Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by sharptonn

So, Mike. I suppose our old beaters are chopped liver, eh? EH?

Of course they are,,, to start. That's why they are here.
The Dorko wasn't ugly enough to deserve to show it's pretty German face in here IMO.
I want to keep the swan to duckling ratio firmly under control, if ya know what I mean.
Mike's Artist was almost to pretty to be here, but hey, let a few slide for brotha's..
I like the ones we post that are restore attempts that others might not even bother with. Keeps it legit to the theme.
If I could incorporate a sound track it would be:

Funny to hear some above talking about digging old razors and never selling them. A good friend came in today and demanded to see what I had for sale. Wanted to get a gift for a business associate. I stuttered and himhawed and began to drag things out to view. He WOULD pick this nice Hess 42 modern-grind wedge which has languished on the bench for a good 4 years.
I told him I had never seen another. Probably never will.
Oh well, all honed-up and ready for my Sunday shave so that it may return to Germany on Monday.
Never used it, but it still made me kindof sad. Now the brush is reknotted with a silvertip, so I won't miss that much as I prefer 2-banders. I can use a few bucks, anyway?

Nice set. I have never had a Hess never mind a Hess wedge. I suspect it is identical to the SatinWedge.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Nice set. I have never had a Hess never mind a Hess wedge. I suspect it is identical to the SatinWedge.

Yeah. Except it is a Hess Stainless. (Sob!). Ahhh well, I have 3 more Hess razors!
All this crap has to go somewhere, I suppose!

Sooner or later, I doubt any of us will try to take it with us!

Originally Posted by RezDog

Sooner or later, I doubt any of us will try to take it with us!

Yeah. My favorite is an old Rich. Herder. Told the wife I wanted that in my casket.
She sez "I thought you wanted to be cremated?".

Oh! That would never do!

That is a beautiful razor Tom, makes me a little sad too. I'm still stuck on that it was on the bench all that time and never used..shame on you..
Bet it will be a divine shave.

Goes to show, Mike. Gotta let some go. I am on the 4 year rule. Learned it from a wise man a lot of years ago.
"If you've done nothing with it for 4 years, it needs to go". Got a bunch of that stuff!
Not just razors, either

Sounds like a wise plan actually. I feel a purge coming in a year or so.

I really need to get an eye on your neglected bench,, start laying hair's across things or putting chalk outlines down.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yeah. Except it is a Hess Stainless. (Sob!). Ahhh well, I have 3 more Hess razors!
All this crap has to go somewhere, I suppose!

Auhah!!! You called me a hoarder... But you are the real hoarder maybe... hehehe
You are probably sitting on at least a couple dozen rarest of the rare Pakistani blades that put those Hess blades, you could give me those Hess and the Herder, Im willing to pay for the shipping costs, and promise to shave with them each once a month.