Great deal from some early morning browsing on the bay. Early Shumate before they moved to St. Louis in 1904. Amazing condition. Only $25 with free shipping.
Straight Razor Acquisition Thread
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Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
A friend sold me these 6/8 Le Grelot 355. Now I need to find a proper dresser case for them!
The proper dresser case for those two rasoirs is in Arizona. Ship them to me and I will tuck them away safe and sound.
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
That sounds like something that I would say ….
Even if that is not a perfectly matched set, my SR envy may go nuclear. So nice! Rings my bell!
On the other hand, I have given my RSF SRAD free rein, so I have no excuse for jealousy. Out of the box today:
Gustave LaLune Veni Vidi Vici 6/8, by Ertan Süer
Forges Foréziennes 100C6 steel, Rasoir Sabre France proprietary blank
'Snake' file work on the spine, bocote scales
I just got this Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. razor in the mail today which was made in Germany. Unlike any other straight that I have seen before it is almost perfect wedge on one side and half hollow on the other. Look at the shoulders, one side has a single shoulder and the other side none at all.
Is this something that anyone is familiar with? I have a Japanese folding western style straight that is ground like a traditional kamisori, but even the asymmetrical side is hollowed out to some extent.
If you are familiar with this kind of grind, please enlighten me as I have not seen it before.
Is this something that anyone is familiar with? I have a Japanese folding western style straight that is ground like a traditional kamisori, but even the asymmetrical side is hollowed out to some extent.
If you are familiar with this kind of grind, please enlighten me as I have not seen it before.
I bought one of these in an auction recently, paired with a great Bengall. It is a microtome, used to slice up tissue for slides. Some people shave with them, like a kamisori. You can find threads about them here.
Ahhhh. Now that makes sense. Medical related, thus the Bausch and Lomb Optical manufacturer.
Pulled the trigger on my first Sheffield today...Bengall with a broken scale but a decent looking blade that I scored for 25 bucks.
Can't wait for it to arrive!
Can't wait for it to arrive!
This is the photo of it.
Other pics seem to support decent condition for resto.
Scale on the other side is broken through the hinge pin, but I'll be able to use the unbroken one as a pattern.
That's a fair price. I have two of them and they shave very well - a tribute to "Made in America"!
For some reason American razors are almost in a sense forgotten about so the prices are very low for what one gets. I bagged two other razors for the same price as the Shumate or less, one being a very interesting Union Cutlery blade made with Universal Steel Company Cyclops-K No Stain Steel. Interesting write up here:
Cyclops & Cytemp: A Short History of Steelmaking in Titusville
Can you remember the sound of the hammer ringing out across town? How about the clanks and clangs of the presses or the scrape of the cold chisel? The plumes of steam and smoke rising into the sky …
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Thanks for the detailed pictures. I have read about the microtome razors, but had never seen one.
And furthermore...
Next out of the box and about to shave is the Rasoir Sabre France 'Express Train' 5/8. Dare I note that the Orient Express linked Paris and Istanbul with inaugural service in 1883? Might be some trademark issue?
Olivewood scales
C115CRV silver steel from Solingen
Half hollow
Round (dutch) tip
... and beautifully boxed, but you can stash that box away and use the gorgeous brown finest french cowhide sheath, artfully disguised as ostrich, or some such.
Le Thillot in the Hautes Vosges mountains is graced by Ertan Süer's industry and artistry. While I am primarily a 6/8 guy, I was willing to go off the rails. This razor comprehensively features his commitment to the connection between Turkey and western Europe, to the golden age of rail, and to the razor design traditions of Germany and France, especially Solingen and Thiers.
Plus my RSF Legend Köroğlu 5/8 with Solingen steel and half hollow grind is an excellent razor.
Grind comparison, LK left, ET right
To my eye, as I think is visible in the photo, the Express Train sports a fuller grind than the Legend Köroğlu, while not quite a singing grind.
Nuff said. Time to strop and shave.
Next out of the box and about to shave is the Rasoir Sabre France 'Express Train' 5/8. Dare I note that the Orient Express linked Paris and Istanbul with inaugural service in 1883? Might be some trademark issue?
Olivewood scales
C115CRV silver steel from Solingen
Half hollow
Round (dutch) tip
... and beautifully boxed, but you can stash that box away and use the gorgeous brown finest french cowhide sheath, artfully disguised as ostrich, or some such.
Le Thillot in the Hautes Vosges mountains is graced by Ertan Süer's industry and artistry. While I am primarily a 6/8 guy, I was willing to go off the rails. This razor comprehensively features his commitment to the connection between Turkey and western Europe, to the golden age of rail, and to the razor design traditions of Germany and France, especially Solingen and Thiers.
Plus my RSF Legend Köroğlu 5/8 with Solingen steel and half hollow grind is an excellent razor.
Grind comparison, LK left, ET right
To my eye, as I think is visible in the photo, the Express Train sports a fuller grind than the Legend Köroğlu, while not quite a singing grind.
Nuff said. Time to strop and shave.
I do believe that your razor was used on me for the very first Lasik procedure lol!
Ouch!!
BTW, that was a nice member interview, Titleist. As far as Bing goes, I'm all about the crooning and the acting, less about the pipe and clubs. My golf is all about the company I keep, which might explain my typical card at the end of a round. Hey, my 19th hole is always an eagle.
You sound like my perfect Golf Partner! Thank you for the kind words regarding the interview.
Frank
I haven’t seen one of these before…a little nick in the edge, but nothing I can’t make disappear on what appears to be about an inch wide blade.
I expect that this will be a top tier shaver!
Seller’s photos.
I expect that this will be a top tier shaver!
Seller’s photos.
My shameful, raging, unchained SRAD chronicles continue...
The new Wacker, still in the oil:
That double bevel grind, end-on:
Streaked blonde horn, very nimble for a 6/8, double bevel, thumb notch, sings beautifully with a Streisand nose. What is not to love?
The new Wacker, still in the oil:
That double bevel grind, end-on:
Streaked blonde horn, very nimble for a 6/8, double bevel, thumb notch, sings beautifully with a Streisand nose. What is not to love?
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