Until yesterday, I had no idea anyone still shaved with straight razors. I saw a reference to this site on a Mason forum and checked it out on a whim. After several hours of reading the site, I think this is something I would like to get into.
I remember my Grandpa used to shave with a straight razor and had a big strop in his bathroom. He died when I was about 14 (almost 20 years ago) and I don't know whatever happened to the strop, but I have his old razor. After an hour or so of looking, I found it tonight. It's a Shumate "Toledo" and seems to be in descent shape. It has some wear, but I think it can be salvaged by someone who knows what they're doing. Ordinarily, I'd be willing to try a resto myself, but being this is the only razor I have that was Grandpa's, I don't want to screw it up. I don't want to change the scales even though it's not fancy, I just want to bring it back to life and put it back to use. Anyone know who I might be able to sent it to and have it put back to shave ready?
Here's a couple pics.
http://vault.hanover.edu/~reeves/SR/Shumate1.JPG
http://vault.hanover.edu/~reeves/SR/Shumate2.JPG
Any help would be appreciated. Once I get something I can shave with, I'll work on learning how to use it. Thanks.
Neil