Hello everyone. Cheetah Meat reporting in. I know this isn't my usual posting. Being that this blade measures under 8/8 but it's a GB so whats not to love about it. Now my 9/8 GB has a little brother.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ght-razor.html
Picked this up from the bay. Here's what the listing had to say:
IT APPEARS TO HAVE ROUNDED CLEAR BUFFALO HORN HANDLES. ON ONE SIDE OF TANG IT READ " + G B". HANDLES HAVE SCRATCHES AND NICKS AS ANY USED VINTAGE RAZOR WOULD HAVE, SEVERAL CHIPS ALONG THE EDGES, SPLITTING OF THE HORN, AND A CRACK BY BOTTOM FRONT PIN AS SEEN IN PICTURES. BLADE SOME SHINE TO SEMI SHINNY!! BLADE IS THICK & HEAVY!!! BLADE IS 3/16 THICK!!! RAZOR IS STILL IN NICE CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE!!! AND COULD BE EVEN NICER IF SOME TOOK THE TIME TO CLEAN UP THE BLADE!!! BLADE DOES HAVE A FEW VERY TINY NICKS THAT SHOULD BUFF OUT. BLADE IS 12/16 AND GOES UP TO A 13/16.
This looks to be a pretty old blade. Little to no curve to the scales, a honking stub tail and a piece of George Washington's mullet.
As I ponder over which razor I will use for my first straight shave I figure this one wouldn't hurt to be in the runnings as well. I just picked up some shaving cream for sensitive skin from Kiss My Freakin Face...so I'm gertting excited.
I need to head over to the honing area and send a couple of blades out to get beveled, taped, buffed, wet sanded, brazilian waxed and fitted for prom night ....cause it's time for the BIG DANCE and I'm wearing the corsage!!!
Cheetah
