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08-13-2011, 06:19 PM #1Keeping it all STR8
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Just acquired, C.V. HELJESTRAND No. 31!
Some photos of a Heljestrand I just won this morning! Cleaned, restored, honed & with ivory scales.
Last edited by pcg; 08-13-2011 at 06:24 PM.
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08-13-2011, 06:37 PM #2Know thyself
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Nice grab. I love how they shave. I have a 30, 31, and 32 of my own.
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08-13-2011, 08:56 PM #3Customized
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That looks great.
Congratulations!
As holli4pirating says, they are wonderful shavers, and they look great too
I have a Heljestrand MK33 and it is amongst my very finest shaversBjoernar
Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....
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08-13-2011, 09:00 PM #4Keeping it all STR8
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Good to know. I fell in love with the thing at first sight and had to have it, gambling that the shave would equal its looks. Thanks for the affirmations!
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08-13-2011, 10:13 PM #5
Yes I have a frameback. It's a 4/8s but it's a super shaver and the Ivory Scales are a big plus.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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08-13-2011, 11:26 PM #6Keeping it all STR8
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From everything I've researched, the Swedish Heljestrand steel is superb. The father & sons won numerous awards in Europe for their steel-related discoveries, and specialized in surgical (& shaving) instruments. That aside, the razors have a very modern look. Rather cool.
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08-14-2011, 08:16 AM #7Senior Member
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Congratulations. A beautiful looking razor. I have a No. 6 and a MK24, both of them exceptionally fine razors. It is hard to beat a good Heljestrand!
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08-14-2011, 09:59 AM #8Senior Member
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Congrats on acquiring a great looker and fine shaver!
I really like the thumb notch looks on there razors even though they add a twist to honing and stropping. Once properly honed you will be pleased.
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein)
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08-14-2011, 05:51 PM #9Senior Member
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What kind of ivory would that be? Elephant? I'm asking because I want to get a visual so when I am at the antique shops I will know what I am looking at..
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08-14-2011, 06:45 PM #10
Most likely, but you can't tell from these pictures. The difference between elephant and mammoth is in the crossection - the average angle of the intersection of the Schreger lines. Virtually all vintage ivory scales are elephant, though - just the simple workings of demand & supply and lowest costs.
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