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i had this posted on B+B to ask opinions as to whether my razor was any good or not.

basically i bought it in Manchester about 20 yrs ago after some mates went down to look at a motor and we got lost.
ended up in some huge shopping centre and whilst wandering round i found a shop that was a purveyor of knives to the gentry and they had an open razor section so i got one and a strop.

later that night i foamed up (still on the canned stuff at that time) and, well :?
with no instructions, how the hell do you hold/use this thing?
looks easy in the cowboy films, can't be that hard.

my first try was holding the blade at right angles to my face :lol:
cue lot's of scraping, bouncing etc
you get the idea

so to combat this i went for a REALLY shallow angle - maybe i should be using a slicing action

well slice i did
my face :shock:

disaster all round
fcuk me it hurt, and bleed, JHC! (sorry Ollie)

so it was resigned to a drawer for years
i did mention it to the wife when we were courting and she was a hairdresser in her younger days, well back when they still offered shaves at the barbers, so she offered to shave me :eek:
i was pretty nervous but to her credit the first thing she did was a Hanging Hair Test and immediately said "this isn't sharp enough"
so no shave

FWD to now and i had given the blade and strop away to a barber but have got it back with the intent to learn how to use the damn thing.
it has been honed by a proffesional but i'm still not convinced it's sharp enough.

anyhoo, here's some picture for you to see
 

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Gebr. Weyersberg - the Weyersberg Brothers - started in Solingen in 1787. They are still around today, but I think their HQ is now in Dusseldorff and they specialise in knife making. The Trumpet mark goes back to c1920s. Some were marked "rostfrei" (rust-free). They also made fine swords and bayonets, etc.

It's a genuine solingen company of some repute, so it should be a good razor, no doubt about that!

Regards,
Neil.
 
Hello Hando!

Razor received this afternoon. I see what you mean by the honing job - it's got a burr all along the edge which has broken off in places, leaving it very jagged indeed, and the bevel only looks polished on one side: very odd! I have to see someone today so I have only had time for a quick look, but I'll get back to you tomorrow once I've had time to make a proper assessment.

Nice razor, by the way!

All the Best,
Neil.
 
Neil

like i mentioned in the PM i sent i managed to get a jewellers loupe ( x30 ) to get a closer look and it's a mess :evil:

this from a supposed 'honemiester' recommended by a fellow Brit on B+B.

now i know some of you will be thinking i should get in touch with said vendor and moan but i didn't try using the razor right after i got it so it sat for a while before i really inspected it.
so if i sent it back the guy's going to think that i've damaged it and if i blame him i get a free re-grind/hone.

not me, he's had his chance and he blew it big style.
so i'll wait and see what Neil does and post the culprits name and shame him
 
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