Hey gents,
I hope you are doing great! I recently joined B&B and have been doing some research as I want to start restoring SRs as a hobby.
I found this great post by @seattleshaver where he advises the following:
These are some great pointers! Do you have any other suggestions on what not to get?
Additionally, I have the following materials:
Thank you so much for making it this far!
I hope you are doing great! I recently joined B&B and have been doing some research as I want to start restoring SRs as a hobby.
I found this great post by @seattleshaver where he advises the following:
Just don't buy blades with cracks, chips or excessive pitting. Scales, if they are going to be cracked, are usually compromised at the pins. Sometimes you get the best deals on Ebay from sellers who don't post the width of the blade as this means that they don't "know" straight razors.
If there aren't a lot of close up pictures I don't consider buying. If I find a good razor and no one else is bidding on it and I've checked the pictures I'll be likely to bid. If it's a Double Duck and others are bidding I'll stay away. There are a ton of razors out there. Just find the ones that others haven't found yet if possible.
These are some great pointers! Do you have any other suggestions on what not to get?
Additionally, I have the following materials:
- El cheapo 200/1000 stone I use for my kitchen knives
- The linen / leather strop I use for my shaves
- 0.3 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 9 - 12 mic lapping films with an acrylic base to stick em into
- Chromide and Iron oxide bars to treat some balsa with as a finisher / touchup
- A USB microscope
- Lots of patience and ample tolerance for screwups
Thank you so much for making it this far!