Mint !!! Never been honed Kinfolks Blue Steel

Yes I am bragging here !!!!!!:y
I scored this one last week on the Bay and I had a funny feeling it was sweet, but I really snagged one.....
$43 shipped, won me a never been honed "Kinfolks Blue Steel Special"
The razor is as perfect as they come, exactly 5 minutes with some MAAS and some Plastic X to clean the steel and the scales and I was done....:)
I will slide her across the hones tonight and be in the SOTD in the morning ;)

Just for razor info Kinfolks is a Case family razor the company was in business from 1927 until 1957 in Little Valley N.Y.

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It's nice when good things happen to good people!:tu

:yCongratulations, and enjoy it Glen! :y

"MrB"

Nice very nice!!!

Congrats Glen! that outstanding. Unbelievable snag there.

Ba-da-bing!

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Ba-da-bing!

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What he said!

Yes, congratulations!

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How's it shave?

Jordan ;)

That is a beauty Glen. I nailed one like it some time ago that wasn't in as good a shape but good enough and honed up to be a great shaver. The American steel seems to rival the Solingens in quality. At least many of them do.

Yeppers this is one of "those" razors, I honed it up and couldn't wait to shave, so it was a night shave instead of a morning one OH WELL !!!!

Quick you will relate to this, the edge is perfect like that "Top Notch" I did for you, this is one of those bevels that you would love to use in a honing demonstration, even, sharp, and tiny..... I pushed the edge, with near feather light laps on this one, 1k -16K Shapton stones, no pastes, just an SRD Premium strop, 50/100 webbing and leather a true one pass WTG BBS :hmmm:....... Yeah it's a keeper already sitting in the American Steel drawer next to the Kinfolks "The Ace"

Best $43 I have spent in ages....:tu

Just beautiful!

You know...I've got Japanese, Sheffield, Solingen and Polish (Swedish?), now I think I need me some American Steel...:hmmm:

Man, that kind of makes me sad that I passed on that one (at least I'm pretty sure that is the one I passed on). I am doing all I can to keep my RAD in check... and right now that means that I am only looking right now... no buying. It takes some serious willpower, and frankly it is killing me. Yesterday I passed up a BIN for around 30 on a big W&B for barbers use chopper that people have been buying for around 100 bucks lately... I promised myself I wouldn't cry. Anyways, great snag glen, glad you got a good one!

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Quick you will relate to this, the edge is perfect like that "Top Notch" I did for you, this is one of those bevels that you would love to use in a honing demonstration, even, sharp, and tiny..... I pushed the edge, with near feather light laps on this one, 1k -16K Shapton stones, no pastes, just an SRD Premium strop, 50/100 webbing and leather a true one pass WTG BBS :hmmm:....... Yeah it's a keeper already sitting in the American Steel drawer next to the Kinfolks "The Ace"

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"The Wedge" I have is the same. (shhh... I think German steel is highly overrated ;)). That Top Notch is my treasure. Only one other member here said they have one and I haven't seen or heard of any more. I should probably get a Blue Steel to fill out the set. I know they might have made some fancy scales but I don't know of any more models. (of course, now there's going to be a run on them :rant:)

Whoooooooaaa! Nice score Glen! :rock:

Very nice snag Glen! :tu :tu I love hearing and seeing great finds from the people here on SRP! It's people that share stories like your that keeps my RAD at it's peek. :rock: Thanks for the info on Kinfolks. I didn't know that they were Case family.

Glad you got it,Glen.I was watching it too,but the funds are a little depleted just now.Glad it went to one of us to use,rather than sit in some display case.

I don't know my razors very well.....but I would say that is an extremely awesome deal!!!!!!

Well Glen, that razor looks great.

Just for the heck of it I took a quick look at the bay and found this one, item 380119284331. Yes, I went ahead and bought it.
It would thrill me to death if it shaves like the one you have described.
Thanks,
Rick

Minty fresh!:D They dont get much better! Great pic by the way Glen.

They are great little shavers, if you like full hollows and smaller blades...