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Long-slot or RFB on the British New?
Wardonia razors make for an exciting shave!
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Wardonia razors make for an exciting shave!
Wardonia Fixed
You know the Wardonia? Those lovely bakelite razors which don't take regular Gillette-style blades and seem consigned to the shelves of collectors, never to shave again? Well, I have a fix! You need to modify the blade ... Cut off the bits marked X and you'll have something like the blade...
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I've ordered a new set of tin snips lol.Long-slot or RFB on the British New?
Wardonia razors make for an exciting shave!
Wardonia Fixed
You know the Wardonia? Those lovely bakelite razors which don't take regular Gillette-style blades and seem consigned to the shelves of collectors, never to shave again? Well, I have a fix! You need to modify the blade ... Cut off the bits marked X and you'll have something like the blade...
It's an RFB on the British New.
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Hole punch will do ... you look to be of an age that you might have such a thing kicking about in a desk drawer.
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Yes I'm sure I've got one somewhere gathering dust.
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Hole punch worked. Thanks
Poor picture quality though.
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I can see the blade and looks well aligned. Have fun! I do recall it was an experience ... go cautiously.
I gather there was a model called the Black Prince, which had pins aligned in the same place for regular double-edged blades. One to look out for. From (hazy) memory, it had a metal section at the pommel end of the handle.
I gather there was a model called the Black Prince, which had pins aligned in the same place for regular double-edged blades. One to look out for. From (hazy) memory, it had a metal section at the pommel end of the handle.
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Will do and thanks again.
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My old pal mjclark was really into these razors - see: https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/wardonia-revelation.456809/page-2#post-7488977
I'm not sure where I've got Black Prince from - maybe it was his pet name for what he here called the MK3. He references the excellent Wardonia Razors website, which is now gone but available either from the web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20060814003206/http://www.wardoniarazors.co.uk/ or a copy made by (eBay Seller) Heavy Coder: https://wardoniarazors.com/
... and look at the first entry: the open comb? You can knock Wardonia off the list of potential makers of your unmarked razor. I'm still looking.
I'm not sure where I've got Black Prince from - maybe it was his pet name for what he here called the MK3. He references the excellent Wardonia Razors website, which is now gone but available either from the web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20060814003206/http://www.wardoniarazors.co.uk/ or a copy made by (eBay Seller) Heavy Coder: https://wardoniarazors.com/
... and look at the first entry: the open comb? You can knock Wardonia off the list of potential makers of your unmarked razor. I'm still looking.