Thread: Absolutely mint 11/16 Shumate Barber

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!

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.