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Thread: Glen Saves My Towa General Razor

  1. 08-02-2014, 12:58 AM #1
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    Cool Glen Saves My Towa General Razor

    I had been looking for this particular Japanese western style Towa General model for some time in this particular set of scales. I had seen the damage to the blade when I purchased the razor but made the purchase. I had never seen this exact kind of damage to a straight and was a bit nervous. After receiving the razor and pondering, shaving with it, and pondering some more I contacted Glen and mailed the razor to him. Today he let me know that he had accomplished the task and sent along a photo of the before and after.
    I want to thank Glen and again tell him how much I appreciate his work and dedication to straight razors and honing.

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    What an interesting razor...
    And what is that scale material ?

    Thanks for sharing and Kudos to Glen for giving a razor a second life...
    It looks like it took a nose dive to the floor.
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    nice razor and nice save !!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MJC View Post
    What an interesting razor...
    And what is that scale material ?

    Thanks for sharing and Kudos to Glen for giving a razor a second life...
    It looks like it took a nose dive to the floor.

    I think it is Celluloid, if I had to guess,

    I went back and forth about what caused it, my first thought was Layered /Laminate steel that had separated, then I switched to same thing as you thought about a drop..

    After looking really close and then looking at the Macro - Pics and after the repair I was thinking it was a forging error.. The good news was that it came out and Bob's idea of a Oblique /French point was the perfect solution for the grinding, I ended up losing zero nada zip on length at the edge...
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    I like that French style point anyway - my favorite. Very nice work.
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    To be honest, I think the repair actually looks better than what it was originally supposed to be. Kudos to Glen on a fantastic save.
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    It is just beautiful.

    Congratulations on a superb save.

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    Another beautiful piece, Glen. As I have said before, the Japanese blades are my favorites and this one ranks right up there with something I would love to have in my collection.
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