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Ok, I'll try that (btw has anyone tried turpentine as opposed to mineral spirits?). This does not look like glue residue though, but a slight oxidation where the edge of the tape was located.

Now the blade is cutting some of my arm hair in mid-air :)
After using my "homebrew" method (slurried strop) it pops some of the hairs from heel to toe, but it may be slightly sharper towards the...

I actually have no idea of the grit of my Chinese stone, but it is very fine. Finer than 8K, I think 10-12K is not far from it.
Having said that, I once sharpened a Dovo razor from being completely...

Quick update:
OK. I taped it, and did some more honing on both stones. It now shaves. It does not pop hairs on my arm in mid-air (as I prefer), but I did shave part of the back of my wrist no...

Thanks Wullie!
Yes, I think it's time to whip out the tape here.

The razor was "sharpish", but with some nicks. The 1000k Naniwa is interesting. It is feels softer than the norton stones that I have tried (but sadly I don't have a Norton). It is easy to see the...

Thanks folks!

I received my 1000k Naniwa stone today, and I have started working on the blade. Some nicks had to be worked out (not huge, but I could feel them under my finger nail), then I...

I didn't feel like sending it off to the honemeisters once I got it, so I will give it a careful try myself, with a new 1000k Naniwa (when it arrives) and then polishing with my Chinese water stone....

If I understand it correctly, then these are the original scales. No, I don't intend to replace them unless they break completely (even then I may try to repair them). Would be nice to polish off...

I see! Thanks for the info. This one is definitely a wedge then, as I couldn't spot the hollowing until I put it on the stone. This will be interesting :)

By the way, the cracked part of the horn...

By the way, folks. Does this razor qualify as a wedge? It is actually a tiny bit hollow, but you can hardly see it until it's on the hone or strop.

Thanks Joed! Yeah, I was definitely going by the "more time than money" route here. Right now, I also feel very reluctant to send it off to the experts, so maybe getting some more stones is the best...

Ok, I received it today :D

First impression is that it is very sturdy and heavy. Definitely not a "singing razor" :), but then I didn't expect that either.
It is only slightly hollowed, almost a...

Wow! Very nice Wullie :)

Thanks for the info!
So we're talking sometime in the 1850-1890 range. Great! Between us, I probably would have been willing to pay more if I knew ;), but then, the others did not keep on bidding,...

By the way, can we narrow it down further? For how long did they produce this type of razor?

Yes, I am not expecting it to be shave ready, but I'm hoping that my polishing stone plus slurried strop (which I use in place of a pasted strop) will do the trick. The edge looks pretty good in the...

While the pictures are still up on ebay; feel free to check them out and let me know what needs to be done.
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Thanks guys!

Yes, I am seriously considering getting another stone, though the Chinese stone seems to be slightly grittier when I use it with slurry. I could send it to the experts around here of...

Thanks folks! Maybe I should buy a grittier stone? On the other hand, the edge doesn't look bad in the pictures.

Possibly that old? Very interesting! If it's difficult to hone I'll probably send it to one of the experts around here. I only have a very fine-grit Chinese water stone at home. It works well if it's...

I'll report back on how I like it, and good luck on your future bidding :)

Would be interesting if some enthusiasts here can tell me something about it....

Another pic...
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Hi folks,

This was an impulse buy. I am a very decent SR shaver by now, but I have never tried a razor with a nice "smile". I checked ebay today, and the first thing that popped up was this...