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Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and for your comments regarding the hones. In case you are interested, I posted pics of the strop and the hones in the proper forums.

Wow! That is a very generous offer - and I may just take you up on it. I may also buy an old razor that has no sentimental value to practice on.

Thanks, DerekC. I will repost in the proper forums. and, yes, im guessing it is a vintage Norton. I don't remember my grandfather ever shaving with a straight razor, but my mom remembers this...

So, after posting these pictures, I noticed there are rooms on the forum dedicated to strops and hones. Should I repost pictures in those rooms? I don't want to violate SRP protocol.

Thanks, Legal Beagle. How long have you been using a straight razor? Have you found any places in the DC area that you trust to hone a razor, or do you send them to folks on the forum? Im...

That's very kind, but I wouldn't want to take your money if they are junk. I guess I'll just toss everything and start over :) Thanks for looking.

I'm not sure if these pics are helpful, but I tried to get photos of the condition of the strop as well as a group picture of the stones and an individual picture of each one next to a dollar bill to...

Thanks for your hospitality savalis1971 and Maxi. I will definitely post some pictures of the stop and stones. Ill try to get them up tonight or tomorrow.

Im looking forward to some input on...

Hello folks,

Peter here from Washington DC. A while ago I inherited three straight razors from my grandfather's estate (I have sent them off to be restored), a brush and a strop. While the...