Thread: Suggestions??

Originally Posted by krisbarger

I am going to spend $200 to $260 or so on a razor today. I have had my eye on a Hart razor and I can't really decide given all the choices out there. What in the world am I going to do? LOL

Some of my razors:
I have a Friodur I love, Wacker 1/4 grind, Dovo 55, and a TI I am trying to sell that I might just end up keeping.

Give me some Ideals as to what might be out there. I am doing this because I just want to make sure I have thought of everything before I pull the trigger on the Hart. I like 6/8 and larger. I really don't mind what grind, I like my full hollows and 1/4 grinds.

C-MON make a nice razor too,they pop up once in a while in 6/8 8/8.

Originally Posted by krisbarger

I did it. I can't wait, I will prob send it to get it honed though. I really would like to get new scales on it cuz they are warped.

It's your razor and you can do anything you want with it, but I'd advise against replacing the scales as long as they function well, and if they don't try to get them fixed first. In my opinion if it's not necessary to do otherwise, it's best to keep razors in their original state.

Originally Posted by gugi

It's your razor and you can do anything you want with it, but I'd advise against replacing the scales as long as they function well, and if they don't try to get them fixed first. In my opinion if it's not necessary to do otherwise, it's best to keep razors in their original state.

++1 ! The seller said the scales are near perfect but for a slight warp and offers a very generous return policy. If they are as he says they are you just need to be careful when closing them. Gugi mentioned fixing them. I think I read a tutorial by sixgun on lightly heating them and shaping them back to straight ? Might be imagining that. When I have them with a bit of a warp I'm just more careful with them. Let us know how you like it once it is honed up.

So... Just how old is this razor that has never been used?

i'd say probably before ww2

you can straighten a bit plastic scales. the best is hot water as it can be done in a more controlled manner. but i'd do it only if the warping causes a functional problem.

Originally Posted by krisbarger

So... Just how old is this razor that has never been used?

According to manah's website here they quit in 1943. I don't know if that is as far as they went. I know in the '80s more than one old barber told me about FWE being a favorite. One reason you can find minty examples is a lot of those old guys bought extras and kept them. They die off and the razors come on to the market. Same thing will happen to yours and mine eventually.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

They die off and the razors come on to the market. Same thing will happen to yours and mine eventually.

Not to mine!!! I'm taking some with me, just in case I need to look presentable for that second coming

Originally Posted by gugi

In my opinion if it's not necessary to do otherwise, it's best to keep razors in their original state.

I never was too far off from this idea but I am firmly in this camp now. Although I will admit to enjoying seeing some restorations, when the blade gets buffed down so much that it loses it's original integrity and scales out of Tom Wolfe's Kandy Kolored Tangerine Flake become the blades new resting place, I have decided to draw the line. To each his own.