Black Bladed Straight Razors

[lz6]

I have had the Baxter razor which is a Hart Steel dressed the way Baxter wanted them. There was no issue with any hone
wear as Hart finish hones with electrical tape. It is an outstanding razor, Hart razors are no-nonsense serious razors. You
will, of course, wear the bluing off the shaving edge of any of these razors because the black is only a coating. I have also
has the Wacker anniversary model and it arrived with very slight hone wear indications. Nice razor but it was not for me.
I do not know anything about the other two razors you asked about but I would recommend you email or call Don at Straight Razor Designs to talk about the Diamante. He will be glad to answer your questions. Good luck and let us know
your choice.

[Jimbo]

Why not blue your own? Gun shops have everything you need to do the job. There are a few threads around with some pics of DIY blued razors, so I'd suggest take a look and see if you like them.

The beauty of bluing them yourself is that you can use any razor that you find to be good - you are not limited to manufacturers with blued razors. To start you on your search, here's one I did a while back (and I am rubbish at this kind of thing, so I am betting others, eg you, could do an excellent job with some time and patience).

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...storation.html

James.

[lz6]

I have had great luck using "Vans" instant bluing on restoring older razors with faded tangs and spines that were originally near black. Glen is your man for expertise on bluing.

[thebigspendur]

I have several vintage razors that at one time were blued. Most saw the coating removed. I have an old Bresnick with bluing still intact and a couple others. personally, I'm not a fan of any plating or surface treatment because it's just another thing to worry about deteriorating over time with use.

However with the kits they have now I guess you can re-blue them whenever you need to.

[pinklather]

I'm with TBS. Coatings, including goldwash come across to me like cheap glitz to attract the naive. Its a bit like seeing a handsome car or toy of your choice that's dressed for show. You learn that some methods of show dressing just will not age well. 'Like having a black car. 'Looks fabulous for about 5 min. or until you pull out of the driveway. Now this does NOT bother some guys - you may be one of them. If that's the case, go, do and be. Even if the coating doesn't wear well, it will be good learning, and blueing is a heck of alot easier to have redone than goldiglitz.

[StraightRazorRobot]

Thanks for all the input, I appreciate it. I unfortunately just dinged up my stainless that I have and i just might do it to that one. If i even CAN blue stainless...before it was dinged, pinklather was awesome enough to hone it and man was it shave-ready! Thanks again, pinklather.

Time to go look for blueing kits!

[SirStropalot]

Noticed two Wackers in your list, here's a third one. 6/8 Wacker 70 Year Jubilee Round Point "Black Edition" Mod. 3 - stylized clear smokey acrylic : Shaving Shop - luxury classic wet shaving products - straight razors
Might be the sames blade with different scales.

Regards,

Howard

[aljasier]

Have you looked at the "Black Wacks" aka Heribert Wacker blades? He puts out some incredible stuff that Darth Vader himself would shave with.

[StraightRazorRobot]

Have you looked at the "Black Wacks" aka Heribert Wacker blades? He puts out some incredible stuff that Darth Vader himself would shave with.

those were the ones I was linking I've also seen the acrylic one but didn't dig it too much. I prefer horn scales or maybe even carbon fiber. that would look pretty rad.

[SirErlton]

I really love the look of the Diamant.