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oakeshott said:

Had to share this. It's a buy it now on ebay for 135.00. It's listed as a Bartmann 170 7/8. Can you tell what's wrong with that description?

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Ha! It's a beautiful full hollow...missing about half it's spine-to-edge distance. Ah, those spine-tapers... Slash?

It ain't a 7/8. Must have breadknifed the thing or dropped it and it cracked along the belly of the grind. 135? More like trash bin, tho the scales look nice..

Krodor said:

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Ha! It's a beautiful full hollow...missing about half it's spine-to-edge distance. Ah, those spine-tapers... Slash?

It ain't a 7/8. Must have breadknifed the thing or dropped it and it cracked along the belly of the grind. 135? More like trash bin, tho the scales look nice..

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Tragedy isn't it, but you're right. The scales are beautiful.

Keep an eye out gentlemen. I'm not the most experienced at this, but all I saw was a couple chips that would be too easy to hone out.... Received the razor, and alas, a 1/4" crack just far enough in that I can't make it a shorty

Whish I saw this thread before even trying to restore the blade I got from my grandparents.

Oscroft said:

I just found this one on eBay UK described as shave ready!

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That would be like using a cheese grater on your face.

jesseix said:

I saw this beauty on the 'bay this morning (not sure why I couldn't get it to rotate)
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Uh.....honed with a bench grinder

"Chipped blade in need of restoration."

"few scratches here and there"

Oscroft said:

I just found this one on eBay UK described as shave ready!

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You know, for the right price, I'd still pick that one up. Fili 14? Some resto? Elbow grease on the hones? Yeah, she might still come out a shaver, at least. Depends on just the thinness of the grind and the depth of the rust. Still, I've honed and (still) use razors with large holes in the blade (metal lacework is my ultimate dream razor, to be honest with ya). Maybe the rust just helps that along?

Soldierdan said:

Keep an eye out gentlemen. I'm not the most experienced at this, but all I saw was a couple chips that would be too easy to hone out.... Received the razor, and alas, a 1/4" crack just far enough in that I can't make it a shorty

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At least its box is already coffin-shaped. Bury it.

What a great chance to snag one these "miniature" straight razors.

Gotta love the bay:

The blade is approx. 13/16 inches at his widest.
It shows wear, rust and there is a few small crack in the celluloid (see pictures)
Overall it needs a good cleaning




Well, maybe, ok - but that doesn't look like something I couldn't fix on the blade with a little elbow grease, and this might be something quite pretty by the time I clean it up..

.. but let's look through all the pictures.. not just the ones with page thumbnails.....



Obvoiusly the little cracks in the scales were much more important to mention than *the one in the blade*.. run away.. run away...

What...happened to this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENCO-OLD-D...265?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5675a82ce1

jrp316 said:

What...happened to this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENCO-OLD-D...265?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5675a82ce1

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Someone JB Welded a Weck Sextoblade to a Genco razor. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen.

Mike H said:

Someone JB Welded a Weck Sextoblade to a Genco razor. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen.
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It's still floating around out there. Crime against nature if you ask me.

Mike H said:

Someone JB Welded a Weck Sextoblade to a Genco razor. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen.
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THIS ^^^^^ Is taking the term "Frankenrazor" to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL LMAO Disgraceful if you ask me, this is just WRONG on Every Level.

A+ for creativity and thinking outside the box though

I'm kinda new at this, but I'm thinking this one may be questionable..


Along with this one? Only $20..

I have nerver tried a straight razor before and I want the full exoerience of harmony a dealen razor can provide. My plan is to buy two razors, one a little cheaper like 20-30$ and another one for 100-140$. The cheap one is for practising honing because I dont want to ruin the the other one. The question I got for you guys is how do I know if the blade is stainless or carbon steel? I have quite a few chef knives and in my experience knives basen on carbon steel is better to hone and get a little bit sharper. So any tips? Im planing to purchase my gear on ebay. I apoligize for spelling miatakes and grammar error, english is not my first language.

If the blade is etched or stamped stainless or some translation of it, it's stainless ( they usually say it)