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Haha. I wish I could offer it here. But sadly, I don't meet the membership requirements yet. Truth be told, I hadn't originally planned on selling it. It's just one of those things where you don't...

So, after practicing my honing for a while on multiple straights and watching more honing videos than I care to admit (several of them by members here), I decided to give honing this beast a go....

Wow! That's more information regarding this manufacturer than I had ever imagined. Thank you for your detailed and thorough research into this company.

Oh believe me... I have no intention of starting out with this monster. I've got plenty of other straights to practice on before I even think about taking on this thing. For the time being, I'm...

Once I hone it up, yes. I'm still awaiting delivery on my Norton stones and my coti. Once I have those in hand, I'll be getting this thing shave ready. Interestingly, once I started getting into the...

I've completed work on this guy. I didn't want to go all out and completely restore it. Instead, I wanted to make it nice but still as original as possible. I was able to keep the original scales and...

This one appears to be close to what I have.

I've found others similar to it online with identical scales. They do appear to be original.

You bet I will!

I looked up 9/8 razor in the completed listings on eBay. Judging by the final price on these razors, I'd say that at $10 I got a steal! :D

After epd told me that it's an E L & Co, I was able to locate photos of other like it online. The scales do appear to be original.



They're definitely masonic symbols. You can get a closer look...

It's cleaning up fairly well too. Here's what I've got so far with just a little polish & elbow grease.

http://i.imgur.com/tQYw2Yd.jpg

Notice on the zoomed-in view that you can clearly make out...

Thanks for the ID on this razor. My intent is to clean it up a bit but not go crazy restoring it. I have a set of Nortons (220/1k and 4k/8k) as well as a coticule to get this guy nice & sharp.
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I just got back from a local antique mall with the absolute largest straight razor I've ever laid eyed on. Yes, you're reading that tape measure correctly. This monster is a full 1 5/16" at its...