Thread: Another couple of ebay rescues - Edaco 11 and John Milner Intrinsic

I've had plenty of workshop time this week so finished off, an road tested, another couple of light restorations.
The first is a 5/8" EDACO 11 with faux tortoiseshell scales with a white plastic wedge and I'm guessing it's maybe 1950-60? Grind is approx. Henckels VIII with a transverse stabilizer, jimped above & below. The scales are very thin and it feels a bit cheap (cutting marks were still visible on scales tho' I've polished them out), however it has three pins and was etched so maybe it isn't as bargain-basement as it appears???

I reckon it had been in good condition until not so long ago - the rust looked to me like someone had used it pretty recently and put the razor away wet, unfortunately the pitting was extremely deep and I didn't think I could make it look half-way decent without sacrificing the etching
There was also a bit of a frown in the blade (maybe it had been put away wet in disgust after an unpleasant experience!).

Polished and the frown honed out it's a decent little razor, a bit lightweight for my tastes but provides a reasonable shave, considering it cost me £0.99 ($1.59) it would seem churlish to complain.

Number two is a John Milner Intrinsic - another 5/8" with a very shallow, slightly oblique, round-point. Grind is roundabout Henckels IV with double stabilizers, jimping above & below with good deep engracing on the blade (tho' the tang stamping is very faint).
Scales are Bakelite with an off-whote wedge, I think it's a synthetic material but appears to have a grain, maybe a good quality ivorine

Forgot to take before pictures but the condition wasn't too bad, main issue was the blade had an "s" profile (pronounced frown and smile), apologies for the soap-induced finger marks in the picture, too lazy to re-do.

This stretched, and greatly improved, my fledgling honing skills. The bevel does appear very uneven but the edge is perfectly straight (checked with a straight edge during honing). Not sure how I've managed such an uneven bevel with a straight edge so all observations welcomed.

The shave is pretty good - clean and comfortable, I guess it's now pretty worn but still good for a shave or two yet!

I would shave with them & yes, they have a LOT of life in them yet.

They won't win any prizes, but in terms of simple shaving comfort, these razors will be good shavers.

Prizes or not, you did a great job restoring them. Well done. Thanks for sharing.