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    Default I am getting Grandpa's straight!!

    I stumbled around an antique shop today looking for some razors to restore and found a few interesting pieces but the sellers thought they had something really amazing...and I didn't.

    Anyway, my dad, upon hearing me speak of this, mentioned that his dad used to have a straight. Moments later he called his brother who could not understand WTF I would possibly want it. An hour later his brother called back to report he found it and it's in the mail.

    I'm pretty stoked. It's probably going to be a rusty wreck of an 80 year old cheap razor...but it's family history...and I'm going to bring it back to life (I hope)!

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    NICE !!!!

    Many of us would give Eye Teeth for an Heirloom razor

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    Family history is great. I have 3 of grandads in working order and one that I hope to send to Glen one day to be reborn.
    Here's hoping you are pleasantly surprised when your mail arrives
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    Yea, that is always good news to hear somebody gets a family heirloom. I hope you can get her up and shaving.

    Bob
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    Congrats Unit!! And best of luck bringing it back. I just had my gramp's razor restored by Glen. And it's awesome. It's a great feeling to know you're using something that a loved one used as well. Especially something as cool as a razor. Take some pictures!!! Let's see what kind of shape it's in.
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    Congrats! I would so love to have my grand dad's razor, though there is an increasing chance I may get close, apparently my wife's grand dad may have not one but "a few" around. I'll have to dig around if I can get permission next time we visit.
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    CONGRATS!!! More razor porn for us!
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    Default I am getting Grandpa's straight!!

    Thanks for sharing my excitement. I have restored 3 so far that I got from a friend's grandfather.

    I'm not a pro, but I am happy with the restore jobs I did. I hope to be able to restore this one also, and keep it in the family (though I have already learned that he routinely sent it out for honing as he could not seem to keep it sharp).

    I also learned that he broke at least one strop on my uncle's backside, so perhaps he was not kind to his razor either.

    Regardless, I plan to give it a much less exciting generation to live through.

    Rest assured, I will be sharing pictures and updates...be they good, bad, or ugly

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    Sounds great. Can't wait to see.
    Shaving with facial hair is like a golfcourse. It's a challenge of rough and fairways. You are the skilled greenskeeper of your face?

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    Default Re: I am getting Grandpa's straight!!

    I know your excitement. When my uncle heard about my "hobby", he passed on his grandfather's straight (my great-grandfather). As an added bonus, he threw in his barber's hone. After a little Mother's and some time with the hones, it is one of my best shavers. Just an old '30s era Shumate but it just makes the whole routine something special. And, since the modest here is "if there's no pics, it didn't happen"........

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