Great to see.
I still use a cut throat razor. I like the whole ritual.
When I was a young lad I got the local barber to show me how to hold, use, strop and maintain one.
Every time I use it I still remember his advice “……..very carefully. Remember, one mistake and you have a 4 inch cut on your face”.
There is a funny poem by Banjo Patterson called “The Man from Iron Bark” about a city barber having a bit of fun with a country ”Yokel” and a cut throat razor. Look it up – worth the read.
Anyway, good to see these old tools being restored and used.
Do you have a strop? Horse hide ones are the best. Also the way you see them stropped on the movies and TV is wrong !!!!
Do not pivot the blade across the strop. Lay the back of the blade on the top of the strop and wipe the blade down the strop with the edge pointing up (i.e. The edge trails the back down the strop).
When you get to the bottom of the strop roll the blade over on the BACK (edge comes back away from the strop towards you) then draw the blade back up the strop. Repeat. With practice you can become quite fast.
DO NOT roll/wipe the edge on the strop when you roll it over. Guaranteed to F&%K the edge.
My two cents.
Cheers.