Thread: 15/8 straight from professional barber estate.

Originally Posted by Harvitz81

How thick is the spine? For a razor that size it better be near a 1/2" thick to get a proper bevel if it was made for shaving. Definitely looks homemade and if it was heat treated properly it might take an edge. If the spine is too thin (As it appears in the photo's), you are going to have to hone that like a knife at an angle with the spine off the hone to get a proper cutting bevel.

Hey Harvitz. Thanks for your imput. The spine at its fullest is 1/4 at the scales.

Nice old barberiana artifact,if it was an advertising pce,I think it would have a makers name or remnants of such,all I have ever seen do.

I have a tree in the front that needs trimming and then we can move on to ........................

I bet it was a home made advertisement piece, hung in a window or wall in a barber shop. I doubt it is heat treated, but, you never know! :P

even the usable super-huge razor scare the crap out of me. If that was a real shaver, how do you get under the nose?

I even have problems doing that right with a 4/8, lol :P

Originally Posted by U2Bono269

even the usable super-huge razor scare the crap out of me. If that was a real shaver, how do you get under the nose?

Grow a mustache!

you lather up first then remove the nose...jeeez do I have to do everything around here...LOL

That thing is beautiful. I can give it a go if you like! Are the pins tight?

Originally Posted by Undream

I bet it was a home made advertisement piece, hung in a window or wall in a barber shop. I doubt it is heat treated, but, you never know! :P

do you think something like this is worth trying to restore I've seen your work and you were one person I wanted to talk to about this project. If it's possible.