
All the Morleys I have ever had pass my way were excellent razors, (XLNT and Clover Brand).
I bought the book!
Here is my entry into the club
A nicely restored piece from sham (hi_bud_gl)
Shaves are really nice from this razor
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W.M. Morley appears to be an unrelated company from the one started by your great grandfather. According to Goins' Encyclopedia there is a company called Morley Bros. that was started in 1863 when George W. and Edward W. Morley moved to Saginaw, Michigan from Ohio. They were a hardware wholesaler.
W.H. Morley's are fantastic. One of my favorites thus far 7 months into straight shaving.
My Morley (Clover) is a great shaver. Even works well when angry/frustrated.
If I shave under thos conditions I usually get to see the red in me.Quote:
Originally Posted by AxelH
I would hone it and add it to your rotation. Morleys are superior shavers.
As others have said they are very good shaving razors. They are usually spike or barber notch blades although I have seen a round point here and there. They are also magnetic so if you touch it to another blade it will stick to it. If you hone it on a diamond plate it will stick to the steel in the plate. Not a problem, you just have to watch it. It will click down on the hone when you roll it over after a honing stroke. The steel is also harder than most. They can take a bit more time to hone but once set, it shaves very good for quite a while.
