Thread: Newbie Razor Finds

Kyle, as the other guys said, you done good.

You might want to think about sending them off to someone around here that does restoration work. Personally, I'd recommend GSSixGun (Glen). His work is top notch. There are other really good restorers here, too.

From the pics you posted, those razors look to be in decent shape and should clean up really well. They are nice enough blades that I wouldn't recommend trying to clean them up yourself if you've never done that kinda thing before.

Nice score.

Lovely finds. The Böker's a beauty but the other two look good too. +1 on sending one of them out. It'll give you an idea what you're aiming for on the other two. Whatever you choose, good luck and welcome.

All the razors have been sent off to a forum member for honing, now I need to get on tracking down a strop...

That King Cutter looks worthless to me. Trade you a Fromm for it

Originally Posted by kyle485

All the razors have been sent off to a forum member for honing, now I need to get on tracking down a strop...

I highly recommend the Red Latigo/Webbed Fabric combination strop from Straight Razor Designs. The price has dropped a bunch since I bought mine... I think it's around $65 or so.
The Red Latigo has a very nice draw to it, which helps for a smooth stropping action, especially nice for new guys. It was harder (for me, at least) to strop on a low draw strop than one with a nice draw. The fact that it puts a nice smooth finish on an edge is a bonus, too.

The webbed fabric strop that it comes with does a very nice job of refreshing an edge. Using nothing more than the webbed fabric and latigo leather strops, I can keep an edge shaving for a month of daily use without ever touching a hone.

They also sell a replacement red latigo leather at a very reasonable price, which is nice, 'cause just about every new guy ends up slicing his strop up until he gets good muscle memory developed.

Stropping tip that you probably already know: keep the spine on the strop at all times. Never let the spine lose contact with the strop. Lifting the spine while stropping is a sure fire way to round off your nice sharp shaving edge.

Go anything horse hide. It provides amazing feedback. Tony Miller strops are awesome too.

I wish you great shaves sir.

Got a ruprazor Filly in the mail today. Thought I would go with a cheaper, albeit fully capable strop to start out in case I hack it to pieces.

holli4pirating shipped out my razors yesterday, and should be here right in time for the weekend! All ready for the straight shaving experience.