Let's see some knives from your collection.

[SoonerP226]

A straight razor will teach you quick to have a steady hand or jitters for life.

Why does the paranoid schizophrenic have a beard?
Because he doesn’t trust the dude holding the razor.

 

[mtngunr]

I’d wanted something from Winkler since I read The Terminal List, but the long waits dissuaded me until I learned that BladeHQ stocked the Operator, which was actually the fixed blade I wanted. I want one of his tomahawks, too, but those are kind of spendy, so I’m still thinking about that one…

Had a couple of his "belt knives" but ended up giving them to some local boys for a good tough knife likely to survive teen use, there was no wait back when I bought them. Suprised to see his shop has a 3-4mth wait now, but I've waited for 5yrs on some, so a few months no big deal, often depends on when ordered, leading into hunting/holiday season a bad time, most folk get orders out far faster when ordered end of Jan into spring/early summer. Knew that when ordering this one first of September, and it did not arrive until mid-December, but good knives always worth the wait, they last a lifetime and more.

 

[mtngunr]

Here are few from my straight razor collection. The oldest was made circa 1770-1790 (bottom-right). Every now and then when I’m feeling especially manly I’ll take one out and have a shave. Lemme tell ya you’d better not be in a hurry.


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Are the older (still?) flat ground or hollow ground? Most of the old razors in the house in which I grew up started as flat ground, and were later taken to a local cutler and "modern" hollowground, whether German or British.

 

[Firpo]

All of them are hollow ground, even the one from the 1700’s. I blew up this picture which may be easier to see.

 

[Mr.Glock]

An Ulster fruit knife. Ulster mfg was from 1870 to 1940. And a Red IMP Wedge mfg by Case 1957.

Have shaved many times with the Red Wedge.

 

[sumoj275]

I think it may be a little tough, I prefer a ribeye.

Auto correct strikes again

 

[montesa]

I thought razors had to be hollow ground in order to achieve the right edge geometry. I don't think it would work out even zero ground with any stock thickness.