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  1. 04-08-2010, 11:54 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by BKratchmer View Post
    I think what scares me is the number of blades I have seen go to 'restores' in the last few months. There are some people who get a wild hair and decide they can do the work, in spite of no prior experience or sense of tool work... and they ruin a lot of otherwise good razors. Sometimes they don't even realize they've done it...
    Sometimes they burn the blade and anneal the metal. Then they polis it out and in pictures it looks fine but the metal is still soft. I avoid restored razors on eBay like the plague, local finds also.
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  2. 04-08-2010, 11:58 PM #12
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    Endangered... I suppose that depends on where your hunting ground is...
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    I actually have better luck hitting up antique shops in small to very small towns vs anything in a big city, and the prices are generally better. I've never seen a razor in a 2nd hand store but I occasionally check them just in case. There are still a few razors beyond restoration sitting in my regular haunts if I ever get hard up(lol).
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    I am hunting the trophies to extinction in my area.
    AFAIC that is a good thing.

    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
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    Quote Originally Posted by holli4pirating View Post
    Endangered... I suppose that depends on where your hunting ground is...

    I'm pretty sure that one of the problems is that JoeD is way over limit....
    Don't get hung up on hanging hairs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stimpy52 View Post
    I'm pretty sure that one of the problems is that JoeD is way over limit....
    LOL Limit? What limit?
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    I've got more than I need but not as many as I want.

    The hunt is half the fun.
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    I always find that I need just one more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joed View Post
    I always find that I need just one more.
    It really is a thrill to come across one. It is akin to hunting. "razor fever"

    I don't think the supply is likely to run out any time soon. I mean at one time it was the only game in town.
    everyone used a straight razor and probably had more than one. How many people
    really use them now?
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    Today I went on a hunting trip with my sister showing me around some antique stores in the area she lives. I found six razors in condition from just need honing to major chips.

    I will try to upload some photos at a later time.

    So I am happy to say that I have done my part in helping to whipe out a small population of straight razors in their natural habitat. The antique store.
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