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01-30-2012, 02:39 PM #1
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Hello,
My grandpa died 3 years ago, and I was helping my grandma clean out her attic and found a box. In the box were a ton of straight razors.
I figured there is no better time than now to learn how to straight shave. Half of them look shave ready, the other half are restorable. I have
a lot of experience restoring knives and this can't be too much diff. There were also 3 hones in the box and those can't be too diff than a whetstone.
My question is, which one of these razors are good ones, and which ones are probably the best to learn on? The razors in the box were...
Case:
Temperite 25 (2 of these)
Temperite 20
Red Imp 125
JA Henckles:
28
76
401
Dubl Duck:
Wonderedge
Goldedge (2 of these)
Durham Demonstrator
Shumate's Peacemaker
Champion Wedge (Genco?)
Fromm Eagle
Devry B.S Co Aristocrat
WM Elliot and CO 21
Ontario Cutlery CO 86
Westpfal Cutlery CO 85
Robert Klaas (Prima, saturday on the spine) 22
Waterville Cutlery
Shuredge? (might be something else from rochester NY)
and than there is one that has like a crown symbol followed by an R its in an Orrey box i believe
So this is the collection I just inherited, and I am sorry if this is the wrong forum. But I was looking for advice. Im a college student who wants
to pick up straight razor shaving. I just came into a bunch of straight razors, hones, and a strop. I went out and just got cheapo soap and a brush
from walgreens. Any advice on what razor to use would be greatly appreciated, or if maybe any of them are worth looking into selling so I can get
my grandma some money. Thank you ahead of time for all the advice.
Regards,
John