Just picked this one up off the 'bay. Anyone wanna take a stab at what's wrong with this one?
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Just picked this one up off the 'bay. Anyone wanna take a stab at what's wrong with this one?
Oxidation/pitting at the edge? Also a bit of uneven hone wear at the tip, but that doesn't look too bad. Peeking at the inside of the scales, could that be the beginning of cel rot?
A bit of pitting at the edge is what I thought, but when I tried to hone it up, I couldn't get bevel to set on it for anything. I sent it off to rickboone1 to troubleshoot it. As it turns out, the pitting near the center of the edge hides two small cracks.
My reaction exactly. I wouldn't have spotted it or thought it myself, even having seen it in person.
I saw this beauty on the 'bay this morning (not sure why I couldn't get it to rotate)
There also seems to be a small nic out of the blade, shouldn't be to much of a problem though.
I was just looking at that earlier yesterday! I was confused by what I saw....am I seeing right, in that both sides are sharpened? The description wasn't very good if I recall.
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It is just an extreme example of hone wear. That razor was well loved and honed many many times.
Thats quite a shocking set of pics! I stupidly bought a "buy it now" razor from China on ebay. To call it a letter opener is optimistic. That was a few months back and I learnt my lesson (and got a refund).
I bought one of those ($5.00) Double Arrow Chinese wonders and was convinced it was useless. Krodor showed me otherwise. He took that thing and turned it into one slick shave machine. Not the prettiest tool in town, but it works as well or better than some of my more "Upscale" blades. Don't necessarily diss that razor. Check this out....
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...take-an-edge?p=5305095&highlight=#post5305095
What kind of razor was it? If it was a Gold Dollar, you could've had it made into a good shaver.
It was listed as a vintage straight razor (no brand) the handle fell apart within a few minutes of opening it and it came with a strop made from fake leather! I have decided now that I will try to get a decent edge on it just for a challenge.
That is an awesome job!
A moody razor, that's all we need. 
Obviously, that's the result of the double inverted rolling X stroke with a twist.
Obviously, that's the result of the double inverted rolling X stroke with a twist.
Nice example of cell rot. The scales look good but they would be deadly
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That's a shame
Yes it is. It otherwise looked like it was in good condition.
What are some names of vintage collectible razors?
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