Quote Originally Posted by CarrieM View Post
Most of the razors my hubby (Joed) and I own are vintage ones that we have picked up at local antique shops and flea markets. I think we only have 3 new production razors, All Dovo's. Take a look around, you never know what treasures you may find


CarrieM, I've checked all the local Antique places here in the Houston area, and all of them deal in Antique Furnature and nicknacks, and don't deal in old and Vintage Straight Razors, but when I do find one in suitable shape without chips in the blades or broken edge tips, etc, I snag heck out of them. I clean them up, polish them out ( depending on Blade etchings ) sharpen, hone and strop them, and if the scales are broken or in sorry shape, I either make new ones out of Ivory or Linen Micarta, or will use Black Ebony or Bone that I buy from Texas Knife Makers Suppy here in Houston.

I just recently got into collecting Vintage Straight Razors, because my interest over the years has been Antique Firearms Collecting and Repairs, Rebuilds and Restorations of same, and making Knives, building Sailing Ships in Bottles, Scrimshaw, and things of that nature. I just decided that since i had a few old Straight Razors, and like shaving with them, that I might as well induldge myself in collecting them too. In the process, I've been learning about the various manufactureres, materials used in making them, and which ones to turn my back on, like those funky and sorry stainless steel ones that are cheep and not worth the time even looking at.

LOL,,,, I'm kinda what you might call a Jack of all Traites and a Master of none. But all of it sure is one heck of alot of fun. Tracing the history on stuff like this is even more fun, though !!



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