Search:

Here's an update on my 1908 Geneva 4/8 razor restoration:
I made a set of new scales out of Cocobolo. The scales are ready for attaching, however, I am waiting on the arrival of the hardware. The...

I have heard of many woodcarvers who convert straight razors into woodworking tools and use nothing else.
Now, if I can just restore this Geneva to shaving status. I still have a bit of a way to...

Actually I took the word "tool" literally because I have known some woodcarvers who convert straight razors into tools for a particular task. So when you mentioned "tool", that was the first thing...

So then it's worth the time and effort to restore them to become shave ready? I did make a set of scales for the Geneva out of some Cocobolo wood. Again, I want to remove that "notch" and make it a...

Good points about the possibility that the razors might have been owned by the same person and possibility converted to tools. Do you think it's still worth the time and effort restoring and being...

Part of the design. I examined the tips under magnification and the metal was smooth in the "notch". If the tips were broken off, the metal would have been somewhat jagged. I plan on rounding them...

The wife and I were in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania this past week and we were browsing some antique shops. I got two straight razors for $26.00. One is a 1908 Geneva from New York ($8) (4/8 blade) in...