Thread: MY NEW VINTAGE STRAIGHT RAZOR

Today my new vintage J.A. Henckels Friodur straight razor arrived. I purchased it from Classic Shaving.com, from the vintage razor section. I haven't taken any pictures yet, but I had to tell everybody about it. It's a 6/8 hollow round point stainless blade, with ivory handle/scales. I had the razor sent out to Lynn Abrams for a hone, Thank you Lynn very much. I'm happy that I have this razor for a couple of reasons. 1. I've always wanted a Henckels razor since I watched Lynns DVD The World of Straight Razors. 2. I have a Henckels Pro S, 8 piece cutlery set. They are awesome knives! 3. It's my second shavable straight razor. I shaved with it tonight, and it was an awesome shave, smooth as silk. STRAIGHT RAZOR 13

If its anything like my Friodur you wont be disapointed! Mine is the one all others are judged/compared to. Just a awsome shaver.

Matt

Pics, pics!! We need pics!!

Sweet, nice buy. But seriously, you're going to have to post some pics

Dave

Please post some pics. Razor pron is always nice.

Without pics, I dont believe you, youre making it all up!

Razor Porn Please !!!

Originally Posted by Earthdawn

Razor Porn Please !!!

hehe

Sorry it took so long!

I bought a Wade & Butcher for $10 USD today, 11/1/09, at the flea market. No nicks in edge or cracks in scales as far as I can see with my 14x/10x Loupe I also bought for $5. There is rust on the edge and some corrosion. The blade is 13x74 cm with a 35 cm tang. On the blade is “THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE BOW RAZOR [LINE1] MANUFACTURED SOLELY BY [LINE2] WADE & BUTCHER [LINE3]. Two weeks ago I bought from the same vendor $10 my first straight razor with an 18x63 cm blade and 33 cm tang. On the tang is “THE J DIXON CUTLERY CO [LINE1] WARRANTED [LINE2] GERMANY [LINE3]. Today I ordered a Norcross 4K/8K stone after watching Lynn’s DVD. I’ve shaved with the Dixon three times, each time with an improved edge but still a ways to go. I’m never going back to the plastic single edge Gillettes. Also I bought an Illinois Razor Strop Co, #827 strop in hardly used condition for $20 from another vendor at the same flea market. I have Bill Ellis’s restoration CD on order to upgrade these jewels. The same razor vendor (really a knife shop) has a beautiful Stainless Steel unblemished straight razor with the only identification being “DIAMOND” in a rectangle on the tang. A lighthouse scene is sculpted or molded on one side of the scales. Anybody have a clue whether this is “Vintage” or not? $120 is his price. I guess I should put this under Newbie because I just started this adventure a couple of weeks ago. I guess I better hunker down here, tho I remember reading once, during my guitar phase, a person asked how many guitars they should get and the answer was, “when the money runs out, stop buying.”