A Beautiful Genco Straight razor with gorgous pearl yellow acrylic scales much like the scales of a dubl duck gold edge! With a nice hollow grind this razor is sure to trim that stubble with great ease! It's square tip will allow for very precise shaving. Genco is an American company from the earyl 1900's and was once part of the case family which is probably why the quality is considered to be so outstanding. A razor worthy of any shave den, don't let this one get away!
Country of Manufacture: PA USA Grind: Hollow Metal: Carbon Steel Scales: original acrylic Date: 1920s Condition: Polished, Sharpened and Shave Ready Grade: Good Imperfections: minor pitting Included: Razor only
Restoration Process:
The razor was disassembled. The blade and scales were cleaned and polished bringing a high mirror finish to the blade and restoring the original beauty of the acrylic scales! After being pinned back together the razor moved to our true honing process.
Honing Process:
Honing starts out on a Chosera 1000 Wet stone were I begin to set the bevel. Once the bevel outine is finished I move onto the Chosera 3000 where the bevel is cleaned up and refined. Next its on to the polishing stage which starts out on the Aishyama 6000 and moves to the naniwa 12000. After the 12k, a perfectly good shave can occur. But we like to take it one step further and finish with a high polish on the Suehiro Gokumyo 20000. After honing, the blade is stropped, oiled, and shave ready!
