Thread: One of my best shavers- Friedr. Baurmann & Sohne 96

So this was my first razor, it was honed by Sham and maintained by me (it loves the Nakayama...). Its a 4/8s 1/4 hollow Friedr Baurmann & Sohne, Solingen, 96. I love this blade. It is stained and has a few (like 4 or 5) tiny little pits and no rust. I have made no effort to clean it up because it was my first blade and I kinda like the rough'n'ready look. Scales are tight and it centers, blade takes a great smooth edge, so if it ain't broke don't fix it.

I love the shape of this blade- relatively large barber's notch with a filed tip (maybe custom- this was how I found it though so probably original) and a built in smile at the toe (great IMO- like a round point but without the boring look- I know it was made this way as the hone wear is even, not toe-heavy as most hone-neutered points are). The tang (tail?) is nice too... its relatively wide and flat and has a nice curve to it- sits perfectly against my ring finger. Only downside... no jimps...

Sorry for the webcam pics. Just felt I had to post this as I talk about it often. Oh. BTW- cost me $9.

Your camera likes your T-shirt much better than your razor...

Originally Posted by sparq

Your camera likes your T-shirt much better than your razor...

Its a webcam so I can't control focus.... I assume it is set to "average user distance from camera" so of course it like the t-shirt better lol. Sorry guys I'm looking into cameras but I'd rather buy razor stuff than camera stuff....

Originally Posted by khaos

Its a webcam so I can't control focus.

Are you 100% sure? My crappy el-cheapo webcam has focus control, I can screw the front element out a bit for closer distances.

I like your razor, it looks a bit like one of my underdogs that has awful looks but shaves very well. Mine was around $2 IIRC.

Holding mine up to the screen the blade profile is almost identical esp. at the toe. The crook of the tang is longer, flatter, and a little curvier though.

WRT the webcam- yes I am sure, as it is built into the screen- hence all my pics involve a frat/Cornell shirt and never anything on a table like yours.

Please check your PM's- couple of questions.

khaos

Very nice razor. There's something quite appealing about a wedgy 4/8ths, isn't there?
I've got a 4/8ths Spike that's a perennial favourite.

Thanks for posting it.

goshawk

All three of my Baurmann's are very nice shavers, and easy to hone. Great steel. Wish the steel making recipes for great razors were still in existence today. Hang on to that one!