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12-06-2010, 10:28 AM #1Bringer of Dust
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Nice TI
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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12-06-2010, 12:20 PM #2Senior Member
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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.
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12-06-2010, 12:46 PM #3Predictably Unpredictiable
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Nice blade. I would use it OR, you can store it at my house.
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12-06-2010, 02:23 PM #4OlllllllO
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...or send it to Germany!
Originally Posted by Mvcrash
Nice blade. I would use it OR, you can store it at my house.
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12-06-2010, 02:46 PM #5Senior Member
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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.
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12-06-2010, 07:23 PM #6Str8 & Loving It
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That is beautiful...Do use it once in awhile. TIs are great shavers. This one seems to be a rare breed (I think)
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12-06-2010, 07:27 PM #7Senior Member
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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. Originally Posted by BladeRunner001
That is beautiful...Do use it once in awhile. TIs are great shavers. This one seems to be a rare breed (I think)Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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12-07-2010, 01:18 AM #8Bringer of Dust
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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.
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12-07-2010, 05:52 PM #9Junior Member
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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.
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12-08-2010, 06:52 PM #10Old Fart
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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.
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