Hello from VA (Asking for Info on Recent Straight Collection)

Hey guys,

After a decade or so of sub par lazy shaving every couple days with cartridge razors I decided to have some self respect and start to enjoy the experience. The journey started with a spur of the moment purchase of a Van Der Hagen DE and random shaving cream from Target and after realizing I was onto something escalated to the real shave soaps and a Rockwell 6s DE. I have moved from shaving being a necessity that I tried to get out of the way in the shower to an experience to be looked forward to.

Fast forward several months to a conversation with my mother and she reminded me that my Grandfather had collected Straight Razors in the last couple decades of his life. My grandfather has since passed away over a decade ago but my grandmother still lives a short journey away in Southwest VA. It was several weeks before I was able to make it down there not really knowing what I would find. Turns out the collection was 40 razors strong and had been in a glass case in the living room all this time. I was not old enough to really respect the collection or have a conversation with my grandfather before he passed away but this seems like a cool way to honor his memory.

My grandmother had no use for the razors and insisted that I take whatever I would like. Where that leaves me is a bit overwhelmed with what has fallen into my lap. I have over the last couple days been doing research on the different makes and history of razors and have started to understand a bit about what I have. I obviously am not really trying to get valuations for razors as these are all sentimental razors but I am slowly trying to figure out which razors are interesting or for different reasons and which ones may be good candidates to restore and with a little bit of practice and reading move from DE shaving to straights.

So what I'm asking for is advice now. Should I start a post in the straight razor section with a picture of the collection and ask for more information? I am unsure of what is usually done around here. I expect nobody would be too sad to examine a collection of razors.

Thanks for any advice you have, I have already learned a ton from different posts on this forum over that past 24 hours or so.

 

High their, @B Wade I'm glad you decided to join us. Very nice story. I and I am sure others would love to see what you have. So, start a thread and post away. I've been doing this seriously for about five years now and have just started shaving with straights on the weekend since last February.

 

Yup. And welcome!!!

 

Welcome to TSD!

 

Thanks for the welcome! I will work on a post for the Straight Razor Forum with some pictures.

 

Welcome to The Shave Den from Southern Maryland.

Razor porn is always welcome and encouraged here. If there is no pictures it didn't happen.

 

Welcome to TSD


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Welcome to the Den.

 

Welcome @B Wade from Central NJ. Very neat story. You'll have the guys from the Dark Side salivating. I just might take a look to watch the fun.

 

Welcome to the Den! Always feel free to ask away and showing off your gear is always encouraged.

 

Welcome, from Texas.

 

Welcome to the Shaving Den forums. Western Virginia is beautiful. I just returned from Lynchburg, VA and traveled through Roanoke. I love the Blue Ridge mountains.

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Welcome to TSD. As one of the previously mentioned Dark Side denizens, I look forward to seeing what you have.

 

to TSD @B Wade

I hope you enjoy it here. I'm sure you will get the help you need, as we have some very knowledgeable SR aficionados here.
Also we all LOVE pictures!

 

Welcome to The Shave Den!

 

Welcome to The Shave Den, a great place to hang out!

 

Welcome to TSD @B Wade

 

Welcome to the party!

 

Hi from Seoul, nice to meet you

 

Greetings from a wet shaver from Denmark...