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  1. 01-24-2013, 01:05 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by maddafinga View Post
    After stropping it actually feels a good bit sharper and is cutting some hairs above skin. I'll give it a test shave in a couple of hours and see if I need to do a little work on it.

    I've got a really fine Shumate barber hone that I bought from Glen some months ago. If it's not up to par after just stropping, I'll give it some laps on that. Seems fitting.
    Forget the armhair cutting crap,just shave with it.Than you will know the rest of the story
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    Lol, I'll be shaving with it tonight. I've got three days growth just waiting on it. I knew it was coming this week, so I wanted to be ready!
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    Quote Originally Posted by maddafinga View Post
    Lol, I'll be shaving with it tonight. I've got three days growth just waiting on it. I knew it was coming this week, so I wanted to be ready!
    Beautiful blade. Enjoy!

    I absolutely love shaving with two or more days growth. HAVE FUN!!!
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    Gotta say, I AM a bit jealous over that razor. And I bet a dollar against a donut that it needs nothing more than 5 strokes on teh barbers stone to be right as rain!
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    Default Re: Absolutely mint 11/16 Shumate Barber

    Shaved with it. It's not quite as smooth as I'd like it to be. No pulling, but just not as smooth or effortless as I know it can be. Really close two pass shave though.

    I think I'm going to give it a few laps on the barber hone and re strop it and try again. It'll get where I want it. I'm just glad to have it to work with.
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    Well done, I would have shaved with it straight out of the box too. Its cool to be able to say you did it, even if its not the best shave ever.
    I did just that with a razor that belonged to my Grandfather. It sat in its box for decades in near mint condition.
    Took it out, washed it, stropped it and shaved with it. It was a nice feeling, pretty decent shave too.
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    Very cool find! I have the same razor , fantastic shaver but you know that allready! Surely deserves a spot in the Shumate shaving society.
    A good pic or the paper work would be nice as well in the razor club! Enjoy!
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    Default Re: Absolutely mint 11/16 Shumate Barber

    I'll get a good pic of the paperwork, good idea. I wish I had a good camera so I could take a decent picture of the blade.
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    Nice finde. I have Shumate and to me thay are really good shavers.
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    That's a great score, I just picked up a Henckels Friodur NOS, I just stropped the razor straight out of the box, and the shave was really nice and smooth.

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