Thread: Hello from Illinois

Hello all,
Been lurking for some time, finally got around to joining. I'm fairly new to straight razor shaving, but I'm a fast learner.

Not sure how the pic I uploaded will work out, but its my rotation. Apologies in advance, I haven't had time to properly clean all of them yet. They are the seven that I cherry picked from a 30 piece assortment that I bought yesterday from a barbers grandson. When he passed away, the family was going to throw them away. Fortunately for me, the grandson saved them from the landfill.

Rob

Welcome Rob! Illinois here also. West burbs of Chicago. I'm a newbie also. There's so much info here it gets overwhelming! But I'm definitely hooked!

BTW, if you need to lighten your new found bounty, I'm in the market for my first "real" SR. Til now I've been using only a Parker shavette.

Sent you a pm

Nice Haul! What are the makes and sizes?

Welcome to the world of wet shaving! Ask lots of questions and enjoy the ride!

My keepers:

On the left-
Wester Bros "Anchor Brand" 11/16
C.V. Heljestrand No.24 5/8
Bismark Razor Works 406 w/bone scales 5/8

Bottom-
Black King 5/8

On the right-
Wester Bros "Anchor Brand" 11/16
C.V. Heljestrand No.8 11/16
Blue Diamond 11/16

The others that I have include a Pipe Razor, a "Spike", 2 dubl ducks in bad shape, I. Isaacs "The Specialist", "Ideal" (not a safety razor), B&M Special, Gold Bug, Hope Cutlery co, Cosmo Mfg co, SSA, Meister 6/8 (going to lose 1/16 to get rid of a ding), Hugo Koller 5/16, and a big old Medaille Argi Duma Aine no 32 with a beefy 6/8 chopper. Plus around a half dozen Wester bros and a few beaters that need work.