The Straight Razor Acquisition Thread

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by DaltonGang, Aug 3, 2017.

  1. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    I used this photo already in my SOTD, but wanted to post my new Yurii Kravchenko 7/8 extra hollow here as well! In addition I also specified a pinch grip, barber’s notch and blue stabilized maple burl scales. Yurii met all specs!

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  2. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Thanks Jeff, wrong theead again, lol! :eatdrink047:
     
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  3. brit

    brit in a box

    that's a beauty Jeff..:cool:
     
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  4. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Thanks, Gary!
     
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  5. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Can I plead age-related dementia, Steve? ;)
     
  6. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Not you Jeff, me!
     
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  7. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Christmas gift from the family - a fine Tamako Masa Steel from Iron Sand from the @lindyhopper66 collection. I’d reached my limit but really wanted this so it got adopted by the rest of the family and put away for six months. I’d forgotten about it and it’ll see service soon :happy093:
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    Can anyone translate the Kanji on the reverse side?
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  8. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    It says, ‘If found return to Steve’. :eatdrink047:
     
  9. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Beautiful Karl! Another great caretaker for that blade. :eatdrink047:

    Had a few drop through the mail slot myself…
    Couldn’t resist joining the Thistle Cutlery train based on Jeff’s glowing reports.
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    Great condition for the blade and the box, so excited to sharpen this one up… and inflation was only 5x the original $3 price to get it to my door. :)

    And this beauty of a 7-day set had my name written all on it…
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    Okay, actually it was Johan Engstrom’s name. :)
    All but Wednesday’s scales are completely intact, and the blades are really nice. Saturday had some rust that easily came off with a SE blade, but most resemble this:
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    Should be some quick work to clean up. Fun find.
    Happy hunting.
    Tom
     
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  10. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Of course, how did I miss that? :rofl:
     
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  11. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Yowser - those are some fine additions to your den - congratulations! :happy096:
     
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  12. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Very nice acquisitions Tom!
     
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  13. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thank you guys!
     
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  14. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Congratulations Tom! The Dannemora Cast Steel is actually made by Österby Bruk (Bruk=Steel Works). The Ore was from Dannemora Mine. Österby Bruk was founded by the Swedish King Gustav Wasa in 1525 and the production stopped in 1983. Dannemora Mine stopped the production 2015. Dannemora is also a Prison in your country.. most likely named after the village in Sweden.


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  15. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thank you Hans! Love the steel and love the history. :eatdrink047:
     
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  16. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    It says "Hand-Made bottom forging" which I take to mean 'hand-made drop forged.' It is pretty much how traditional Japanese knives are made, with an artisan working at a trip hammer.
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  17. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Thanks! I really appreciate that :eatdrink047:

    Sorry @Steve56 :(
     
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  18. FlightMedic

    FlightMedic Well-Known Member

    Adding this to the long list of things I did not know existed but now I must own.

    Great find!
     
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  19. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thank you! :eatdrink047:
     
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  20. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Three out of 12 acquired razors for $60…
    One I scraped due to broken edge.

    From top a razor with a Barrel with a tap, marked No12C and “Velvet Edge” on the blade 18mm. Manufacturer??

    Next one is a really old CVH frame back with inscription “ Dannemora Gjutstål” 6/8”.

    Last one F.W. Söderén, 18mm, inscription “Gold Medal” Filadelfia 1876, Eskilstuna 1878, Köpenhamn 1888 and Stockholm 1897.
    Note that Philadelphia is spelled differently in Swedish.
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