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05-14-2014, 05:16 PM #1Senior Member
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best "Urham Uplex" ever!!!
so I caught this one at the end, completely trashed Durham Duplex, but WAIT! whats that I see inside?
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05-14-2014, 05:18 PM #2Senior Member
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A 13/16 Wade & Butcher, not a bad score for a late catch! don't overlook those ratty "Urham Uplex's" folks, there may be a gem hidden in the rough!
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05-14-2014, 05:30 PM #3Senior Member
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Its always nice to find a hidden treasure where it shouldn't be. I have found quite a few hidden gems inside boxes that were mismatched and described as whatever was on the box.
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05-14-2014, 05:33 PM #4Senior Member
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the biggest treat for me is finding beautiful etches on razors where the seller only shows the back of the blade! I buy just based on what I see as good restore candidates and lo and behold! several gems found that way, always a treat
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05-14-2014, 05:39 PM #5barba crescit caput nescit
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Geez - it even has Toronto on it, didn't even think the world knew we existed then....'-) Originally Posted by silverloaf
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05-14-2014, 05:46 PM #6Senior Member
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Thats great!!! What a find. I bought an Avon Iron Horse shave mug with... 'old razor' included. I would have passed it up but I spied something! It was a Gillette red tip. The price was in the 1 digits. It shined up VERY nicely without any effort, AND the red was intact.
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05-15-2014, 12:07 AM #7Senior Member
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Very nice !! The steel looks excellent and I only see one bug bite in the scales.
Does that look well over 6/8" ?silverloaf likes this.http://straightrazorplace.com/workshop/18504-welcome-workshop-how-do-i-where-do-i-what-do-i-answers-here.html
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05-15-2014, 12:14 AM #8Senior Member
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13/16, just over 6/8. yes the steel does look good, pitting mostly on the upper portion of the blade and tang. I can deal with that
its such a thin blade at the narrowest point of the hollow grind that there wouldn't be enough steel to support the cutting edge if there was pitting to remove! itll be a singing butcher, that's for sure! I got excited about it so I put aside the restores I have going so I could work on it tonight.
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05-15-2014, 12:18 AM #9Huh... Oh here
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There is a word for people like you.....
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Relax and Enjoy!
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05-15-2014, 12:23 AM #10Senior Member
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not sure where you are heading with that one....... Originally Posted by pfries
There is a word for people like you.....pfries likes this.Silverloaf
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