I've been selling straight razors on ebay for years now—with quite a number going to overseas addresses. After a recent ebay sale of a custom...
I just finished up a pair of customized (i.e. new scales) razors for fellow member Keith (@Keithmax). One was a very nice Filarmonica Novodur 13;...
I pull from an assortment of twenty-six 'shave-ready' razors for my morning shaves. Naturally with this number to draw from, there are variations...
I recently acquired another old razor, this vintage Sheffield straight razor made by William Greaves & Sons (mid-1800s). The blade needed a little...
Months ago, fellow TSD member Karl (@Karl G ) approached me to do a rescale on an old Wade & Butcher razor he had. It was a uniquely-style old...
We've probably all seen on eBay up for auction these old pages taken from department or hardware store catalogs depicting a variety of razors and...
Several TSD members own some nice razors made by Brian Brown (Click Here for website) and after several email conversations with Brian, I decided...
Okay, I've slowly begun to thin the herd of straight razors and wanted to give you gents at TSD the first chance at purchasing these before I...
A current ebay listing has this fine specimen of a Solingen-made straight razor that is a perfect example of what can happen to a blade when the...
Well I finally paid a visit to my orthopedist on Friday to have him diagnose the chronic painful issue with my left (dominant) wrist. As expected,...
I was visiting my father in the hospital this past weekend near Monterey and had some time to myself in the afternoon. I ventured into a nice,...
I started a thread back in 2014 with some dramatic images of the effects of the drought upon California lakes and waterways. Seven years of little...
In my work area, I have several dozen blades awaiting new life. I tend to 'batch' the blades for refinishing as saves time. Once the blades all...
A relatively quick turnaround on this vintage Böker belonging to fellow member and brush-maker Jim @Jayaruh. The razor itself needed a through...
Two vintage Sheffield-made straight razors showed up tonight. Both are about the same age, similar size and region. The two are in decent...
I had this old Wostenholm sitting in a ziplock of Neatsfoot oil for the past six months of so, along with another Wosty frame back. This...
I've had this particular vintage razor in my drawer with a number of other straights for about two years. I look at some razors I acquire and...
Here's a little restoration & honing project that'll keep me busy over the next week or so. I just received a package containing three...
I picked up two pucks from the Crowne & Crane website after reading this thread: See Here On the C&C site, the shave soaps are separated into...
An old razor arrived in the mail yesterday and I took some time this morning to give a good 'once-over.' Some specs on this razor: Manufactured...
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