Thread: Anyone bought from rspe7027 on ebay?

Heya, I bought my Otto Deutsch (one on the left) from him, he was very helpful and has some great stuff.

Ron was helpful when I was starting out and happy to have a chat and tell you what sort of work he has done on the razor.

Crackers,

I'll bet my house on it being 'shave ready', is that the case, mate? Ron is a helpful bloke, shares his experiences and offers advice as well as high quality razors.

Cheers Bob

I have heard that he produces a great edge, there must have been some confusion with mine because I told him that I was learning how to hone and it came blunt. This resulted in my first visit to OZ and then it all got sorted out.

Fair enough mate, it makes sense, as he also gives you the option of having used tape in the honing process. For many tape is poison, and means a complete re-set of the bevel. Having your razor done by oz, will give you the target to aim for when learning to hone. BUT, learning to hone, whilst not rocket science, it is a little like learning to shave with the str8t, it takes time and patience. My personal journey was at least a year, before I felt comfortable 'honing my own'. It's all about patience. You will be at your bench for hours, then one day 'boom' it will feel a little like Oz's razor, then your on the right path. But it is a steep learning curve, like the shave, 3 months before you can approach it without trepidation and the styptic pencil!

Cheers Bob.

I'd rather scroll though his site, find his best stock, make a bid, and end up with a lovely razor. If I am mad then don't read this.
Good razors are rare

Hey boski, the honing pigeon has flown the coop, I jumped in feet first (as with everything) and managed to come up trumps. You will not regret the purchase from Ron, from my experience he is a good bloke and I have not read anything bad about him.

Dead right crackers, what we need to do is let new blokes who want to learn the ways of honing, give them two sensible options. 1st option is to buy a quality Solingen brand new razor, say a 6/8 Bismarck Dovo, cost you $220 and have it beautifully honed by excellent honers like onimaru55. This is the safest way, but may be the most expensive, but you do have a guarantee as to the quality of the razor. It also gives you an option to learn honing etc, By knowing what sharp is. You can end up spending a fortune on honing stones, but from my view if you buy a truly shave ready razor, you in the 1st instance won't need anything more than a 8k, to touch up the pro sharpened razor. Sure if you get the bug you will have 4 or 5 hones. 2nd option as far as I can see Ron Spencer's razors are all shave ready. I mean 'really ready'. You can pick up good things from about the $170 mark and his finishing hone is the now famous Suehiro Gokomyu 20K. I have four of Ron's razors and they are all lovely, and arrived oiled ready to shave. Just 20 strokes on a strop and your in business.

It's a toss up really, but the primary requirement is that your 1st razor is professionally honed so should you wish to learn to hone you will know what sharp is. Use U tube & the forums. Take your time, be patient. And remember if today is the 1st day you shaved with a str8t. It will take you three months to learn how to shave with it, blood will spill I swear.

Good luck all Bobski

You dont need to spend $170 to get a good razor from Ron, then just wipe the oil off and let rip. No initial stropping required. Good razors are available from him for under $100 sometimes he has listed a few buy it now bargains lately.

You are dead right about Ron's razors, say no more mate.

Yep Ron is the man to seek out for beginners and old hands alike he is getting some rave reviews on SRP for good reason.