Thread: Rating razor quality poll

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I knew it was going to be hard to explain and separate the shave from the razor build


Here is a for instance to try and help

A certain Custom razor crossed my hones a few months back (no names but not one of the regulars on here)

The build was so far off that it took multiple layers of tape to bring the angle anywhere near 16° the spine had thickness issues besides that along with the face grind itself being uneven in thickness..

Now when I was done futzing with the whole thing it shaved like a champ

So if I went by the shave alone it was a good razor,,, but my adventures on the hones getting it there told me the maker was an amateur that had no clue what a true SR really was

There you go right there, as any maker will have those corrected before shipping to a customer. Setting that first bevel is all about correcting all your errors in the final grind & my razor making skill level still has a bit of correcting...BUT if I sell a razor it is truly shave ready. It's like a badge of honor for me.

Again though, I stick with my original statement. Once you were done with all the correcting, you knew if the razor would offer a good shave or not by time you were done with it on the stones. PRoblem is that a custom razor is a whole other animal with all the different issues of "feeling right" whether it's honing, stropping, or shaving...much less the grind and HT.