Thread: QUICK! Is this a good straight razor for a beginner?

Hi,

Just found this on Ebay.de:
Rasiermesser J.A.HELLBERG ESKILSTUNA SWEDEN 42 bei eBay.de: Frisör Barbier (endet 15.11.10 19:47:15 MEZ)

It will end in 1 hour

I Read some good things about Swedish razors.
Is this a good knive to restore and then use?
I am able to shave with both a shavette and a safety razor.
Are the scales wood?


thanks in advance,
Matthijs

its swedish,,,its an antique ,,if u really like it , go ahead man .. the scales seem to be fine,,,nothing you cant fix with sanding on the blade,,i would say go ((((main reason FOR ME would be SWEDEN)))

Hellbergs are very nice razors, but that is a smaller razor than I would typically recommend for a new guy. Also, small, quarter hollows with hard steel are, IMO, some of the more time consuming/difficult razors to hone, so if you to buy her I would highly recommend sending her out for honing.

Scales definitely look synthetic.

It is still out, that razor, now on a buy-it-now. I've got 2 of that exact razor. Holli4pirating is correct, the blade is 4/8 and a little on the narrow side perhaps for beginners. Also it has an french point, those can be a bit harder to learn than the round ones. As a matter of fact, I just honed up one of these and shave tested it very early yesterday morning - the point kept trying to bite me

Scales - I have one in white celluloid and one black in some sort of plastic, perhaps also celluloid but I am not sure.

I do like those razors tho.