My husband has a straight edge razor that belonged to his great grandfather. It has a tortoise shell handle and folds into a hard case. The blade is marked...
... some ... OOPS! The name on the blade is JAMES HAMMOND, not JAMES HAMILTON. I'm getting old and need to use my reading glasses I think:-0 Thank you....
If you notice my prior post regarding the very old razor I was asking about, I mistakenly typed HAmilton but the blade says James Hammond. Thanks so much for...
Soooo Sorry. I have been checking my resources and have not been able to locate anything about the James Hammond razor. Maybe our master hisortorian, Mr. West...
Thank you, Mr. West did indeed help me with the history of the razor. It is from England. I saw his site too, razors can be so beautiful. Sincerely, LLP ...
Hi, First post and yet questions... I do own 3 stright razors, 2 vintages and a new Dovo n°80. I just can't figure anything out of the old ones. The first one...
I have seen the bluing on the tangs of razors like the Hess and JA Henckels but never on the blades. It does seem that there is not any rust over the bluing on...
Gun blueing uses rusting as part of the process. I suspect that it was not a good finish for the blades or the fancy razor makers would have used it. John...
Well I don't know about that. How many millions of the Gillette Blue Blades were made for safety razors over the past 50 or so years? Blueing is not a real...
I've been reading this thread with curiosity. My razors don't rust, but apparently other razors do or there wouldn't be the discussion. All mine are made...
greetings everyone, my name's Stewart McKinsey and I live in New Orleans. when we were watching an old B&W film a while back, I made a comment to my soon-to-be...
Well Stewart, Here's how I learned. I found a used bookstore, and purchased an old barber textbook. The book shows you how to hone and strop the razor, and how...
I hear ya on the PArkerized finish! I have a .45 revolver and am about to take delivery on a completely rebuilt 1911 also in Parkerized finish. You can't beat...
hey Terry in Iowa, thanks very much! I'll see what I can find. if nothing else, New Orleans has planty of old errata to hunt through. something's bound to turn...
James Barlow & Son made razors from 1828-1856 in Sheffield England. Regards, John West The first one is in ready for use condition (I did use it before I ...
Hi Stewart. Check some of the bookmarks we have in the club here. There are instructions for shaving, stropping, honing, and a lot of interesting information...
Hello guys and gals, I just recently started using a straight razor - inspired to a great extent by reading this board. I bought myself a Dovo Suped Bismark ...
hey Lynn, thanks for the advice. again, for some reason I overlooked the obvious. I really appreciate everyone's assistance and patience. hope all's well with...
Mike: I use polishing compound, found at Wal-Mart in the Auto section and a small Dremel tool with a cloth head. Replacing the handles is very tedious and...
Mike: Hi, boy oh boy, did your questions sure bring back memories...I was exactly in your shoes about a year ago. I found a lot of help on this site and a...
I just started getting into straight razor shaving. I'm not so much into collecting as I am shaving with them. Except for the fact that I'm slow as hell I...
I just purchased a Dovo Razor. My question is: Does a new Razor need honing(#8000 grit waterstone) upon receiving? My new Dovo razor seems to pullgoing against...
My most expensive razor was a new Dovo. The most frustration I felt upon receiving a razor was from that Dovo because it was not ready for use when I received...
Where did you get your 8000 grit stone. Is that the cheapest place to pick one up? John ... From: antor77 [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, July...
John, Here's copied info from the site. This was given to me from a gentleman (Don, American Razor Company, who sharpens better then any) who sells them for...
I actually bough Dovo Super Bismark myself recently as a first razor - had to hone it too before it was of any use. I recommend The Japan Woodworker -...
Thank you very much, BC. I am working now as per your instructions and seem to be making some progress. Where do you get wire for replacement pins? Would a...
