Thread: The product of my drunken ebay bid

Well, a few weeks back I was out with some coworkers and feeling no pain. I suppose that's the same time an auction I was watching was ending and I thought it would be a great idea to bid. Well I bid a few times and next thing I knew I was the high bidder.

Keeping in mind I wasn't exactly *dying* to have this razor, I thought it was pretty neat. Lo and behold, no one bid after I topped it out and voila. It arrived today.

Admittedly it was in rougher shape that I expected, but hey that's what you get for drinking and ebaying right?

It came dull, like rounded edge dull... and there was pitting that was affecting the edge as well. I had my work cut out for me but a few hours on the low grit stones and my standard progression it eventually came out to a flat edge that passes an HHT with ease.

As you can see in the pictures, the razor has some pitting and surface marks. It also looks like it was chopped at some point (probably due to rust or damage). The scales are in excellent condition though and appear to be original which is nice, but the main reason I bid on this is because its a Tamahagane blade.

Overall I don't actually mind the shorter blade and actually think the added agility will be a benefit to the razor.

Now I'll have to see how great Tamahagane steel really is. Chances are though I won't be keeping this razor. Hopefully I'll be able to get my money back in the BST.

I think that it's a beautiful razor.
She's a keeper, IMO.

Bidding on ebay drunk is a lot like blindly jumping off a cliff into the ocean. You may land in deep enough water, but you also might hit the rocks below. To me it looks like you landed in water.

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys. I saw the pictures of the original razor the seller got (via old ebay auction) and it was pretty rough to start with, so all in all not bad. I just want to see how it shaves now. I think that will help me decide which route I want to go with it. I think the most satisfying part here is that I was able to make this razor shave ready as I have not had to restore an edge before.

Wait, we -aren't- supposed to bid drunk??? Heck, sometimes that's the only way I can bid.

Either way, booze or no booze, you have a pretty nice blade there. I have a couple blades in the same condition. If they all had a mirror finish, I don't know if I would appreciate the history of some.

It looks to be a Japanese western grind in a set of scales too long. Is the blade shortened, or the scales replaced?
I betya it shaves like the dickens!

Originally Posted by JackofDiamonds

Wait, we -aren't- supposed to bid drunk??? Heck, sometimes that's the only way I can bid.

Whether we bid sober or soused -- or anywhere in-between -- it always helps to be somewhat UI when paying... takes the edge off.

Cool looking razor. For whatever reason my favorite part is the stamp on the tail. *shrugs*. Good drunk-baying lol

Sweet razor. I may need to try this drinking and ebaying move!!

You could have done soooo much worse. I'm just curious to how it shaves...