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07-17-2011, 12:09 AM #1
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Thanked: 0Antique 3/8 Klass Tornblom Swedish Razor - Rare?
I was told by a restorer that these Swedish 3/8 razors are rare, do you think thats true? I've got 2 of them, Klas Tornblom, Eskilstuna Sweden, bone scales
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07-17-2011, 01:29 AM #2
Razors under 4/8 in general seem relatively uncommon, though there are exceptions. Engels made a Sculptor, DD has the... StyleEdge? and Dovo makes a 3/8 as well. I've also seen a few from various makers, including W&B, that are 3/8.
Personally, I don't like them. Since the blades are so narrow, I find they are much easier to roll while honing or stropping, and I have to pay more careful attention to my shaving angles as well. I also don't like the tiny tangs.
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07-17-2011, 05:26 AM #3
While they aren't as common I don't think that there has ever been a great market for them. The larger razors didn't have a huge market in the history of the razor until now, but the market for narrower doesn't seem to have changed.
I recently saw a razor that I was initially certain started life as a 3/8, but upon further inspection realized may have started life as it is currently, 2/8. It had no spine wear. I don't know of anyone who would want to strop, hone or use the razor.
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07-21-2011, 09:32 AM #4
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Thanked: 0A restorer told me that they were for the detail work, for hard to reach areas (heh heh)
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07-21-2011, 10:06 AM #5
While that may be their intended purpose, as suggested by the names of many, the size of a razor has nothing to do with the surface area it can shave. If it's properly honed and used, a 2/8 razor would shave your whole face just as well as any "normal sized" razor.
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08-03-2011, 05:47 PM #6
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Thanked: 0They're a lot easier to handle and manouever the smaller they are
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08-03-2011, 10:52 PM #7
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08-04-2011, 09:03 AM #8
I want one. Be great for cutting nose & ear hair.
“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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08-05-2011, 09:59 PM #9
I have a couple Henkles of the less than 3/8ths size with no hone wear. They stay in the cabinet. I think that the size may have been used by barbers for "detail work." MIght be good for removing "unibrows" and above a mustache under a big nose.
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