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    When I opened the box containing my order, I took...

    When I opened the box containing my order, I took out the really nice 3 inch black latigo strop. Nice strop. Then I opened the G & F 6/8 razor and it was rusted around the pin/tang. I am entitled...
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    Excellent points, well made, gentlemen. My...

    Excellent points, well made, gentlemen. My persistence is linked to my inexperience. I also hate buying a razor that won't shave like my others do, so I put in the time and kept at it. So...it...
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    Patience may bare fruit! After pages of...

    Patience may bare fruit! After pages of harrassing G & F razors over their much highlighted floors, I can say amazingly that you can get an edge with which you can get a good shave. Take into...
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    Neil, I feel the steel is from a Pakistan...

    Neil, I feel the steel is from a Pakistan foundry, stamped Solingen (Loophole). So those of us who see 'Solingen' and expect a certain standard, this is surely fraudulent, because, the #571 6/8 I...
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    Sometimes gents, honing can be a SOOTHING...

    Sometimes gents, honing can be a SOOTHING process. So after you have cursed the retailer, the brand and yourself, for being the idiot who bought it, Every few days, when you are bored, try the...
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    Thanks Oz, it didn't cost $100 post mortem as I...

    Thanks Oz, it didn't cost $100 post mortem as I also bought from the same retailer a 3 inch double sided black latigo strop, which is a bonus. The razor is/has been useful as a tool for...
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    No guys, no mistake, the Giesen & Forstoff str8t...

    No guys, no mistake, the Giesen & Forstoff str8t is very ordinary. The 'New' razor arrived rusty at the pin & Tang. totally dull, and still dull 2 sessions later. No muckin about this razor isn't...
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    I have just received the #571 G & F brand new for...

    I have just received the #571 G & F brand new for as you put it for under a 'c' note. 1st up small areas of rust near the pin & tang. Not a huge amount,, but any rust is clearly no good. 2nd,...
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