Thread: Help me pick the victim

I recently purchased several razors at an antique store, and I would like to use one of them to teach myself to restore the others. It's not that I intend to ruin the first razor, but there is a reason we call it 'learning'. To that end, please review the following list of razors and give your opinion as to which one you think I should use as my restoration trainer.

(?).J. Eyre & Cos, Challenge Razor, Sheffield (there is a number 5 on this, but rust obscures any other numbers)

Toledo, Ranson & Randolph, Toledo Ohio

H. Boker & Co, No 386, Germany

Manufactured by, Frederick Reynolds, Sheffield (a heavy wedge blade, no hollows)

Damascus Steel, Wilbert

Adoration, Hand Forged, Giesen & Forsthoff, Solingen Germany

Hand Forged, P. Lundborg, Worcester Mass

Schumate's Tungsten, Schumate Cutlery Corp, St. Louis MO

Thanks for your help in advance.

My vote is for the second one, Toledo ranson, etc...

Pics would help, but without them I would also lean towards the Toledo or the Schumate blade.

Whichever has the least amount of restoration to do...

Start with the easiest and work your way to the hardest....

As you gain experience hopefully you will gain knowledge too, and not wreck any of them....

Pictures would help.
I agree with Glen, start with the one that looks the easiest to fix.

I apologize for the lack of photos to help you out. My wife is presently tapping her toe in anticipation of our departure to Fourth of July festivities. I can get some photos posted, but I'm short on time right now.

Happy Independence Day to everyone!

I agree with Glen too. But with out pics it is hard to say. From the list I would start with the F. Reynolds, it's a wedge, flat surface, and sturdy more steel to work with. But it is the one that is probibly the most desirable. Second choice would be the Schumate, good shavers and less costly to replace if something goes wrong.


Tim

I used the lightbox ideas in the wiki for taking razor photos, but I still had a lot of trouble getting my razors properly illuminated. Anyhow, let me know your thoughts about which one I should focus upon first.

Also, you should know that the scales on the Eyre are made of wood, and much of the dark finish is gone. A fair bit of wood is missing in the area immediately around the pivot pin.

Adoration
[img]Adoration.jpg[/img]

Boker
[img]Boker.jpg[/img]

Eyre
[img]Eyre.jpg[/img]

F Reynolds
[img]F Reynolds.jpg[/img]

Lundborg
[img]Lundborg.jpg[/img]

Schumate
[img]Schumate.jpg[/img]

Toledo
[img]Toledo.jpg[/img]

Wilbert
[img]Wilbert[/img]

Well, that didn't work quite the way I expected. If someone could tell me where I went wrong, I would appreciate the correction. I thought the photos would appear within the text, and that folks would be able to access the large image files.

Whoops.

Start with the Shumate... If the other side looks as good as the front does...