Thread: J.A. Henckels 56 & 84

So I went to an antique festival today and bought my first two straight razors. My intentions are to learn to shave with them. With that said I'm going to post some pics and get your ideas on what to do with them.

First is a JA Henckels 84. Picked up for $25 It has nice scales and the pins are tight. The blade has a slight smile (I think) and some patina ans some rust, but I thought it could be polished out.





The second is a JA Henckels 56. Picked up for $30 The scales have been repaired around the bottom pin on one side. They did a good job as it's only slightly noticeable and couldn't get it to show up in a picture. The blade is in much better shape as far as rust/patina but has some slight nicks in the bevel of the blade. the pins are slightly loose on this razor





So here are the questions

Aside from professional honing, which is a given

1) did I pay reasonable prices? I'm happy either way, just wondering.

2) would you get honed and shave as is, or have blades polished?

3) would you have new scales put on the 84?

I undertand a lot goes into whether or not I like straight razor shaving, but I don't mind spending a few dollars on these razors regardless of my shaving experience.