Looking for advice or info on my razor

**wildhog** · 05-13-2011, 10:00 PM

That dealer should be tied and dry shaved with a rusty blade! Great blade, and will make a wonderful shaver. Best Regards and Happy Shaving, wildhog

**mr79redbird** · 05-13-2011, 11:16 PM

thanks now im just trying to get it shave ready my brother was able to get the toe or point end of the blade very sharp,but havin a little trouble at the heal.Nead to get a proper set of hones.Just gotta save up some money

**hcintineo** · 05-13-2011, 11:21 PM

beautiful razor. i've been looking around for one of those. you pretty much stole it too. good luck with it!

**mr79redbird** · 05-13-2011, 11:27 PM

thanks and glad to here i got a good deal on it

**jcsixx** · 05-13-2011, 11:32 PM

These razors are coveted by many of the users here (and rightfully so). They are awesome. Yours looks to be a pretty good condition. As others mentioned, send it out to one of the pro's here to get it honed up. You won't be disappointed.

It may be useful to purchase another razor that is a little bit smaller to learn how to shave with a straight if you don't already. The bigger razors can be more challenging to use as a beginner. Obviously, it isn't absolutely necessary. Just a suggestion. If you get into this hobby you'll end up purchasing a bunch of them anyway.

Enjoy.

**mr79redbird** · 05-14-2011, 02:26 AM

thanks for the comments and advice.Moving to a smaller razor makes since as this razor is big and ive never straight shaved.Dont want my first straight razor shave to be my last.lol

**DerekC** · 05-14-2011, 03:03 AM

That knife dealer was absolutely correct! Those razors are terrible! Most came from a factory infected with that black plague. It's probably infected all the steel too. It would probably be best to take it to a scientific lab to properly test and dispose of such deadly disease.

Luckily for you, I have two that are close to me. I'll be the one to step up and do you the favor.

**nun2sharp** · 05-14-2011, 03:16 AM

Dont worry about getting hones, get the job done by a pro, be sure to learn honing as well as shaving on a different razor. Very nice. Just to increase the envy factor here I picked one up two weeks ago at an estate auction for 30$, like new.

No bug bites, no rust, only a patina, even the box was in great shape.

**mr79redbird** · 05-14-2011, 03:50 AM

thanks for the advice

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