Thread: I shall call him... Mini-Me! *dun*dun*

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Here are some little fellows. Left to right, a teeny Henckels corn razor, a Hejestrand, Wm Temporal, Jos Rodgers, Mab, And Maw, Son, and Sons, which was part of a surgical set.

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I didn't know you had one of the Maw & Sons surgical razors! Does yours have the broad arrow on the pile-side?

(I'm guessing that's what Gold Dragon's razor is -- a surgical prep razor)

I have always thought a corn razor was for detasseling corn.....

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

I didn't know you had one of the Maw & Sons surgical razors! Does yours have the broad arrow on the pile-side?

(I'm guessing that's what Gold Dragon's razor is -- a surgical prep razor)

I will look to see about the arrow, yet I do not remember it. A neat, tight little jewel!
Does not really tarnish? German Silver, I think.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I will look to see about the arrow, yet I do not remember it. A neat, tight little jewel!
Does not really tarnish? German Silver, I think.

The scales, at least. The blade on mine is pitted. Took a killer edge though! It may be tiny, but it's fun to shave with.

Definitely German silver scales, heavy on the copper in the alloy.

I just looked over at this thread.

Apparently I *did* know you had one.

I'm losin' my edge, man! I can't remember every piece in everyone else's collection anymore!

Gawd! I had forgotten about that!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Gawd! I had forgotten about that!

I searched for it because I knew I'd posted pictures, but I had this sneaky suspicion that you'd commented.

I have often wanted to hone it up and see! Now, my curiosity is up. Especially on it and the Mab. They always looked likely!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I have often wanted to hone it up and see! Now, my curiosity is up. Especially on it and the Mab. They always looked likely!

The Mab I've got never took quite as good an edge as I thought it should, but it had some really nasty pitting that was only down in the bevel. I should probably give it another go and work further back. I love the leaf-shaped blades.

The Maw & Sons honed without any fuss and provided a surgically sharp edge.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

I didn't know you had one of the Maw & Sons surgical razors! Does yours have the broad arrow on the pile-side?

(I'm guessing that's what Gold Dragon's razor is -- a surgical prep razor)

Yep! The arrow is there!



I suppose it now goes into the 'Zak' Pile!

Originally Posted by goldragon

Probably the smallest straight razor I have ever seen, it is perfectly proportionate to the typical Sheffield wedge just on a much smaller scale, like 1:3. Marked "Wells, 431 Strand" on the tang and having genuine tortoiseshell scales, I presume it to be a late 1800s production razor.

Wow! Thats awesome, seen a number of small ones but not mini-me-sheffield-wedges! Gonna have to keep my eye open for one, probably rare. ... ... "For those REALLY hard to get spots never meant to be shaven" hehehe