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It arrived today! Not a speck of rust, original grind marks on it, never been honed or used at all. Factory edge still pops arm hairs at skin level effortlessly, though won't cut them above the skin. It's just brand new, paperwork included, and beautiful!
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Now, should I reset the bevel, or should I just touch it up somehow and try to shave more or less as is?
I'd say the Norton 4/8 will probably get you there. But...it has been sitting a while..hmm...
Excellent choice of razor btw!
I'd say try the touch-up, and if that doesn't do the trick then take a step back to reset the bevel.
Congrats - that's a nice looking razor!
Yea, I would just touch it up first and if that is not good enough start lower down the progression. Very nice razor and find.
Bob
I believe I'll do just that. Thanks guys!
Love my Shumates, this is number 4 for me. Nothing fancy about them except their performance.
I just realized how crappy those pictures are. I need to get a real camera one of these days.
I'd throw some tape on her & start a light routine from the 8K & up, then shave test her.
Would just hit it on a barbers hone,strop and shave,Matter of fact,give 50 on leather and see how it shaves out of the box,you may be surprized.
Some times people are to quik in hitting the stones.
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.
What a great find! I would go with a touch up higher than 8k, maybe just a barbers hone, then strop and shave.
Forget the armhair cutting crap,just shave with it.Than you will know the rest of the story:)Quote:
Originally Posted by maddafinga
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by maddafinga
I absolutely love shaving with two or more days growth. HAVE FUN!!!
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!
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.
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.
Grant
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!
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.
Nice finde. I have Shumate and to me thay are really good shavers.
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.
Jamie
Gave it about 6 laps on the barber hone. Improvement, but not quite where I want it yet. No pulling at all, I just feel like it could be a bit smoother. Like my other Shumates are. I'll give it another 6 or so later today and see what happens.
What a gem.Great to hear your going to put her to work.:)
HOLY MOLY :) you lucky guy. thanks for sharing that, Now keep your eyes peeled for what I post later tonight in the show and tell. I think I got the best deal of my life and doubt I will ever come across anything better for what I got it for. I am waiting for the camera to get home.....you have one nice damn razor there my friend :)
Thank you sir! I'll be sure to keep my eyes out for it.
Beautiful razor, enjoy.
