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    Default 9/8 wade and butcher "Chopper"

    Hello,
    My name is Richard and my family and I now live in North Carolina. I work for the government and my new hobby is restoring straight razors. I have a loving family and care for them deeply! My daughter is 14 months old and she is the light of my life!

    I have been shaving with a straight for the last year and a half and feel like I can do it as a daily ritual and not as a painful exercise in futility. I started with a "Shave Factory" razor with replaceable Derby blades. Today I use a F. Fenney Pre 1890's and I'm trying to become a master of my morning ritual.

    I recently purchased a lot of straight razors from a new friend and it included the following:
    Geo Wostenholm & Sons X 2
    F. Fenney
    Joseph Elliot
    B.J. Eyre
    Joseph Rodgers & Sons
    Clauss

    All of them are free of rust and most have beautiful patina, but I was surprised when I found a piece of shaving history. A 9/8 "For Barbers Use" Chopper with all the markings (1890 or prior), no rust, pitting and in beautiful condition. I want to restore it and feel like I have the know how, but any last min. advice would be well appreciated ( I don't need a step by step, but a few tips for this specific razor or some recommendations would be awesome). I'll keep you guys up to date with how the project is going when I can.

    V/r

    Rich
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