now I'm curious about shaving with a clam shell..
anybody know how to hone a clam shell?
nice razors too
anybody know how to hone a clam shell?
nice razors too
Who's shaving with the oldest razor?
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Fred Flintstone does...
Where the heck do you guys find these things??? They're awesome btw.
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Doubtful I will ever get to shave with this recent pickup from an antique store...I'm attempting to trade it for a John Barber.... It does have beautiful pressed horn scales...
That's a good looking razor, Mike. 
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Wow that's nice. Anything stamped on the tang?
I love these pics. I missed out on a nice old Sheffield John Shaw early 1800's razor the other night. Only had "John Shaw" on the tang stamp with nothing else and a nice short stubby Monkey tail. Will get myself one eventually.
Antique Hoosier
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Ted may want his razor back.
Shaved with this one today,
not the oldest, but my oldest;
Bengall Cast Steel, 7/8, almost true wedge.
Shaves very well once tuned right, took a couple of tries to get it right.
Edge feels different from anything else I've tried, but that is probably because it was made before the Bessermer process was invented & became the industrial norm. So it's a different kind of steel. But certainly not bad.
Sharp as the dickens & still smooth enough to give a real comfy shave.
All original, so someone must have taken care of it in it's previous life.
Very tiny bevel! And I kept it that way with 3 layers of tape.
Plus I found it in the wild
not the oldest, but my oldest;
Bengall Cast Steel, 7/8, almost true wedge.
Shaves very well once tuned right, took a couple of tries to get it right.
Edge feels different from anything else I've tried, but that is probably because it was made before the Bessermer process was invented & became the industrial norm. So it's a different kind of steel. But certainly not bad.
Sharp as the dickens & still smooth enough to give a real comfy shave.
All original, so someone must have taken care of it in it's previous life.
Very tiny bevel! And I kept it that way with 3 layers of tape.
Plus I found it in the wild
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Shaved with this one today,
not the oldest, but my oldest;
Bengall Cast Steel, 7/8, almost true wedge.
Shaves very well once tuned right, took a couple of tries to get it right.
Edge feels different from anything else I've tried, but that is probably because it was made before the Bessermer process was invented & became the industrial norm. So it's a different kind of steel. But certainly not bad.
Sharp as the dickens & still smooth enough to give a real comfy shave.
All original, so someone must have taken care of it in it's previous life.
Very tiny bevel! And I kept it that way with 3 layers of tape.
Plus I found it in the wild
Nice razor. Exceptionally smooth shavers.
Antique Hoosier
“Aircooled”
Love it!!!!Shaved with this one today,
not the oldest, but my oldest;
Bengall Cast Steel, 7/8, almost true wedge.
Shaves very well once tuned right, took a couple of tries to get it right.
All original, so someone must have taken care of it in it's previous life.
Very tiny bevel! And I kept it that way with 3 layers of tape.
Plus I found it in the wild
Just won this one. Finally got my hands on an oldie. Anyone know anything about the maker or time period? I'm thinking 1820s-1830s but don't really know much about dating razors from looks.
Old Shephard & Gough
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...witem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
Says the handle has a chip and a crack, but I'm hoping it's not major and nothing a little epoxy won't fix. Really hoping to keep the original scales on this one.
Old Shephard & Gough
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...witem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1156
Says the handle has a chip and a crack, but I'm hoping it's not major and nothing a little epoxy won't fix. Really hoping to keep the original scales on this one.
Antique Hoosier
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Nice Joe!!!! Now you'll see how hooked you'll get on the Old Metal!
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An oldie I saw today with a $300 price tag.... Sandwiched between a Pick Bone W&B and a Pearl Handled Henckels, a OLD 1700's Ivory Beast!!!
I can't wait and there is just something about having only the makers mark on the tang and no "sheffield" or the likes that I just really like.
Antique Hoosier
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One of the earliest Wade & Butcher razors Ive seen....on its way to my home in Lakeland, Florida
I had a snipe set on that one, but on closer inspection I was worried you'd have to take off a lot of steel to get an edge so I pulled it. There is a particular worry spot near the shoulder that made me just not able to bid on it.
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This is the picture that had me worried
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Yes, smooth indeed. I finished it on a vintage Thuringian, but as soon as I get my La Grosse Blanche coticule from Ardennesk, I'll give a swirl on that one, to try to maximize smoothness
Thanks!
I'm lucky to hunt far away enough from the Shark's territory, otherwise it would have all ready been swooped up
This was restored and given to me by Bill Ellis - and if memory serves me correctly - he believed this was 1700's...
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