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Got around to sorting out the 'IDEAL' razor at the beginning of this thread.

First point to make is that I am now 95%+ certain that the scales are some sort of pressed cardboard, not leather....

Thanks for the input. I'm very sure it isn't celluloid, it is too fibrous and flexible. I'm going with some sort of leather at the moment, but the line dividing reconstituted leather and some other...

Goddamn, you guys are right! Seems there could be a little gold missing on that strop box which makes it look like a 'K'. Good work, got there in the end!

Just something to add to the database, as it were...

This concerns the first of these three razors:



I assumed it was a 'Ramon', but found no other reference to this razor. However, it seems...

Alcohol is very good at softening and getting rid of gunk, and won't cause rust. It also sterilises and is non-toxic, and evaporates quickly. The razors were pretty dirty, caked with some sort of...

Somehow, in my mind, after reading this comment, a light went on in my mind, and I drew the conclusion that razor scales should therefore be alcohol-resistant. In the same lot that the razors which...

Good point Steve! Ok, I'll think carefully about what to use.

I think that is the basic idea. The biggest issue is that the scales are not stiff enough to keep the hinge tight, so the razor is wobbling around and catching on the scales on both sides. I think...

I have four unidentified razors, and wonder if the members know anything about them. Three of them are here:

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The first is a pretty heavy 6/8 blade, and looks to be stramped 'Ramon...