Anyone ever used one of these? It looked like a good one so I bid $40 days ago and I just got an email that I won! I had forgot about it to be honest. I hope it is a good one! Any info would be much appreciated.
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Anyone ever used one of these? It looked like a good one so I bid $40 days ago and I just got an email that I won! I had forgot about it to be honest. I hope it is a good one! Any info would be much appreciated.
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Looks good to me!
You got yourself a good one.
Wester Bros was a quality razor and that one looks to be in stellar condition.
Ha!! Sweet deal. What is the manganese steel? Is that special someway? Could those scales be ivory?
I doubt they are ivory, sorry.
I really don't care if they are ivory or not it's just that the auction said that they could be?? I don't even know how to tell if they are or not
I have a wester brother manganese razor and it's a fantastic shaver. That one is really a beauty and should serve you well. Congratulations on a good find!
Manganese steel was one of their models. De Fi was another. If that is a manganese in a DE Fi box so much the better. The DE Fi usually came with brown scales with stripes of another color running vertically. I've got a manganese with scales like those. I've seen Wester Bros in bone but never ivory. Doesn't mean they didn't make 'em. I also would bet your razor has celluloid scales.
Thanks, I only care about it being easy to hone and and a smooth shave. From your description this is a great find. The person selling it could have been wrong. The steel is what matters anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
One way of determining scale material is to heat up a pin/needle and touch it to an inconspicuous section of the scales; if it melts it's plastic/celluloid and if it doesn't it's ivory. However, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to tell once you have it in your hand as opposed to going to extreme lengths :)
Nice find, BTW.
Nice looking razor - congrats!
Thanks... to be honest I had tried on a Twin Duck, and a red imp. I lost both of those cause they went out of my budget. Funny thing is I figured that this one would be also so I bid $40 2 days before it closed and had not even checked it and I was on the phone when my eBay app notified me that I had won! That's just too funny the one I had forgot about I won without any effort and the ones I watched closer I got scalped at the last second! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan82
nice one there, get it shave ready and let us know how it shaves,,
Nice catch! I have a Wester Bros with a blade that looks to be identical, including the dulled gunmetal tang. Mine shave like a dream and interestingly enough is an extreme hollow grind. Enjoy!
I was tempted to bid on that but I am trying to stick to ducks . I sure wanted it, but, I am glad you got it. Great deal !
I've owned a bunch of Wester Bros razors. They are awesome razors that don't get the fanfare of the big name razors, but take an edge like the best of them. You got a winner.
Those are celluloid scales. Cool that they have bolsters, only 1 of the 8 that I have owned had bolsters.
Thanks for not bidding. :) I actually needed this. ;) I'm trying to grow my vintage options. I'm starting to prefer vintage. I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
Me too, not a thing wrong with vintage blades.
Bob
Yea i like shaving with that brand of razors.
they end up shaving good.
Looks brand new to me, for 40$ I would say thats good!
I have a Wester Bros and it's one of my best shavers. Enjoy
$40 bucks? Awesome pull my man.
Thanks guys. I'm super excited. I don't have but about 10 razors and this is a nice addition!! Thanks!! I am growing my collection.
