Thread: 3/8" unmarked "Midget" Razor, Looking for info/ideas

I've a 3/8 Puma and its a sweet shaver. The blade needs wiping clear of lather a little more frequently than a 4/8 or 5/8 but its still usable.

You don't need any space for repinning, just one of those little anvils, a jeweler's peening hammer, and some wire and little washers.

The best instructions I've seen were Floppyshoes's

We've got a lot of members in your area; hopefully someone nearby can give you a hand. Repinning is pretty easy; it's finding the tiny washers that's hard! And not-cracking the scales is sometimes a challenge.

Good luck and best wishes. Nice blade cleanup, by the way!

Thanks for the suggestions! I contacted a member to send it out ( along with another razor I have) to be honed. Im confident I could do it, but I would need to buy literally everything required to do it and have the learning curve, this time around I will let the member honing them re pin it for me

Very nice job. I'm really going to have to start reconditioning. May be soon(:-)

Awesome blade - I have a few that size, but love my Swedes the most. Here is a pick of one of my Swedes and a Revisor. The Revisor is a 4/8 with a shorter blade and the Swede is a 3/8 with shorter blade:



I shave with them regularly. Once you get the hang of these little guys you might indeed find a new obsession lol.

Kind of hooked on these small razors. eBay just completed an auction on a Dubl Duck Dwarf. Yes, I went and bought it. We'll see what it's like in a week. Only concern I anticipate is with weight. DD I have are on the light side.

Mine are as light as a feather. It takes some work to get the whole push but no pressure thing going on.

For what it's worth - when I shave with them i look at the spine rather than the edge. It takes nothing to change the angle on these small and light razors. They do whip around my face like no other though and you can hone them on the smallest of rocks - they are my perfect travel companions.

I would love to own a DD Dwarf! I hope you like yours as much as I like mine!

Nice to see such an interest/following in the small razors, I have never used a "heavy" razor so hopefully I can take these tips and adjust to the light weight easily

Originally Posted by WishinItWas

Nice to see such an interest/following in the small razors, I have never used a "heavy" razor so hopefully I can take these tips and adjust to the light weight easily

Well I am not sure that there is that large a following of gents who use/seek out these small razors lol. We might be a minority? I do however like my razors on the small side so I have some experience using them. : )

This might help?:

When you get your blade re-pinned. Ask the vendor to make it on the tighter side as it will inevitably loosen any way. But more importantly, a tight fit helps when first getting used to stropping a smaller razor. It's not rocket science, but I remember my first couple of runs were rather awkward and a loose scale complicates matters. Eventually it will not matter as much, but initially I think it'll be very helpful.

Originally Posted by earcutter

I would love to own a DD Dwarf!

I may be able to talk my buddy across the aisle into parting with his DD Dwarf; he's not into the smaller blades like you are and finds shaving with the Dwarf too challenging.