Thread: is that a good razor? or is it junk ??

Guys

pls check the pix. grabbed it from an online auction for ten bucks.



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please tell me what you think of it and if i should keep it or not. the bevel seems ok, I ran it over my 8k hone a couple of times and stropped it. didn't shave with it yet though.

Is this your only razor to shave with? I think it looks like it could clean up very well. I'd get it shave ready and see how you like it. I've kept worse

Hai


I've got a Dovo Black Star and a kayser ellison sheffield silver steel razor.

I've got the Dovo brandnew and the kayser ellison used from an online auction. both shave very well, as far as i can judge that, being the n00b i am.


/EDIT: LOLOLOLOL i did a google image search for "silver ring razor" and like a quarter of the images that show up depict actual finger rings with nazi embles on them... WTF?

Has the look of a decent razor, but I must confess my ignorance -- what is P.P.L.?

Cleaned, polished, honed, that should be excellent; garbage razors don't usually come in 3-pin scales.

i cannot tell if it's excellent or not. however, it does shave the hair on my arms very well ;-)


I have already honed and stropped it. I cleaned the blade with alcohol and this is what it now looks like:




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Is there any benefit of polishing other than looks? I guess it's shave ready (feel free to prove me wrong) but I would really have to try out to be able to compare it to my dovo / kayser ellison.


(yes i know, i should clean my kitchen.)

/EDIT: I have no idea what "P.P.L." is, either.

It appears to me as if "you done good" -- it looks like a really good razor, especially for the price. Congratulations!

Originally Posted by shiznix

Guys

pls check the pix. grabbed it from an online auction for ten bucks.
...snip...

please tell me what you think of it and if i should keep it or not. the bevel seems ok, I ran it over my 8k hone a couple of times and stropped it. didn't shave with it yet though.

The only way to know is to hone it up and shave with it.

The scales look sound and way better than a junk blade,
the shape of the steel looks like a well used forging as
do the maker marks. My guess is that you have a better
than average shaver and it is worth cleaning, honing and
stropping.

You may need to reset the bevel at 1K or 4K but a modern fast
8K hone may do the job, perhaps with a couple visits.


Enjoy...

Originally Posted by shiznix

i cannot tell if it's excellent or not. however, it does shave the hair on my arms very well ;-)


I have already honed and stropped it. I cleaned the blade with alcohol and this is what it now looks like:
...snip...

Is there any benefit of polishing other than looks? I guess it's shave ready (feel free to prove me wrong) but I would really have to try out to be able to compare it to my dovo / kayser ellison.


(yes i know, i should clean my kitchen.)

/EDIT: I have no idea what "P.P.L." is, either.

Polishing can help keep a blade sanitary, which is important.

Clean the kitchen polish the razor.... heck a little
bit for both each day is in order.

Is this the source for the blade. If so does the box
info match up on the other two blades such
that the third box might help discover more
about this razor.

Regardless it is in good company.
http://www.ricardo.ch/kaufen/sammeln...v/an617268776/

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

Polishing can help keep a blade sanitary, which is important.

Clean the kitchen polish the razor.... heck a little
bit for both each day is in order.

Is this the source for the blade. If so does the box
info match up on the other two blades such
that the third box might help discover more
about this razor.

Regardless it is in good company.
3 x Rasier Messer bei ricardo.ch

Indeed this is the source. the other two razors are in pretty bad shape though. Weber & Rusch Rheineck was the box it was delivered in. "Rheineck" describes the trinational area at the rhein river consisting of france, switzerland and germany, which essentially means basel, the town i'm living in.

i did a google search on that as well, but didn't come up with any information.

anyway, I touched it up and shaved with it. It was a very pleasant experience. Just as well as my brand new Dovo Black Star.

Originally Posted by shiznix

Indeed this is the source. the other two razors are in pretty bad shape though. Weber & Rusch Rheineck was the box it was delivered in. "Rheineck" describes the trinational area at the rhein river consisting of france, switzerland and germany, which essentially means basel, the town i'm living in.

i did a google search on that as well, but didn't come up with any information.

anyway, I touched it up and shaved with it. It was a very pleasant experience. Just as well as my brand new Dovo Black Star.

Well based on the company it keeps it should be a better
than average razor...

You seem to have found a bargain.

Happy latherin', happy shaving.