Hey guys, heres a few razors my dad gave me. I have done some research on these but I'm sure you guys know more about them then what i can find. I Just want to know things like what year they were made, are they crap, are they good, are they worth anything or anything else you know about them. The razor all the way to the right with no markings on the blade was machined by my dad, blade and all. If you have any questions or need any closer pictures of a particular razor let me know. Thank you in advance and I look forward to being a part of this great community.
Straight razors my father gave me! Info!
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First of all, no one here is going to give you the worth in $ of anything in the pic. It's a violation of the board rules and ethic. What we can tell you is that judging from the pics, you've got a passel of bona fide shavers from well respected manufacturers. None of them are priceless rarities except to you because they were your dad's. If I had a straight from my father or grandfather or great grandfather, it would be the most valuable razor in my collection. That makes the one your dad machined easily the most precious in the bunch.
Are you going to get them honed up and shave with them?
Are you going to get them honed up and shave with them?
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Thanks, I wasn't really wanting prices of any of them. It was more of wanting to know the rarity of them or if they were junk or should I even shave with all of them, thats all. I should have worded that different, sorry. One of the razors (the one thats flat from being honed so many times) was my Great Grandfathers, some are my Grandfathers and a couple were given to my dad by a very good friend. I would never sell any of them in a million years, especially the one he made. Yes I do plan on shaving with them.
How do i get the picture to upload in a higher resolution?
How do i get the picture to upload in a higher resolution?
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They are all well respected brands and should shave great when honed. Congratulations.
They all look like they're in pretty darn good shape. No major rust or pitting. I'd say clean them, hone them, and shave away! Also, congrats. I'd love to have a passed down straight or DE.
Jern,
The one you refer to as "being flat" from being honed is a much sought after Wade and Butcher in wedge or near wedge. My guess is that your grandfather and great grandfathers knew what they were doing with razors as they picked out some good ones and made sure to whip that wedge into submission when they set the bevel.
Have you ever straight shaved before?
oake
The one you refer to as "being flat" from being honed is a much sought after Wade and Butcher in wedge or near wedge. My guess is that your grandfather and great grandfathers knew what they were doing with razors as they picked out some good ones and made sure to whip that wedge into submission when they set the bevel.
Have you ever straight shaved before?
oake
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I have tried straight shaving a little here recently but it hurts. I stropped the blades before trying and it still hurts. They seem sharp to me. Thats why I would like to take at least one to someone who knows what there doing and try it. From what my dad said they shouldn't really need to be honed just stropped, maybe I'm not doing something correct.
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If they're sharp, then it's your technique. If it's not your technique, then they're not sharp. Pretty straightforward. Have you studied up how to straight shave or did you just dive into the sea of naked steel? If the latter, then do the former. If the former, then you may have blades requiring sharpening.
I'm happy to sharpen one or two of them up for you if you want (not the wedge though. Let someone with more mojo offer to do that one). All you need do is pay postage both ways. Drop me a pm if you are interested and I'll get you my personal email addy.
This was my experience back when I started. They WERE sharp and they hurt - it didn't make sense. Then I found out that sharp in no way is shave ready. Your razors need to be shave ready and then you are in for a real treat. Get 'em honed and get ready to grin at the difference.
To paraphrase a common expression about sex.
When a straight razor is sharp, it is really sharp.
When it's dull... well, it is still pretty sharp.
How sharp is the question. A dull razor will shave you, but would require heavy pressure on the skin to squeeze the hair between the blade and the skin. And since the blade had an imperfect surface, it will hurt and create all sort of micro (and not so micro) lesion on the face. And you do not want that.
Rule of thumb, if it can not cut a hanging hair (google HHT if you need more info) it won't shave well.
Very lucky man. I would send one or two out for honing to make certain they are shave ready
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Thanks everybody, you guys are awesome. I have studied on how to straight shave. I actually just picked up a parker sr1 shavette and i shave with that fine. I think my razors are sharp but not shave ready as what Captain Pre-Capsize mentioned. What is the deal with the keen edge razor. The name on it is kind of worn but it looks like SMITH LYON & FIELD. I can not find one thing on that razor. I took a big hunk out of the blade. It already had a crack in it and i was practicing stropping and it got caught on the leather oops. Most of the other razors I've seen a little about them online but the keen edge impossible. I plan on using a couple of the razors for shaving and putting the rest on display in a man bathroom(haha), along with brushes and soap mugs I was given. I would love get the ones that need it, a restoration. The Red Head looks brand new like its never even been used.
You are a lucky man! Great collection, worthy of a display.
That C-Mon still has most of its gold wash. very nice very lucky
Because these razors are of such immense value to you personally, I'd reccomend that you NOT try to hone them to shave ready yourself. Get a well practiced honmeister to do it! Check the classifieds on here and other SR websites. Then buy yourself a couple of cheap Gold Dollars and practice honing them. By the time your heirloom razors need re-honing you'll know what you are doing.
