Thread: Beginners Tips: Feb 2011

Originally Posted by leadduck

Thanks to Glen for a great post with some very helpful information. The only thing I would add is regarding the color of the blade. I've noticed that many eBay don't know how to photograph blades and what often looks like a black razor is really a fairly bright blade in bad lighting.

This may have partially been the case even in regards to this specific razor. Look at the difference in color in the scales from Glen's pics to the Ebayer's pics

And this my friends is the other side, of this Beginners lesson on E-bay purchases...Don't be afraid to ask what you are buying... An honest seller discloses that the razor has been restored, and is no longer factory fresh...
But has been cleaned, polished, and is now what I call a "Vintage Restore"...
Yes even the lettering can sometimes be brought back...

So this serves both purposes it allows you to see what to look for when buying not so pretty stuff and gives an idea of what you can do with restorations... Plus it shows what you might be paying for when buying what you might think is NIB/Mint/NOS

This is a true NOS Kinfolks - Blue Steel Special that is one of my personal razors, pics taken in the same setup as above

Kinda of tuff to spot the differences Huh????

Your restore looks better than the NOS unit.
I would swap them out if I were you.

Nice little tutorial. When I started, I made the mistake of buying one with a frown and had a heck of a time honing it up.

Dude ! Looks like the same razor with different white point settings....
Except the resto has a 'Made in USA" stamp on the tail

Originally Posted by HNSB

Your restore looks better than the NOS unit.
I would swap them out if I were you.

LOL exactly what I was thinking. Razor manufacturers should send their products to Glen for finishing

Originally Posted by HNSB

Your restore looks better than the NOS unit.
I would swap them out if I were you.

Yeah did you mix the photos? The restore looks great!

--Shoki