Advice on these razors, please
I've been shaving with a DE safety razor for a few years now and managed to convert one of my brothers. During those conversations, I started thinking more and more about SR's...and landed at this site. I have made some knives (have a forge, anvil, etc.) and would like to make some SR's, but thought it might be better to start out by getting some older ones for patterns and such.
So, I searched some local antique stores, but not much there. I ended up opting for e-bay (a bit dangerous for a newby, I know...) and finally won a couple. I was hoping you experienced folks might be able to help me decide on what to do with each of them?
The first is a Geo Wostenholm & Sons razor with a pipe stamped on one side of the tang. There appears to be a fair amount of hone wear on the spine, but seems to be pretty even. No cracks that I can see and only some very small dings in the blade edge.
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...Razors/059.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...Razors/062.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...Razors/061.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...Razors/064.jpg
The second in the next post....
Jeremy