Thread: the Tiny razor mystery

Yea i know what ya mean.
I find it annoying when i am
shopping for axes and ebay.
people don't take a photo.
to show if it's a tree cutting axe.
or a wood spitting axe.
hard to say what i would pay to have it.

Are axes that where made in west germany
made with good steel.

Originally Posted by Bluerain

''Ear Spoon" Thats pretty gross

Hi Bluerain - it is a bit, isn't it?! Here is an example of a "proper" english earspoon (that came with an early 1800s razor, BTW):



You can just make out the initials "D.F" on one of the tails. It is in the closed position at the moment, but swivelling a tail moves the spoon into view:



But it isn't just an earspoon - oh no - it has a nail file built into it as well:



That's got to be it - isn't it? I'm afraid not - it has two thin leaves of tortoiseshell, but I am not sure what they are for. Maybe for cleaning the dirt from under your nails, maybe for digging between your teeth, maybe both.

Now that's gross!



Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Bluerain

thanks for the wise words unit
its funny you say that because thats exactly what i did that same day with another razor i bought. the razor made me laugh it has the words "THE MAGNETIC RAZOR" on the blade with yellow scales and lightning bolts around the words.Dont care about the price i had to have it made me laugh pretty hard (unknown why its called that) the blade catches the scales every time it closes so it seems fruitless to have it resharpened very happy with it anyway. Money Well spent in my book

Ooh, ooh, DANGER! It was after I bought my first magnetic blade that my collection started to careen out of control. Coincidence or manifestation of simple physics? You decide...

By the way, a repinning may correct the way the razor closes. Or, in the extreme, you can fill in the current pivot holes and drill a new, better-aligned set.


Neil--Gross would be using the earspoon to pick between your teeth.

Originally Posted by roughkype

Ooh, ooh, DANGER! It was after I bought my first magnetic blade that my collection started to careen out of control. Coincidence or manifestation of simple physics? You decide...

By the way, a repinning may correct the way the razor closes. Or, in the extreme, you can fill in the current pivot holes and drill a new, better-aligned set.


Neil--Gross would be using the earspoon to pick between your teeth.

I have seen one that the "spoon" was at one end and the other end had a ivory toothpick !!!! I wonder if the FDA would approve one of these today? Very Best, John