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No not really lol. I haven't used my straight on a consistent basis until now. I would go through phases where I get into straight shaving again. Then life gets busy and I go back to using...

Makes sense. My blade could probably use a good honing about now anyway. It's been a couple of years since the last honing.

Yes I appreciate all the help thus far! That is a neat idea with the tongue sticks.

I actually found someone locally who can replace the scale on my razor and hone the blade. I'll save the custom stuff for a nicer razor in the future. Thanks for the offer though!

Yeah I haven't made up my mind about what my next one will be. I am kind of leaning toward the smaller widths (4/8 or 5/8) in quarter-hollow. That way I can get a bit more heft but also don't...

Yeah I think I will get another razor in addition to fixing the one I already have. That way I have a nice backup. Thanks for twisting my arm haha

This razor is a 13/16 with half-hollow. Would it...

I was just looking at the bottom of the shavelibrary link and the archive. Looks like my razor was made sometime between 1902 and 1922. Wow!

Thanks for the reply Bob! I'll definitely PM RezDog and see what he says. I managed to get the pin out, but the piece that keeps the pin captive just shattered into two lol

Despite its character...

Hello everyone:

I have a Bonza staight razor (hollow-ground) that I bought from this forum roughly 10 years ago. I'm not sure how old this razor is overall. About a week ago, the black plastic...