HELLO FROM OKLAHOMA

well i dont care about the cost dont know were u been looking but i got 4 in my hand that are pretty old 1940s and they are worth restoring but there aging i am sucker for the unpossable

 

Hi, and welcome! Haven't quite taken that plunge yet myself, but it's coming.

 

well i am going to restore these and make a offer on few others i cant wait to start making the scales for this i got some cedar that would look good

 

Welcome. there’s a lot of people on here that restore straight razors. In fact there a whole sub forum on restoration of straight razors. So I understand you want to restore them, but do you use them yourself to shave with?

 

Does it matter if I use them or not I just like collecting thing.And I dont see how that has any thing to do with me wanting to restore or to collect them

 

hello and welcome ..

 

No it doesn’t matter, just asking.

 

On second thought maybe it does matter. It doesn’t matter to this site if you use them or not, but it might matter if you are going to sell some of your restored straight razors. I would say most if not all the respected people who restore and sell straight razors, are straight razor users. If you’re going to restore them, the buyer will expect them to be shave ready as well. Without using the razor, you will not know if it shave ready or not, especially since your just starting out. I have honed razors that would tree top arm hairs, and passed the hanging hair test, but wouldn’t shave worth a darn. Honing razors, is a whole mother skill/hobby within itself.
If your just restoring for yourself, and not going to use them, I guess it doesn’t matter if it’s shave ready or not.

 

Welcome to TSD!

 

wow i never said i am going to sale them for being use but if some one easlse collect them as show pices it does not matter if they use one or not and to be honest i dont think it really matter either way if i am keeping them for my self or not

 

how you doing brit

 

@andrew murphy from western NY, glad you decided to join us at TSD.

 

Welcome from New Mexico!!