Thread: First Ivory Wosty

My photo skills are non-existence. (hope that's right. means I don't have any) The first two are off the eBay and next are after I used wet dry and buffer and soft scrub. I haven't honed yet and may not. the scales are very thin and other than that are in rreal good shape. no cracks or chips and the blade is a little loose but hinge pin is good. I have a few other wostenholm that are honed and shave rather well but this one with these scales I think will be just one to look at. I would hate to be the one to crack or break the scales. The photo I took is one with flash and one without. that's the reason for the difference.

Nice looking razor, would be a shame not to use it. Ivory is surprisingly strong, even that thin. The cracked scales you see on them sometimes are probably caused from being dropped.

Don't be afraid of tightening the pivot pin,put two layers of tape with a hole punched in them,than tap away.

To clean it up as you did and not use it....
Unheard of, really got to be kidding, I couldn't, but thats me.
Beautiful razor though.

I love it when i can find one with Ivory scales. Many times seller don't know it either but will say it is plastic or some other material.
I did tell you a few days back that you didn't buy your last one. You do have RAD & we joke about it at times & even though we all show our love of straight razor's, it can get a little excessive but in the long run, we don't regret it. Bruno once wrote me & said that RAD is sad & it is but sometimes we just can't help it. Bruno is a great guy & I always respect him for anything he has to share!

Roger do like pixel told me , keep them cleaned up with mineral oil , supposed to keep them from cracking , plus they look good all shiny , Bill correct me if I'm wrong , but about once a month I wipe all my ivory with mineral oil now and everything still,looks great,plus they really are strong even thin. Tc

Nice. I was fairly certain they were going to show up as ivory. Hone it up and give a shave. If they get broken just seek out a dead razor with ivory scale and get it back in the line up. On of my very early purchases was a seven day set in ivory, except two of the sets of scales did not match. After much looking I did find the right ones and all is good. I still paid too much for the set though, typical new guy stuff. I hope you take the plunge and give it a go.

Well I guess I just couldn't stand it. took the razor out of the safe and cleaned the oil from it and honed it. I used 1-3-5-8-12K naniwa and then finished on the 20K Suehiro. stropped and set up to shave. This is one of the best razors I have. It shave really nice. What suprized me was it didn't take very long to hone. even after all sanding and buffing I did to clean it up. When I got through shaving I cleaned it with tissue paper and then stropped to make sure there was no water left on the blade and just out of curiosity I took a hair from the wifes brush (cause I don't need a brush or comb) and held it upside down and cut it. so I guess it'll hold an edge. now that I know what I've got it's back to the safe with it.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Roger do like pixel told me , keep them cleaned up with mineral oil , supposed to keep them from cracking , plus they look good all shiny , Bill correct me if I'm wrong , but about once a month I wipe all my ivory with mineral oil now and everything still,looks great,plus they really are strong even thin. Tc

Every few mos works.