I was thinking about buying this razor but I dont know anything about it.
The razor says Shumate Razor Co. St. Louis MO. and has a picture of a mans face and razor on the blade. It is in great condition.
Is this worth buying for $20?
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I was thinking about buying this razor but I dont know anything about it.
The razor says Shumate Razor Co. St. Louis MO. and has a picture of a mans face and razor on the blade. It is in great condition.
Is this worth buying for $20?
We don't do assessments, but Shumates are very good razors. If you have to pay $25 to have it honed and mailed, then you will have a $45 invested in it. Is that worth it to you?
Shumate is an excellent brand . I have a Shumate and it's a great shaver . I can't tell from the pic if the blade has any potential . I would want to see a good close up pic of the blade before I could say yea or nay . As for the price , it's against forum rules to discuss values .
That's not the same blade as the first one pictured .
Um... thats definitely a bit of a discrepancy there. Are you looking on ebay at this blade? If so you make want to look elsewhere as it is a different blade than pictured above. However, what ever blade this is, it's not in bad shape, no obviuos pitting on the edge, and the blade itself seems to be in good shape, nothing a little elbow grease couldnt fix. But as far as Shumate razors...Awesome! smooth, not too heavy a great value at any price IMO, but as we all have said, we cant discuss value.
Spike to Round awful quick, eh ?Quote:
Originally Posted by dave5225
Is that a crack in the middle of the blade ? , 2nd pic
It's the rare and fabled Shumate Transformer!
Oh wow, that was retarded. That was the blade from another razor I was looking at. I coundn't find any information on it though. Can anybody ID this razor? It just says Solingen on it.
Still thinking about the Shumate razor though.
Either one will do . Get a razor with a good edge . You don't want ANY chips . Even a tiny chip will require hours of honing , to correct . You don't want ANY cracks . A blade that has a crack in it , is beyond any repair . You don't want a blade with a "frown" . A "frowning" blade will require hours and hours of honing to correct , and if or when you are finished , there won't be much of a spine left on the razor . These are the top 3 things I consider when looking at a blade . If you don't want to buy a new razor , your best bet would be to buy a shave ready razor in the classifieds , here on this forum , so you will have a decent razor to start with .
Unless severe corrosion is evident, the edge does not have to be "good," as honing will make it good.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave5225
That's just plain not true.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave5225
I can almost completely agree with this, but I do have several razors with cracks that honed up and shave just fine. As long as the blade doesn't scratch the strop, it's unlikely to scratch your face. However, many would disagree with me about this and believe that no razor is worth the risk to your face.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave5225
Again, not true. As with chips, the right tools and techniques can allow for the quick correction of a frown. It takes minutes, not hours. Regarding the spine, there is no need to remove any steel from the spine during the removal of the frown unless the spine needs to be corrected.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave5225
+1 to what Utopian is saying. The right tools and the right skill set 'shaves' a lot of time off the work. For me, some steels take a bit longer than others. I have honed out some chips in quick time and honed some good edges that seemed to take forever. I remember a Geneva and a few Reynolds that fit that bill. Since then my skills have improved (I think) and I have a few more hones to throw at the problem razors. When we're just starting out in honing, frowns and chips can be a real PITA. After we get some time and razors under our belt we'll still come across a few but the will be fewer and further between.
Well , you guys can have them . I can only speak from my own experience .