Acquisitions Monday November 27th-Sunday December 3rd

**Dennis** · 11-06-2006, 07:24 AM

I picked these straights up from an antique store in town to practice on:

And the other one:

Now to get them honed and picked up a strop...

Dennis

**fatt_tony** · 11-06-2006, 07:29 AM

Well if anything one of them has a full warranty

Those look pretty cool and seem to be in decent shape, but I know nothing about staight razors.

**joel** · 11-06-2006, 07:53 AM

The one on the bottom is pretty beat up... I probably wouldn't invest the effort in getting it honed.

My .02

**Dennis** · 11-06-2006, 08:33 AM

But, but... It's Fully Warranted!

I'll probably send the top one out to be honed. Not being really familar with straights, what is wrong with the other one that would make you not want to hone it? If it WERE honed, would that not take care of the issue(s) or do you see other stuff wrong?

Dennis

EDIT - I just did a little searching around and it looks like "The Michigan Farmer" was only published from 1845-1850. That is a pretty old straight I guess.

**Suzuki** · 11-06-2006, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by joel

The one on the bottom is pretty beat up... I probably wouldn't invest the effort in getting it honed.

My .02

I'm no expert, but if you see a lot of metal removed from the side of the spine (the back of the blade), its a sign that the razor has seen a lot of use/honing. This alone doesn't mean the razor is no good, just something to look for.

In addtion, the second razor seems to have been more heavily honed at the tip (which would likely originally have been square) and the blade geometry is not what it would have been originally. This is quite common with older spike style razors, as people often rounded the spike to make it less likely to cause nicks. Also, the smaller barber's hones that were quite popular back in the day, could, if used with poor technique, result in the tip of the razor getting honed more than the back - which (I'm told) can ruin the geometry of the blade.

Again, I'm no expert, but have read a lot about this over the past couple of weeks as I'm just getting into straight shaving.

**The Invisible Edge** · 11-26-2006, 01:57 PM

I think the reasoning is right on the second razor - it's a common problem with old barber shop razors, they were honed to death and it upsets the blade geometry. Funny thing is they still usually shave well! I think the barber just adapted his style to the wear on the blade. I have quite a few razors with honed-down points but they still shave OK.

**Jim** · 11-27-2006, 08:00 AM

I will start off the week.

**srk1103** · 11-27-2006, 08:08 AM

looks like fun...

**TraderJoe** · 11-27-2006, 03:59 PM

VGH etc Score.jpg

de Vergulde Hand, and Mysore Sandal Soap

Ristretto Roasters Score.jpg

Coffee beans, from the most premium roaster in the world (who also happens to be a B&Ber) - gents & gals, don't forget we have an expert coffee roaster on board here: Dinder1

Feather Portable DE.jpg

Feather DE razor (not from DJ)

**letterk** · 11-27-2006, 04:15 PM

Ah man, I need to post my Ristretto Roaster scores, too?

**TraderJoe** · 11-27-2006, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by letterk

Ah man, I need to post my Ristretto Roaster scores, too?

**Jim** · 11-27-2006, 04:17 PM

Yep!

**letterk** · 11-27-2006, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Goosemeplease

Yep!

Well, I'm a few score posts behind then. My wife and I are making our way through another three bags right now.

**ratcheer** · 11-27-2006, 04:27 PM

I just got three 4.4 oz bars of Pears glycerin soap at Rite-Aid for $2.49. I will be using them for pre-shave face washing and I will try at least once using them as shaving soap.

As a comparison, one 3.5 oz bar of Neutrogena was $2.99.

Tim

**letterk** · 11-27-2006, 05:55 PM

Honeybee Spa Autumn Rain Goats Milk soap
Honeybee Spa Blackberry Sage Tea Shea Butter soap

**Lyrt** · 11-28-2006, 02:10 AM

More than three weeks to get my TGS parcel delivered. I’m so in love with the French postal service.

Simpson Tulip 2 Super
Pre-shave by Castle Forbes, the only manufacturer that can’t stick their label straight.
D.R. Harris Arlington shaving soap. The best shaving product ever made.
George F. Trumper limes shaving soap.

**crackstar** · 11-28-2006, 04:19 AM

I bought these myself.....

1. Aramis edt
2. Aramis stick deodorant
3. Burt's Bees Bay Rum cologne
4. Yohji Yamamoto edt (finally, finally found some, WOO-HOO!!!!)

Jeff

**TraderJoe** · 11-28-2006, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by crackstar

I bought these myself.....

1. Aramis edt
2. Aramis stick deodorant
3. Burt's Bees Bay Rum cologne
4. Yohji Yamamoto edt (finally, finally found some, WOO-HOO!!!!)

Jeff

Jeff, where'd you get the Burts' cologne?

**Ben** · 11-28-2006, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by TraderJoe

Feather Portable DE.jpg

Feather DE razor (not from DJ)

What is your experience with it? I have one on the way.

**TraderJoe** · 11-28-2006, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Ben

What is your experience with it? I have one on the way.

Hey Ben, so far I 've used it once (this AM).....and it was magical. It is just like my first love (the gilette tech) but with a heavier handle. Got a great shave by it

Enjoy!