Thread: rust removal on old straights?

as a newbie i have been reading a lot of posts on restoration ect.
my experience in other collecting fields is leave it original...
i recently acquired a rogers 7 day ivory razor set.scales look great.blades have some rust but no pitting i can see.original box is ok.aside from using them would i damage the collectible integrity of the razors by sharpening or honing?

There are two types of collectors of razors out there right now..... There are those "other", guys that just collect the razors, and tuck them away, and seal them in little glass cases, to just look at... Those blasphemous heathen's that they are


Then, there are the people, like most of us on this forum, that have seen the light, of a bright, sharp, blade, and have been enlightened in the knowledge of the smooth face

So make up yer mind where ya stand hehehe


Only having some fun here of course !!!!!

I'd say cleaning and honing 'em up only adds value to a razor. Of what use is a blunt, rusty, non-shave-ready razor?
Also, if you don't remove the rust and clean the razors up, there's a chance that the rust spreads and thereby decreasing the value

Well said Glen, well said!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

There are two types of collectors of razors out there right now..... There are those "other", guys that just collect the razors, and tuck them away, and seal them in little glass cases, to just look at... Those blasphemous heathen's that they are


Then, there are the people, like most of us on this forum, that have seen the light, of a bright, sharp, blade, and have been enlightened in the knowledge of the smooth face

So make up yer mind where ya stand hehehe


Only having some fun here of course !!!!!

yea and its those dirty rats that are causing the price of straights to go through the roof. hang em I say. I'll get a rope.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Then, there are the people, like most of us on this forum, that have seen the light, of a bright, sharp, blade, and have been enlightened in the knowledge of the smooth face

Well said, Brother gssixgun!

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

yea and its those dirty rats that are causing the price of straights to go through the roof. hang em I say. I'll get a rope.

I say buuurn those heretics!
(Just where did I put my lighter...)

Why burn them, if they got their razors well honed they have the perfect means to their end!

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

if they got their razors well honed they have the perfect means to their end!

Yeah, but they usually don't...

slow death it is then