Safety Razor Of the Week, 1/4 – 1/10 The 1928 Wilkinson Strong Beard

[Darjeeling Express]

Beautiful Ray. I would love to see a video of how its loaded, how the blade snaps in and how the head adjusts.

 

[thirdeye]

Beautiful Ray. I would love to see a video of how its loaded, how the blade snaps in and how the head adjusts.

I think I can manage that....

Edit: I've been trying but I can't get my software to work right. I'll keep trying.

 

[Dharion]

A video on this irrecoverable piece of shaving history?

 

[bonusmarple]

Now that is one awesome razor. Thanks for sharing!

 

[mook]

Hi chaps just won this on ebay think its the same model different design? any help or info would be super! Also looking for anyone who may have a blade or an idea on where to locate any / what i need to get it shaving

Thanks in advance
Mike
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=160309211966

 

[GarageBoy]

These are real cool and creepy looking at the same time

 

[Haiku]

Very interesting review, as always, thanks very much indeed for taking the time to post it.

Very cool razor as well!

 

[ogopogo]

That is very interesting looking razor. Thanks for posting.

Interesting razor. Very "industrial" and a bit scary looking. It has a strong steampunk vibe I guess.

Steampunk was my first thought when I saw it.

 

[Disburden]

A very strange one. Thanks for posting.

 

[badboris]

what is the finish on this razor
silverplate, nickel ???

 

[napoleon]

A question: what about the sets that have "wedge" blades but come with no stropper/honing device

(from: http://www.shaveworld.org/shaveworl...select2=&select3=&select4=&select5=&select6=0 )

 

[badboris]

This one have a stropper mechanism that is part of the razor
but no blade holder for honing on a stone

A question: what about the sets that have "wedge" blades but come with no stropper/honing device

(from: http://www.shaveworld.org/shaveworl...select2=&select3=&select4=&select5=&select6=0 )

 

[RocketMan]

They weren't intended to be honed. The blades for these were typically advertised as lasting for 'three months' with stropping as needed. So, rather than hone them up you would buy replacements.

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No idea if 3 months was to be broken down into 90 uses, or 3 months being used only once a week. Would seem like a heck of a waste if they only were intended for 12 shaves, so I must assume the former. Then, this kit would last for 21 months or close to two years. That would be a pretty good length of time before needing new ones.

 

[akhorosh]

Thanks, Ray! Is there any current production single blades can be used with razor by any chance?

 

[SavantStrike]

I hadn't seen this before. That thing is hot!

 

[napoleon]

Why couldn't one hone these blades

 

[ctakim]

Thanks Ray for this wonderful bit of shaving history. Like Jakob, I thought that this was a very industrial looking razor. Those blades are a bit thick and heavy chunks of metal to be considered disposable, though!

 

[napoleon]

I read somewhere that the rolls razor blades too were considered "disposable" (meaning, you shave with them and strop them, hone them once in a while, and when they become too dull, after a few months or so, throw them out and buy a new one). But the only reason I see why do that is convenience and lazyness.
They could be honed like anything else.

Maybe that's the case with the wilkinson blades?

 

[Kazeryu]

Why couldn't one hone these blades

depending on how they snap in, honing would mean the blade got 'shorter' each time. So your blade gap would become bigger... and bigger... and bigger...

That would be my guess, but I've never handled one of these gadgets.

 

[badboris]

The blade gap stays the same
the blade edge is push in the right place by a spring