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Straight Faced Honing and Restoration

Luecke3262 said:
Hi Friends,

Many of you already know me well, but for those who don't here's a little bit of info about me. I'm a razor collector who specializes in straight razor restoration and have experience in restoring brushes and finding hard to find items. I really enjoy taking a ratty old razor which is covered in rust and turning it into something beautiful. I like the challenge of building and shaping new scales and working out how to care for these vintage beauties.

Honing is a ton of fun for me! Some razors are a real challenge while others are an absolute breeze! I hone on Jasper, Escher Thuringian, Arkansas, Coticule, Synthetics, Jnats(still learning) and more. I personally prefer to use natural stones for finishing and synthetics for bevel set only. I enjoy my zen time with the hones and like being challenged.

Now that I finally have a nice sized workshop and more free time I look forward to pushing out more projects than ever.

Contact me at mluecke23@gmail.com or send me a PM.

Here are a few of my recent projects and I look forward to providing more soon.
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Thanks,

Matt Luecke
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Nice to meet you brother! The names Michael Rosenthal but a lot of ppl just call me Mike Rose 🌹 for short.
 
Luecke3262 said:
Hi Friends,

Many of you already know me well, but for those who don't here's a little bit of info about me. I'm a razor collector who specializes in straight razor restoration and have experience in restoring brushes and finding hard to find items. I really enjoy taking a ratty old razor which is covered in rust and turning it into something beautiful. I like the challenge of building and shaping new scales and working out how to care for these vintage beauties.

Honing is a ton of fun for me! Some razors are a real challenge while others are an absolute breeze! I hone on Jasper, Escher Thuringian, Arkansas, Coticule, Synthetics, Jnats(still learning) and more. I personally prefer to use natural stones for finishing and synthetics for bevel set only. I enjoy my zen time with the hones and like being challenged.

Now that I finally have a nice sized workshop and more free time I look forward to pushing out more projects than ever.

Contact me at mluecke23@gmail.com or send me a PM.

Here are a few of my recent projects and I look forward to providing more soon.
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Thanks,

Matt Luecke
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What are the odds?! I was literally just looking and interested in the RED IMP 😈 RAZORS! I will say, it’s the little logo and name that reeled me in! 😇

I have 2 in my eBay watch list
 
I also have a 🦆 🦆 Special No.1. As of right now it is the smoothest razor I currently own. The edge I put on it’s out of this world!!!!

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Luecke3262 said:
Amen! THIS IS A TREMENDOUS RAZOR!
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I have to ask. Being as though I’ve only been in the game for a little over a year. I keep seeing that dark stuff on the tang of some razors. Same exact thing with the tang of the RED IMP I’m watching on eBay. I was talking to Glen on SRP and he said it’s blue something, the same stuff they put on guns?
 
Cut_Throat_Mike said:
I have to ask. Being as though I’ve only been in the game for a little over a year. I keep seeing that dark stuff on the tang of some razors. Same exact thing with the tang of the RED IMP I’m watching on eBay. I was talking to Glen on SRP and he said it’s blue something, the same stuff they put on guns?
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Yes, it is gun blue. It's super easy to do yourself!
 
Cut_Throat_Mike said:
I personally would prefer it to be spotless, but I do like the Razors that have a painted tang. I think they look unique
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Testors Model Paint! They usually have a paint which you can use to match the original tang paint. Sometimes you have to mix a couple colors together to get it just right, but its a good long lasting enamel.
 
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