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Freeman Barber Supply "Surkut Hand Made" Restored 4/8 - Vintage American Straight Razor - Shave Ready
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Razor Specifics:
Age Range: Circa Early 1900s
Manufacturer: Bowdin's Cutlery Co., Minneapolis Michigan, USA
Restoration: Fully restored: The blade was fully and throughly abrasively cleaned, polished, and honed to shaving sharpness, scales cleaned, polished and waxed (all in-house by GSG founder Matt W.)
Age Range: Circa Early 1900s
Manufacturer: Bowdin's Cutlery Co., Minneapolis Michigan, USA
Restoration: Fully restored: The blade was fully and throughly abrasively cleaned, polished, and honed to shaving sharpness, scales cleaned, polished and waxed (all in-house by GSG founder Matt W.)
Blade
Material: Carbon Steel
Width: 1/2” wide from edge to top of spine
Grind: Full hollow
Hone Wear: none, seems unused/unhoned
Tip: Square
Finishes: Crocus (mirror) finish blade faces, hand forged and blued tang
Condition: Restored, with only the tiniest of cosmetic blemishes remaining in the steel
Shave ready: Yes, freshly honed with one layer of tape on the spine, stropped and sterilized
Material: Carbon Steel
Width: 1/2” wide from edge to top of spine
Grind: Full hollow
Hone Wear: none, seems unused/unhoned
Tip: Square
Finishes: Crocus (mirror) finish blade faces, hand forged and blued tang
Condition: Restored, with only the tiniest of cosmetic blemishes remaining in the steel
Shave ready: Yes, freshly honed with one layer of tape on the spine, stropped and sterilized
Scales
Material: Lovely transparent blue celluloid with nickel silver pinning, original
Pinning: Nickel silver pins & washers, the pivot pin and washers have been replaced
Condition: Excellent, the blade is held tightly and centers well between them
Material: Lovely transparent blue celluloid with nickel silver pinning, original
Pinning: Nickel silver pins & washers, the pivot pin and washers have been replaced
Condition: Excellent, the blade is held tightly and centers well between them
About our restoration and honing process
Each one of our restored razors is brought back to life with a passion and attention to detail like it would be an addition to our own collection or user rotation. Many years of restoration experience and hundreds of restored razors sold around the world have refined our processes, but each razor is still given the time and individual attention it needs. Our vintage razors undergo dozens of steps involving blade unpinning (where necessarily) metal grinding/sanding with a range of different diameter and hardness wheels with various grits of abrasive and polishes. Scales are straightened and repaired when necessary, wet sanded and polishing. After the razor’s cosmetic and functional repairs are completed, a multistep honing process using a range of synthetic and natural sharpening stones is used to bring each razor back to keen and comfortable shaving sharpness. Finally stropping is performed on one of our cordovan leather strops and the blade is sanitized in Barbicide hospital-grade disinfectant. If for any reason you are not satisfied with our restored razors, please contact us to discuss return options. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.
Each one of our restored razors is brought back to life with a passion and attention to detail like it would be an addition to our own collection or user rotation. Many years of restoration experience and hundreds of restored razors sold around the world have refined our processes, but each razor is still given the time and individual attention it needs. Our vintage razors undergo dozens of steps involving blade unpinning (where necessarily) metal grinding/sanding with a range of different diameter and hardness wheels with various grits of abrasive and polishes. Scales are straightened and repaired when necessary, wet sanded and polishing. After the razor’s cosmetic and functional repairs are completed, a multistep honing process using a range of synthetic and natural sharpening stones is used to bring each razor back to keen and comfortable shaving sharpness. Finally stropping is performed on one of our cordovan leather strops and the blade is sanitized in Barbicide hospital-grade disinfectant. If for any reason you are not satisfied with our restored razors, please contact us to discuss return options. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.