Thread: Treasures abound

Had the day off work on Friday.
While sitting at the table enjoying my morning cup of joe, I made up my mind to go back to the antique store to get the Ever Ready shave brush I seen a couple weeks earlier.
But before I left, the mail man came through. Checked the mail, here's a package from AlanQ. He had sent me his grandfathers razor to me to be repaired and cleaned up. I was suprised to see it in three days, being he's from Quebec. When I reached the antique store, the brush was still there, but it was sitting in a shave mug this time. Asked the man what he was asking for it,
he says $8. Sold!!, and out the door I went.
Then today... I went to the local flea market, knowing there would be a bunch of vendors there cause the weather was so nice. Ended up finding two razors and a strop.
A 11/16th garantie solingen for$3, and a 11/16 Wade & Butcher Special for, hehe $7. Not sure who made the stop, but I could make out genuine Russian tanage, for $10. Mainly needs a little neats foot oil, still flexible just a little dry on the surface, and a few nicks in the edge near the end where you would hold onto it.
When I got home from the flea market I see a usps medium flat rate box next to the back door.
Its a pakage from Steve, (Engine46) it wasnt supposed to arrive till Monday. He's been loading me up a box for some time for a pinning anvil I made for him last year. He would send me a PM every now and then telling me he was still collecting things for the box, and would send it soon, but not till he had everything he wanted to send me, in it. Told him, no rush brother, take your time not planning on going anywhere. He kept telling me, your gonna like what I'm putting in the box.
Hehehe..... Boy he wasnt kidding!!!
Here's what I got at the antique store and flea market.

And this is all the goodies from Steve.

On the left is four razors. Top to bottom: A Top flight, JA Henckels,CV Heljestrand,and a beautiful Genco, Easy Aces in faux MOP. On the right: Is two shorty projects. A tally ho, with a chip near the heal, and a #133 Red Imp, with a broken toe that needs amputated. And a #136 Red Imp, that needs restoring, and a set of skin's, that he knew I already had laying around. He also sent some silver nickle pinning rods, brass washers for doming into collars, SS under washers, material for making wedges, three movies burt to CDs, a fiberglass pencil, a 25 micron DMT, and a 8000 snow white.

Damn Steve, I can't thank you enough for your generosity. I never expected so much. Thank you again, so so much.
Now your all gonna have to go beat yourselves with your strops, from all the porn. Hell... Im feelin like a sex maniac, in a whore house.

Hey.... Thanks again Steve.

Sounds like a red letter day. Congrats.

Busy day.
the rest is all just filler, no need to read any of it.

Great day at the flea market and WOW!!! .........Steve hooked you up!
Always a blessing to have great friends!

Your Friday was much better than mine, I was hung over all day long!

A nice series of events, good swag, and generous comrades. Nice score Mike, and thoughtful mates.

You’re going to love that 8k Snow White, getting hard to fine, I hear.

It is a very versatile stone, aggressive and a polisher, try a little slurry on it for polish, just a little.

Enjoy

Originally Posted by MikeB52

A nice series of events, good swag, and generous comrades. Nice score Mike, and thoughtful mates.

Thanks Mike. And all the guy's that Ive received things from.
Thats the great part of trade and barter,over selling. Everyones happy with the deal. And great friendships can become from it.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

You’re going to love that 8k Snow White, getting hard to fine, I hear.

It is a very versatile stone, aggressive and a polisher, try a little slurry on it for polish, just a little.

Enjoy

I usually slurry and dillute, finishing on water for each stone.
1000-12000, then on the Thurigan as well.

Thanks
Mike

Yea, I don’t usually slurry synthetic stone, except this one and a new, 4k Nubatama that slurries like a slate and it has worked out very well. Had my Snow White about 6 months now and am very impressed with it.

BTW the Nubatama Ume 4k is also an impressive stone that, with a thick slurry eats 1k stria quickly.