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Thanks, that puts it in perspective for me and I respect that.

Outstanding points you have made here. When we say restore though, we could also mean restore to usable/functional condition, which means "shave ready", as opposed to "original condition".

I am becomming intrigued with several people's perspective of "make them my own".

I don't say it is worng - but I do ask why? I completely understand when a razor in in foul condition that you...

:rofl2: Great alternate perspetive James - I enjoyed reading it.

I'm afraid I feel the same way.

No - not often, but I have seen it and have played taps to mourn the death of what was once a beatiful vintage straight razor.

More often I see ones that are brought to modern condition where they...

This is definately a personal preference thing with no judgment either way. I was mostly interested in other people's views on it.

The only place I get a little emotional on it is when somebody...

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about straight razor restoration and what it means to own a vintage straight razor.

With respect to ownership, I don't believe we really own our straight...