Thread: RUGRA Razor

Got this locally today and gave it a quick polish. There are still some spots that could be removed by sanding but I think I'll just tighten the pivot and see if she takes an edge before I get too carried away. It is a RUGRA, Rudolf Grah Solingen-Weyer. Two odd things about her are that she is stamped 4/8 but measures 11/16 going the modern way edge to top of spine and there is no Solingen or Germany stamped on her. Also feels like the blade is a bellied hollow. We'll see after dinner how she hones up.

Bob

Bob,

I have a Rugra in 6/8 and it is impeccable! One of the thinnest ground razors in my collection and a very fine shaver.

I am sure you will enjoy the shave. Nicely done!

Here's mine,

My RuGra is a very good shaver.
I think you will like it.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Bob,

I have a Rugra in 6/8 and it is impeccable! One of the thinnest ground razors in my collection and a very fine shaver.

I am sure you will enjoy the shave. Nicely done!

Here's mine,

Out of curiosity does your 6/8 measure larger edge to top of spine and does it have Solingen or Germany stamped on it?

Bob

I will await your post in SOTD, Bob. Very nice, wouldn't sand on it at all IMHO.

Originally Posted by outback

I will await your post in SOTD, Bob. Very nice, wouldn't sand on it at all IMHO.

Thanks and watch for it in tomorrow's SOTD. I think it is honed.

Bob

Nice Bob. I believe I have one around here somewhere. They are good because I got it with some other German blades, two being Dorko blanks.
I always like your SOTD's.

There were chips in the edge and some corrosion near the bevel. It took a bit of work on the 1K Naniwa to cure that and set the bevel. The rest of the progression, 3K/8K/12K Naniwas, followed by 15 strokes on a Crox impregnated felt strop and finally 80 strokes on a NM Shell Cordovan strop produced a fine edge for shaving. A really nice thin grind and metal in this blade. The workers who made it knew what they were doing. Just a prima shaver.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Out of curiosity does your 6/8 measure larger edge to top of spine and does it have Solingen or Germany stamped on it?

Bob

Bob,

It is slightly larger than a 6/8, so a 13/16. And this is what the stamp looks like:



I would double check your razor to see if it might be a rescaled gold dollar.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Bob,

It is slightly larger than a 6/8, so a 13/16. And this is what the stamp looks like:

I would double check your razor to see if it might be a rescaled gold dollar.

Thanks for the reply. Interesting on the size stamping the blade being slightly larger. I guess they measured size from the edge to where the spine contacts the hone and not the top of the spine. Even after honing the chips out this RUGRA looks to be 5/8 edge to spine contact. They must have had an off day at ze plant and grabbed the wrong size stamp plus forgetting to stamp the origin anywhere on the blade. So much for the vaunted German meticulous attention to detail. At least they got the important bits right, the grind and metallurgy, so it can't be a rescaled Gold Dollar.

Bob