Post Your Pictures: Swedish Steel

[Gustav]

I have one of those but it has a bit of a frown on it. Once I have put together my honing kit, I might practice on it.

[Luc]

Very interesting, I don't think I saw a non-sheffield Bengall before. Nice!

[honed]

F.W Söderén (Soderén)

Another not that well known maker that did some cutlery, but
had a lot of different models of razors going.
Some very unusual to see amongst Swedish straights.

This one is a more typical Swede, 4/8 ¼ hollow.
Once again this one proves that you don't need a bigger razor
to get a really good shave.


Like one fine member of B&B wrote:
"Söderéns are the Sports Cars of Swedish straights"

[Harvitz81]

Very nice Jens!

I've been meaning to post the MK 31 and Eric Anton Berg I've recently acquired, but am too lazy to take pictures. Both scaled in ivory to boot.

Love me some swedish steel!

[robbert]

Eskilstuna Rex 42 5/8

[honed]

Another sports car comin' off the bench;


F.W Soderén, 5/8 frameback.

[honed]

C.V Heljestrand MK#31, re-scaled in yellow heart

[professorchaos]

Nice work! I like the yellow heart.

[honed]

Nice work! I like the yellow heart.

Thanks professor!

[honed]

E.A Berg 5/8 ½ hollow, rescaled in Tulip Wood
This is a real laser-sword of a razor

[thanks]

Gotta love those Bergs!

[Harvitz81]

MK 31 in Ivory. Not sure what the blade face says (i.e. too lazy to look it up in google translate).



15/16 Erik Anton Berg in abalone that I restored awhile back

[Edvinoo]

Hi guys, I dont know if anyone from Sweden offered but if anyone is interested in a particular Swedish razor then let me know and I will do my best to find it for you.

And you guys have some beautiful SE razors !

[honed]

Nice ones Joe!

I'm really impressed by the size of the Berg

As for the MK#31 it says "Melens Järnaffär" Stockholm, which translates to "Melen's hardware store" i.e a guy who's last name was Melén ran a hardware store in Stockholm.
I looked it up on the Royal Libraries site (www.kb.se) (they've kept all printed things ever to come out in Sweden since the late 1800's) & much of it is digitalized.
Melen had 2 ads scanned, from 1911 & 1914.
His store was located at Vasagatan 9.
That's the very heart of Stockholm city.
Back in those days it was a really rough neighborhood.

No hardware store there today though.
Today it's a part of the banking/financial district during the days & during the night it the place to go if you want some company & are prepared to pay cash for it..

Here's a map:
http://www.hitta.se/LargeMap.aspx?va...an+9+stockholm

Click on "gatubild" for a streetview!

[Harvitz81]

Nice ones Joe!

I'm really impressed by the size of the Berg

As for the MK#31 it says "Melens Järnaffär" Stockholm, which translates to "Melen's hardware store" i.e a guy who's last name was Melén ran a hardware store in Stockholm.
I looked it up on the Royal Libraries site (www.kb.se) (they've kept all printed things ever to come out in Sweden since the late 1800's) & much of it is digitalized.
Melen had 2 ads scanned, from 1911 & 1914.
His store was located at Vasagatan 9.
That's the very heart of Stockholm city.
Back in those days it was a really rough neighborhood.

No hardware store there today though.
Today it's a part of the banking/financial district during the days & during the night it the place to go if you want some company & are prepared to pay cash for it..

Here's a map:
http://www.hitta.se/LargeMap.aspx?va...an+9+stockholm

Click on "gatubild" for a streetview!

Thanks for the info Jens.

To be honest......I kind of figured you'd be along with some information on that one

So essentially I have an MK 31 that toughed the neighborhood during the days and well....at night be prepared to pay for it's services

[honed]

Thanks for the info Jens.

To be honest......I kind of figured you'd be along with some information on that one

So essentially I have an MK 31 that toughed the neighborhood during the days and well....at night be prepared to pay for it's services

Dammit, you know I just can't stay away from those posts

I walk by that address all the time, my workplace aren't that far away.
And for the record, I only go there by day

[Harvitz81]

EDV Neiström That I just finished up restoring. Man this took a very impressive edge!

[Zephyr]

EDV Neistrom That I just finished up restoring. Man this took a very impressive edge!

That one turned out nice Joe, sounds like I have to get myself a Neiström too.

[Harvitz81]

That one turned out nice Joe, sounds like I have to get myself a Neiström too.

So.... not to feed any SRAD, but I shaved with a Filly Novodur the previous night and was much more impressed with the Neiström last night.

[Zephyr]

My collection of shavable Swede's so far.

Got a few more waiting to be restored.

1) E.A Berg 5/8 Wedge/Near Wedge.



2) J.A.Hellberg 5/8 Wedge



3) C.V.Heljestrand Frameback 6/8