As I've mentioned in the past, I have a really cool Barber who has been giving me straight razors for free. His other customers keep finding old razors and giving them to him. He actually shaves people with the replaceable blade style straights (I'm not sure which brand), so he doesn't need the real straight razors. He's not really a collector either, so he just ends up with drawers full of old razors. I'm always willing to help him out an take some off his hands.

These are some of the razors he gave me the last time I was in.

7/8 Wade & Butcher "For Barber's Use"




John D'Arcy "Vulcan" razor


Robeson ShurEdge "White King"



Not all of the razors he offers me are in good shape, but he tells me he'll throw them away if I don't want them. So, if they have usable parts I take them anyway. For example, the second one here has some decent scales in what I think are bone. The blade is probably not worth saving, but I'll clean up the scales and re-use them.

"W.J." razor


Currently unreadable brand "Straight Cut" razor



Since Lou has been so good to me, I've been honing some of his better straights for him, and I recently restored a Triton razor for him to use when shaving around customers' ears.