this is a really nice razor but I am at a loss as what to do with it . Its too nice to shave with .... what is the best way to store in order to keep it as new condition?
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this is a really nice razor but I am at a loss as what to do with it . Its too nice to shave with .... what is the best way to store in order to keep it as new condition?
Thiers Issard "Pierre Thiers Historical" 5/8 - Straight Razor Place Wiki
i would use renaissance wax on the blade. A thin coat and wipe it off. Then a thin layer of camellia oil on the blade. Store it some where dry. I use cigar boxes, wood not cardboard.
Nice blade. I would use it OR, you can store it at my house. :)
...or send it to Germany!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mvcrash
It would do for a museum piece but even better to experience shaving with it. That is what Pierre Thiers intended when he hammered it out on an anvil so many years ago. :) My #215 is an excellent shaver and there is something about shaving with a razor with some history that is even more satisfying.
That is beautiful...Do use it once in awhile. TIs are great shavers. This one seems to be a rare breed (I think) :tu
Yeah, once in awhile. That was a limited run of blades that Pierre himself supposedly forged. They were found in a bin and finished and sold in a numbered series. I forget whether it was 500 or what. If you can find one at a good price it is worth having IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by BladeRunner001
Yes it is a great little shaver and mine is numbered 00208, this was a purchase from a member here I saw it and had to have it.
I am so very new to straights that I am afraid to strop it or really do much else with it . I kinda think that its for my son to use but being such a limited type of product seems a shame to really do much more then admire it and maintain it.
If it were me I'd get more comfortable with my less nice razors then when I feel like I'm not going to roll the blade or anything I'd use this as a shaver.
Beautiful piece.
Beautiful! ... I can see why you had to have it.
Renaissance Wax or Tuf-Glide are good, but there will always be that 'possibility' of oxidation. I would also include a couple of (hundred) silica gel packs in the container with it, as an extra precaution. (and possibly move to Arizona!:)) A museum would probably rely more on humidity control.
A razor too nice to shave with? That's like a woman who is too beautiful to make love to.
Put it away for about a year. Keep shaving and learning and a year from now break it out and use it.