Results 1 to 10 of 18
Thread: TELL ME I,VE DONE WELL!
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks-
12-14-2009, 09:16 AM #1Senior Member
- Join Date
- May 2009
- Location
- Dandenong Ranges-Australia
- Posts
- 184
Thanked: 57
TELL ME I,VE DONE WELL!
Scored this kit off E-Bay for $110. Told the wife it was a bargain. Have I got a bargain? Please tell me yes.
Two Blue Wonder razors with box,s,
One "HEM" shell horsehide strop,
One Norton barbers hone,
One paddle strop,
-
12-14-2009, 09:23 AM #2Usagi Yojimbo
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Location
- Ramona California
- Posts
- 6,858
Thanked: 792
...And all you spent was 110...Hell yeah you got a bargain!!!
-
The Following User Says Thank You to JMS For This Useful Post:
AussiePostie (12-14-2009)
-
12-14-2009, 09:46 AM #3.
- Join Date
- Sep 2008
- Posts
- 3,757
Thanked: 3708
You did good.
Now, show this page to you wife...
"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
-
The Following User Says Thank You to Otto For This Useful Post:
AussiePostie (12-14-2009)
-
12-14-2009, 09:47 AM #4
That Norton isn't THE norton, is it? The Axe Norton?
-
12-14-2009, 09:58 AM #5Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2008
- Posts
- 52
Thanked: 6
i am just thinking the samething.
Originally Posted by JimR
-
12-14-2009, 10:05 AM #6Senior Member
- Join Date
- May 2009
- Location
- Dandenong Ranges-Australia
- Posts
- 184
Thanked: 57
Do tell. What,s an Axe Norton? It say,s on the box that it,s a razor hone.How can I tell the difference between an axe and a razor hone? Originally Posted by JimR
-
12-14-2009, 11:45 AM #7Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2008
- Posts
- 52
Thanked: 6
i believe it is a hone favoured by axmen to obviously sharpen their axe. they can fetch a very high price. might you be able to take a photo of the hone by its self? then someone in the know can clarify whether it is or isn’t.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to manlymanbeard For This Useful Post:
AussiePostie (12-15-2009)
-
12-14-2009, 11:53 AM #8
Here's a post about it (vaguely) : http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...tml#post307038
And this: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ge-norton.html
Yours has an oval...you might have struck the big one there...
-
The Following User Says Thank You to JimR For This Useful Post:
AussiePostie (12-15-2009)
-
12-14-2009, 01:28 PM #9Beard growth challenged
- Join Date
- Feb 2009
- Location
- Berlin
- Posts
- 1,928
Thanked: 402
Your wife can be proud of such a lucky duck!
-
The Following User Says Thank You to 0livia For This Useful Post:
AussiePostie (12-15-2009)
-
12-14-2009, 04:55 PM #10Senior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2008
- Posts
- 32,564
Thanked: 11042
The 'axe' Norton seems to bring in the $500.00 ballpark on Australian ebay. If you post a pic of the hone we might be able to tell if you hit the jackpot. One way or the other if the razors are good it was a heckuva deal.
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to JimmyHAD For This Useful Post:
AussiePostie (12-15-2009)
Reply With Quote
