Numax today.....this one is going to need a touch up on the stone.
What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES
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Lovely scales on the Numax .
My thoughts exactly.
thiers issard la legende.
Beautiful!
Stainless steel is not magnetic. Would that have anything to do with it?The cat you saw was a rag doll breed, which is famous for going limp when picked up. This one is a Snowshoe, which I think you'll like as well, and named for it's four white feet.
To keep the post on subject, here's a nice Clauss of Ohio, a vintage shaver that still works as well now as the day it was forged. I have no idea why it should be an advantage to be a "magnetic razor."
Boker/Germany. I found it in a shop a few years ago. I shaved with a SR over 30 years ago and started reading this forum and decided to see if I could still do it. I used a shavette and had no problem so I’m considering another trip down this rabbit hole. Need to decide whether to get this professionally honed or just get a Gold Doller to refresh my skills.
Very nice all around. RPS Espresso and Earl Grey & Ginger soaps are ones I use regularly. That Vie-Long is on my short list as well, just to try out a horse hair brush.
Boker made very good razors.The steel is of high quality . I would send the Boker out to be honed.doc226 does a wonderful job.
I agree, you'll be well pleased with that Boker once it's honed well. A Gold Dollar would involve a lot of work to get it into shaving condition, even then it would be a lesser razor than the Boker you already own - though there are guys on this Forum who can turn Gold Dollars into quite remarkable razors, it involves some pretty intensive grinding work.
Boker still makes razors and they're a well respected brand.
Boker still makes razors and they're a well respected brand.
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Thanks
Thanks...they do stand out in my collection.
An Imp in that shape, all by itself, transcends the "meager collection" category.
Great razor!
Carl Schmidt Blue Steel
Oh i like that one!!! What an beauty!!
Thank you. That's very kind words considering the overall standard these days.
Yes, but where the true Liberace had one brother this one has four sisters living with her, and I'm very proud of everyone of them.And somewhere in your collection is his brother George, right?
Being a long time hoarder means that some really good things have got caught in the net over the years. Then again when then boogeyman with the bolt cutters comes along the wrong will be rectified.Wow Arne that's stunning the only thing wrong with it is its in your hands.....
Thank you.
As far as I can judge from the marking and spine this razor was made in the 1890's. It is made in Solingen Germany by the Böker Company. Böker had a rather large export of high quality razors to the USA during the last quarter of the 19:th century.
Thanks guys, I got lucky with this one and got it for a reasonable price.
Thx! It's a great shaver!
Thanks. I haven't used it in years. I found it at an antique/junk store in Danville, Virginia with a bunch of other razors for $30 each. It was and is in pristine shape and takes a very keen edge.
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