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Part of my Straight collection

Fenster

Fenster

"The Cadres Special Tumbleweed"
Concierge
Here are a few of my Straights. I have many others in various states of repair/restoration.

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Column 1:
Feather Artist Club.
WR Case & Sons Cutlery Co. Bradford PA(2001, Jigged brown bone scales).
Oxford Razor Warranted - Germania Cutlery Works, Germany.
dubl duck Satinedge.

Column 2:
Simmons HDWE Co. - No.421 Barbers Pet.
Otto Fromm Cutlery Co - 72 Fromm Special (shorty)
WR Case & Sons Cutlery Co- Bull's Eye - Bradford, PA
Kinfolks Cutlery - Blue Steel Special - Little Valley, NY
London Cutlery Co. - Little Valley, N.Y.

Column 3:
WR Case & Sons Cutlery Co, Bradford, PA (hammered tang)
Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. - The REAL - Little Valley, NY (travel/ladies razor)
WR Case & Son Cutlery Co., Little Valley, NY (travel/ladies razor, 1902-1905)
Geo. W. Korn Razor Mfg Co. - Little Valley, N.Y. (hair trimmer with hinged guard)
 
Very nice collection! I’m assuming that means you’re well into your own honing and whatnot too?
 
GearNoir said:
Very nice collection! I’m assuming that means you’re well into your own honing and whatnot too?
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Actually no, i would consider myself very much a novice when it comes to honing. I have done quite a lot of research and i know all the right words to say, so i could fake my way through a conversation if i had to lol, but i am not proficient at it. . I have some hones and have done some, but i dont have a good set up yet. This is something i definitely want to get into more.
 
Dave in KY said:
It's what keeps me a novice straight shaver......
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GearNoir said:
Yes...also what keeps me only.m using the Feather SS now for open blades... :ROFLMAO:
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Yep, sounds like we are in the same boat. I have been using my Feather DX much more often lately and while I have been getting some really, really great shaves off it, I feel like I am missing out by not using my traditional straights as much as I would like too. I would love to find a proficient honer within an hour or two of me who would be willing to sit down with me and really show me the ropes.
 
NurseDave said:
It's the alum burn and neck redness for me
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That's unfortunate. Like most I have a couple spots on my neck that can give me issues too if I am not careful. I have gotten better at dealing with those areas over the years so they don't bother me too much anymore. I know others have way more problems and issues in that area than I ever did.
 
Added one this week, well kinda. I have a box of good blades that need scales. this is one from that box. I also made a handful of scales a couple years ago and these were left over and never used. they are kinda thin (top to bottom) and I was not happy with them at the time so I just set them aside. Well, this week I got looking through the project boxes and matched these two up. The blade is a GH Pumacher Black Diamond Wedge. Pinned it up Wednesday and honed it yesterday, shaved with it this morning. I tried something different with the honing - I did an all Lapping Film progression. Worked OK, definitely shave ready.

My anvil is slightly smaller than @ShawnF 's anvil but it is actually very functional for pinning up straight razors (lol). For scale, that is a regular size Zippo lighter next to it, lol.

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The envy of a man.. I only have 3 so this one is a dream!


Fenster said:
Here are a few of my Straights. I have many others in various states of repair/restoration.

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Column 1:
Feather Artist Club.
WR Case & Sons Cutlery Co. Bradford PA(2001, Jigged brown bone scales).
Oxford Razor Warranted - Germania Cutlery Works, Germany.
dubl duck Satinedge.

Column 2:
Simmons HDWE Co. - No.421 Barbers Pet.
Otto Fromm Cutlery Co - 72 Fromm Special (shorty)
WR Case & Sons Cutlery Co- Bull's Eye - Bradford, PA
Kinfolks Cutlery - Blue Steel Special - Little Valley, NY
London Cutlery Co. - Little Valley, N.Y.

Column 3:
WR Case & Sons Cutlery Co, Bradford, PA (hammered tang)
Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. - The REAL - Little Valley, NY (travel/ladies razor)
WR Case & Son Cutlery Co., Little Valley, NY (travel/ladies razor, 1902-1905)
Geo. W. Korn Razor Mfg Co. - Little Valley, N.Y. (hair trimmer with hinged guard)
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