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  • whosgotthepudding
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    3 months ago

    9/7/24

    • Brush: Stirling x Zenith 510 SE
    • Razor: Eskilstuna 5/8 Frameback (in loan)
    • Lather: Pinuad - Clubman
    • Post Shave: Pinuad - Clubman Aftershave Lotion
    • Fragrance: Brut EdT

    Day 5 of my journey through barbershops.

    The Barbershop.

    This little Frameback belongs to u/souleater7173. He sent it to me for honing and this was one I didn’t want to miss out on trying.

    It’s a cool little razor. A 1st Gen Frameback from Sweden. Framebacks were originally made in Sweden starting in the 1870s as a way to compete with Carl Friedrich Ern’s Hexe machine, which allowed for the mass production of full hollow grinds.

    A thin blank of high carbon steel was forged and given a small wedge taper so that the edge could have a thin, full hollow feel. An additional piece of steel was then added to the spine to increase its width in order to maintain geometry from spine to bevel for a shaving edge.

    Eventually, a 2nd generation would be born from this original idea. Stay tuned tomorrow for the continuation of this saga.