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You can see that whoever used the razor previously put more emphasis on the toe when honing, so the razor lost more steel from both the spine (wider flat spot) and the edge, which is now sloped...

Yeah, that is a good amount of hone wear. She won't be the prettiest razor but I think it can be corrected by our pros (hopefully) to be used as a shaver. Send it out and see what they say; worst...

He's looking at vintage blades by quality manufacturers in an antique store. I don't see anything wrong with that and, personally, would encourage this type of post. It's certainly a better...

Well I'd pass on that Electric one. Might be the lighting but it looks like some good hone wear at the toe, and all sorts of scratches like someone took rough steel wool to it. There's a tiny chip...

If they're all vintage then they're all probably suitable to start on, assuming they're in good shape. As was said, pictures are pretty much mandatory to properly assess the razors.

I've had...