Rolls Razor & Boker

I picked up this Rolls Razor as well as a Boker King Cutter off the local Kijiji today, for a good price. The guy I bought them from said that they belonged to the father of the woman from whom they bought their house. As you can see, the Rolls came in the original gift box. I have no idea they've been sitting around, but they are both shave ready, incredibly. They could both use a cleaning, however, especially the Rolls Razor.

The Rolls has some wear on the hone and strop, but it's where the handle rubs against them - it seems to be in ok condition where the blade hits, although it's not perfectly flat. I'll look into what to do about this.

I had been keeping my eye out for a well-priced Rolls Razor for a while now, so when I saw this, I jumped on it.

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A few ways to store the handle. Get it out of there as using the stropping/honing features.
Storing it as you pictured is fine, but interferes with everything else.

Nice find. A lot of times it is hard to find good deals locally on familiar brands. A lot of people see Boker and assume it will sell for asuch as their pocket knives.
Rolls looks to be in pretty good shape, probably better than mine. They may not be a favorite for a lot of SR users, but it seems like a clever design. I need to give mine a test shave someday soon after I clean it some more.

Being as I am far from everything, I am always envious of locals finds. Those look like great finds.

Nice local finds. Judging by the label in the bottom of the Rolls box, this was possibly a Christmas gift. You lucked out with the hone too as a lot of them are cracked and broken. They are very thin so be careful with it. The Rolls honed up shaves well being the blade is really a short straight razor blade. Enjoy your finds.

Bob

After looking at the blade of the Rolls Razor with a loupe today, I discovered it wasn't in as good shape as I originally thought. There was some corrosion along the edge, which had caused an uneven edge, and some chipping. So, with some difficulty, I smoothed out the edge and attempted to reset the bevel. I was successful in getting rid of the chips and getting down to good steel (very complicated with that safety bar), but wasn't able to set the bevel yet. I ran out of time and patience. I'll try again later.

A couple weeks ago, I had discovered some microchips on the edge of the King Cutter, so I got rid of those and set the bevel. I managed my first shave off of a 1k, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it went. Today I finally had time to hone it up to 8k, and hopefully will be able to test shave it next weekend (I don't like to test shave blades on days I need to work, in case I get really bad irritation). If the test shave goes well, I'll finish it on my new coticule.

Congrads on the progress. Its fun bringi g old stuff back in service. Ive never tried the rolls yet. Someday i will run across one.

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After looking at the blade of the Rolls Razor with a loupe today, I discovered it wasn't in as good shape as I originally thought. There was some corrosion along the edge, which had caused an uneven edge, and some chipping. So, with some difficulty, I smoothed out the edge and attempted to reset the bevel. I was successful in getting rid of the chips and getting down to good steel (very complicated with that safety bar), but wasn't able to set the bevel yet. I ran out of time and patience. I'll try again later.

A couple weeks ago, I had discovered some microchips on the edge of the King Cutter, so I got rid of those and set the bevel. I managed my first shave off of a 1k, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it went. Today I finally had time to hone it up to 8k, and hopefully will be able to test shave it next weekend (I don't like to test shave blades on days I need to work, in case I get really bad irritation). If the test shave goes well, I'll finish it on my new coticule.

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That safety bar can be popped off at the end with two pins. It comes off easily but watch your fingers.

Geek

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It comes off easily but watch your fingers.

Geek

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Yea, I'll say. ;)

Bob

Go slow and careful with the honing on the built in stone. The slap can cause chipping and can dig a divot into the hone with repeated use.
I have seen a few with the hone shot at one end.

Double check the timing of where the blade is when you start. Been a while and I don't remember all about getting the blade to the proper position.
Enjoy your new fun thing!
~Richard

That's a clean one! Great find...
It seems that many of those Rolls had serious service and so it's hard to find the elements all intact.
I've always really liked the mechanics of those cool gizmos!

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That safety bar can be popped off at the end with two pins. It comes off easily but watch your fingers.

Geek

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Do this over a towel. A little ball-bearing goes in one side to notch in a detent on the inside of the bar. A little screwdriver is handy to pop the opposite side off first.
Take note where the little ball-bearing goes In relation to the bar and blade and as you reassemble, install it and the side of the bar (first) with the detent back like they were.

A few layers of tape on the spine with extra hanging off the sides to flip it on your waterstones with your fingers. Push straight down the hone, flip, down the other way.

The Rolls hone side is not good for much, IMO.

I found one I have apart. The top pin on one side of the bar is stubby and rounded.
That is the side the ball will need to be in. The other side has a longer pin which limits the bar's travel.

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That safety bar can be popped off at the end with two pins. It comes off easily but watch your fingers.

Geek

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I think I'll leave the bar on. It was a pain while working on getting rid of chips, but I have to say that it definitely saved me from a few cuts while running it up and down my 1k!

Now I'm regretting that I sold mine!
Gotta love tinkering with cool gadgets, gizmos, and doodads..

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I think I'll leave the bar on. It was a pain while working on getting rid of chips, but I have to say that it definitely saved me from a few cuts while running it up and down my 1k!

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That's a good thought!

Another thought...The bar might get fouled by the tape on the spine. It is imporant to tape the spine as-honing so the very edge will hit the leather as-stropping in the machine.
Install the blade into the stropper with the leather side installed and see what the gap is between the leather and the spine.
You should have tape that thick , I think...