Thread: Straightrazors.com

Sorry about the bashing. I'm new here. Will keep that in mind. Thanks.

Some Venders need to be beat severely about the head and shoulders with a stick, if only for their stupidity or for being to lazy to do ANY research at all on their items..

We have a list of banned razors. I suggest if you find a site selling any of these, go elsewhere. Anyone respected here will not sell those for ANY reason. It's okay to bash if you don't name names ...( I hope ) :<0)

Although it is against the rules to bash any vendors, anyone with information should private message with experience.

Originally Posted by zugbug

Although it is against the rules to bash any vendors, anyone with information should private message with experience.

Or you could ask in a PM :<0)

I was dumb & bought their "Vintage Beginner Straight Razor". Shave ready & lifetime honing promised on a razor that was "restored vintage blades manufactured in Germany, US & UK. They range from a wide variety of Solingen and other manufacturers. From Dubl Duck, Dovo, Boker, J.A. Henckels and countless others."
For $69 I should have known it was too good to be true. I got a razor with no markings at all that was way too dull to shave with. I found an old razor in a drawer from Pakistan, & it was identical. The new one was bigger, but other than that it was a perfect double. I sent them an email & got a rude answer saying it was tested multiple times to be shave ready.

Now that ive got well over a year experience and knowledge I stay well away from that website and all affiliated websites selling the same mediocre items to beginners..

To be fair I bought the starter kit from them too so I wouldn't be here today without them.. the strop and Soap were decent.

Originally Posted by fallout55

I was dumb & bought their "Vintage Beginner Straight Razor". Shave ready & lifetime honing promised on a razor that was "restored vintage blades manufactured in Germany, US & UK. They range from a wide variety of Solingen and other manufacturers. From Dubl Duck, Dovo, Boker, J.A. Henckels and countless others."
For $69 I should have known it was too good to be true. I got a razor with no markings at all that was way too dull to shave with. I found an old razor in a drawer from Pakistan, & it was identical. The new one was bigger, but other than that it was a perfect double. I sent them an email & got a rude answer saying it was tested multiple times to be shave ready.

Wow, now that is a good one!!!

I wonder...


just how many of us honers test each razor we hone "multiple times?" Personally, as competent honer AND shaver, I figure ONE shave test is sufficient.

Maybe the razor was dulled from all the testing.

They probably tested them on fake dead servicemen.

Nice touch, though: GDDDs galore. None of them available, of course. Reminds me of a Spanish or Portuguese shop that had a dozen or so GDFilli razors on their website, only those had been "sold" ages ago, too. But it's nice search engine fodder for the fanboys.

Speaking of which, and purely out of morbid curiosity, what are "Star Customs"? They look like GDGDs to the uninitiated, but you never know. Maybe the used a cheese grater and some Duck scales for a sparkly sparkle effect...

Oh, and do they sell "Gay American", too, or just "Straight American"?

As the old walrus keeps saying, "it's a mad world out there." Yowza and all that, gentlemen.