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Well gents, I tried her out but she pulled a wee bit, so at Jimmy's advice I gave this one a ride on the conservative pyramid, and HO-LEEEE MOL-EEEE, this is a smooth shaver! Wow...Good steel, good...

Gents, I am very reassured. Especially since this is the only Japanese wedge I've got...It'd be a shame if it didn't shave.

Now, to fix that scale break...:hmmm:

Thanks guys. So it sounds like I'm not actually in that bad a spot here. The hone wear is extensive but not A)sharp, B) anywhere NEAR the bevel or C) uneven. (Even if it were, I would NEVER bin...

One of the razors I was recently given very clearly saw years of heavy use by the former user--the spine shows very wide, flat wear (I think you can see it in the picture below). The razor is a...