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Further update - I can now shave my entire face to a respectable standard. Nothing fancy, but certainly better than using a cartridge. Not up to the standard of the SE.

The razor seems to really...

Well, an update.

On the advise of forum members, I had johmrson of this forum (from Melbourne) hone my razor for me, and teach me a few things. He was wonderfully generous with his time and his...

I had hoped that this would be the razor I would learn to hone with (I purchased another "shave ready" razor from Larry, which has yet to arrive). However, I have attempted to set the bevel on it and...

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Last picture. Obviously nothing compared to many of the razors on here, but still something I'm very happy with for my first razor. Quite cheap, too.

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New pics after a bit of spit and polish, and a few coats of Renaissance Wax. Going to be honed in a few days.

Thanks for the help. I'm in Melbourne, so I'll be off to see James shortly after my razor arrives - he's very close to where I am. I'll keep you posted on progress. In the meantime, I'll work on...

After spending a few days looking at the hundreds of beaten up straight razors that eBay has to offer, I settled upon a razor stamped "Albert Bellefontaine Montreal" and "Special Steel Made in...