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Jung's are nice razors. Thats a fine old solder you have there. With still many years of service left in it!

Good shaves to you!

Thanks I like it was a good sight unseen deal. Very glad to hear Jung's are good.
I will be having my first shave with it today and will use the DE to clean up and do any bits like my chin that I'm not good enough for

I like the history of vintage blades too. Personally, Im already starting to look for an 1850's era Wade & Butcher just because I think its awesome to hold something with that much history in your hands and still be able to use it.

Cant wait to hear about your first shave with it!!

Originally Posted by TexasShaver

I like the history of vintage blades too. Personally, Im already starting to look for an 1850's era Wade & Butcher just because I think its awesome to hold something with that much history in your hands and still be able to use it.

Cant wait to hear about your first shave with it!!

1890's Do for you ? 1890's Wade Butcher Specil Antique Straight Razor w Orig Box Shave Ready Mint | eBay

I bid on it half way up the chain but looks like it will go through the roof.

I'd love a razor from the 1800s as well would be awesome and I am saving up and looking out for a English made razor as I'm English (well half and half Kiwi) and would be awesome to shave with a nice English peice of steel.

That one on ebay is niiiice.

Just had my first shave with my M Jung. It was my 4th straight razor shave overall and by far the best, the hone on the razor is brilliant to my untrained self. I managed to get my cheeks and upper lip the smoothest they have ever been and got my neck pretty smooth. Gave myself one pretty good bleeder by being stupid but the styptic pencil sorted that (I love how much it stings it gives great incentive to not cut yourself again!) I gave my chin and jaw line a go with the straight but couldn't get it right so finished up with my DE which was really nice.
Overall it took ages but gave me a MUCH better shave that a cartridge raor. Just need to work on my lather more and just keep practicing with my straight.
Oh yea and also make sure I don't mess the edge up when I strop it but I've been watching loads of videos and practicing with a cheap razor so all should be well.

In no time at all you will shaving
like a pro!!

When learning to strop take your time
and go slowly. As time goes by you will
get faster. For now speed only counts
if you are being chased by a cheetah!!

Terry

Is it just the pic, or is there a frown in the blade?

I hope it's just the pic but I have no idea. What's a frown in the blade mean?

Edit: Looked up frowns and I then looked at the blade lined up with some lined paper and am happy to say it's just my poor icture taking skills making it look that way not the actual razor