Thread: Are these antique store finds worth anything?

All excellent finds!! The Geneva and Shuredge are both excellent U.S. made razors, both are some of my personal favorites. The other two should be great as well. I'm jealous!! lol!!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Kama's are one of my personal favs,, They can attain an edge that many razors wish for..
That one should be a exceptional shaver for you, and that it has a history is even better

You know what....you are so right! Out of all the razors I have massed in the short time I have been a Newbie SRS, this razor is by far the best shaver I have. I want to use it every day but I force myself to rotate to the others.

Thanks all for the excellent comments! I realize I need to "hone" my skills (pun intended) in straight razor land as I have in the world of firearms and I'm sure as with everything else, its a never ending learning curve. I picked up real cheepies to practice honing, scale building, refinishing, ect.; using knowledge picked up from sights like this as well as my years in other industries, to hopefully one day come close to being as good as some as you here. Just honing alone is a master craft. I have years of experience honing knives and tools but having the knowledge needed regarding straight razor honing is immense. I think many new folks think its as easy as passing the blade over a hone until sharp. Ahahahahaha I have spent the most time studying honing over anything else this past year and although I have become "ok" at it, I am still far from mastering it. Sometimes the blades pass a HHT and sometimes they wont but I "know" they are sharp and shave ready and I don't want to over hone.
I use Nortons to 8000 and finish with a Japanese Shapeton 12000 then a dbl sided paddle strop I made (Balsa Chrom Ox/Hard Wool Felt .05 Diamond Spray) then 60 passes on the "Tony" leather Strop. Anyway, I'm preaching to the quire that honing is an art that I aspire to one day would like to master or at least be good at.

I love that razor rack ! Did you make it yourself ? IMHO , it's the best idea I've seen yet .

Originally Posted by dave5225

I love that razor rack ! Did you make it yourself ? IMHO , it's the best idea I've seen yet .

I am not used to guys saying I have a nice rack but...ok. LOL

Thanks Dave, seriously though I am going to floor you with this one....I was building one from scratch with plans I drew up when I got half way through it it hit me! I used to be a science teacher many many years ago among other things and this started resembling a test tube rack! So I searched on line for an all wood rack and found one I could "work with".

This was only $7 but then of course I had to customize is by cutting off the back dryer pins, sand all to stain ready, pull out a couple of plastic plugs and replace with pieces of the dryer pins as doll rod...made great decorative points....then the clear & 000 buff cycle for about three coats and Walla!

I know it sounds like a a lot of work but it really isn't. I was going to mount it on the wall but I just refinished the bathroom and didn't want to put any more holes in the new walls (lol). She let me use the clothing hook I installed to hang my strops even (a dbl paddle for chrom ox on balsa/diamond spray on hard wool felt I made and a "Tony" premium leather strop) plus one from the 1800's I have hanging in that custom closet!. The wife loves it so if she's happy...I'm happy. She's a keeper!

The racks come in 6 or 12 hole sizes. I have a wood shop in my basement. I used to refinish antique furniture. I still do used firearms sales and service stuff. I am getting into restoring these razors and stuff as a hobby. Its relaxing. I have made some of the paddles and racks for folks in my area for a very small fee but I am not in "the business". Its only because they kept begging me to do so. The dbl sided paddles I have now are much smaller. That was the first model.

Thanks for the positive feedback!

Test tube racks ! I'm going to order some . Great idea , thank you very much . I'm thinking of mounting the racks to bases , and making a cabinet , with dados cut in the sides so I can slide the racks in , and out of it . If you know what I mean .

BTW , that's some nice stuff you have . I like that lather bowl . Where did you get it ?
I have a TM strop , too . 2-1/2" Artisan with linen , and horse hide .

Originally Posted by dave5225

Test tube racks ! I'm going to order some . Great idea , thank you very much . I'm thinking of mounting the racks to bases , and making a cabinet , with dados cut in the sides so I can slide the racks in , and out of it . If you know what I mean .

That will work great especially if you hundreds of razors as I hear some of you guys do. I have picked up alot of information being a reletive "newbie" so I'm glad I could "give back" for a change. Enjoy.

It's difficult to place a price vs quality when you're dealing with shaving equipment. Razor, brush, soap you can say that X brand has a good reputation and you can place a brand recognition value on it as a place to start but quality of use and price doesn't correspond. Shavings so personal that one man may say a 10$ booth sale razor is a fantastic shave and that same man may buy a 200$ razor and after 3 or 4 shaves say 'nice' and put it away.

Very good idea. I was going to make a razor rack this weekend.

I found a nice 2 tier wooden rack that I will modify and mount on the wall.

The shelf over my sink is too close and gets splashed with water.

The only problem I see is now my wife will have a clear view of the number of razors I own.

BTW, if you do this pay attention to the hole size. It varies a lot. 20mm will fit smaller razors, but my King Cutter will need 25. I saw them as small at 16mm.

that first one is so nice...I love the scales.