Thread: Straight razors are an endangered species

Snagged a 6/8 Geneva Pyramid #7 with no hone wear and minor surface rust (came right off) for $10 at the local secondhand store today.

But I do feel your pain!


*runs away*

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...

We had an internet bubble, then a housing bubble. Why not a str8 razor bubble?

Rest assured that today's str8 razor bubble--like the Dutch "Tulip" bubble of the 17th century--will burst someday as well, bringing prices of vintage str8 razors back to earth.

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

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.

Endangered... I suppose that depends on where your hunting ground is...

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).

I am hunting the trophies to extinction in my area.
AFAIC that is a good thing.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

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....

Originally Posted by stimpy52

I'm pretty sure that one of the problems is that JoeD is way over limit....

LOL Limit? What limit?

I've got more than I need but not as many as I want.

The hunt is half the fun.