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Post by jayaruh on Feb 15, 2019 17:33:34 GMT -6
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riverrun
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Post by riverrun on Feb 15, 2019 19:10:08 GMT -6
It was brought to my attention that some of the older Damaskeenes have a heart shaped cutout in the spring. I checked mine, and sure enough, it has a heart shaped cutout. Almost like intended by the inventor - the patent has a heart-shaped cutout: razors.click/patents/US1018783/ (See Fig. 5)
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Flintstone
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Post by Flintstone on Feb 15, 2019 20:11:30 GMT -6
You've got me looking at various craft store wooden boxes...great idea and a truly nice execution!!!
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Post by jayaruh on Feb 17, 2019 10:41:45 GMT -6
New Cap for OC DammyIn May of 2018, I got a pair of Damaskeene razors in a lot of razors. One was a pretty ratty 1912, and the other was just the open comb base plate. I immediately switched out the base plates so I would have a working OC Dammy. The first picture shows the Dammies after the switch. Here is the new configuration. The cap is in pretty bad shape. One side is experiencing plate separation. I next took my Dremmel to the cap and removed loose plating. I then polished it as best as I could. I shaved with the new OC Dammy configuration and got great shaves. I recently got a Damaskeene for a really good price and decided that I would take the cap from it and put it on my OC Dammy. It is a beveled cap. For some reason, it does not sit exactly parallel with the blade, but I don't see it making a big difference in the shave. I will be using this razor for my shaves this next week.
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rayr
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Post by rayr on Feb 18, 2019 13:42:40 GMT -6
I have a Gem Cutlery era closed comb Dammy, it has the heart shaped cutout in the spring too. The nickel plating on the cap on that one was pretty hideous looking too so I did like you and took it down to the brass.
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Post by jayaruh on Feb 18, 2019 13:52:02 GMT -6
I have a Gem Cutlery era closed comb Dammy, it has the heart shaped cutout in the spring too. The nickel plating on the cap on that one was pretty hideous looking too so I did like you and took it down to the brass. It does not effect the shave. It is just a matter of looks. I had my first shave with the OC Dammy with the new beveled cap. It was a pretty awesome shave.
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