Thread: Anyone ever heard of this custom razor maker I found on eBay?

I first saw this on eBay a few weeks ago & was going to mention it them but I went ahead & saved it to my razor list. I was deleting things on it to make some space & saw that it had ended so I looked thinking the listing ended but someone bought it . This is a 15/16" made from 01 tool steel. I would have wanted to know more about this new seller I never heard of until just a few weeks ago. I just haven't heard any good reviews about. Here is the link to the listing:

Custom Straight Razor by Carter Monroe Razors | eBay

I haven't heard of this guy. Maybe new to the scene?
I'd go with someone who I knew and that has a reputation of quality goods.
Maybe this guy eBay has good stuff? Hopefully others will chime in.

Happy Easter, Steve!

Shown here
Nice looking razor.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Shown here
Nice looking razor.

Thought I saw that before, thanks Grazor.
I liked it as well, crooked name etch not withstanding.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Shown here
Nice looking razor.

Yeah, it doesn't look bad & I just never heard of this person. I never even saw the post here before. I wish Jared lots of luck in the future!

Guess I have seen that razor before....but still don't know of the quality of the razor.
A sexy razor as I said in another post......

Originally Posted by Willisf

Guess I have seen that razor before....but still don't know of the quality of the razor.
A sexy razor as I said in another post......

Yes, I saw that.

Thin spine combined with 15/16" blade = wide bevel and a weak edge. If you want to get an idea what the spine of such size blade should be take a look at a #14 Filarmonica or #17 Friodur.
It could be the pictures but I do not like the heel stabilizer, it reminds me of a Henckels kitchen knife- too thick and at risk to drag on the stones.

Sorry for the rant, this is the third custom I have seen this week with spine to blade width ratio discrepancy.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Thin spine combined with 15/16" blade = wide bevel and a weak edge. If you want to get an idea what the spine of such size blade should be take a look at a #14 Filarmonica or #17 Friodur.
It could be the pictures but I do not like the heel stabilizer, it reminds me of a Henckels kitchen knife- too thick and at risk to drag on the stones.

Sorry for the rant, this is the third custom I have seen this week with spine to blade width ratio discrepancy.

I understand Stefan. Thanks for your input. I just never heard of this maker until I posted it.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Thin spine combined with 15/16" blade = wide bevel and a weak edge. If you want to get an idea what the spine of such size blade should be take a look at a #14 Filarmonica or #17 Friodur.
It could be the pictures but I do not like the heel stabilizer, it reminds me of a Henckels kitchen knife- too thick and at risk to drag on the stones.

Sorry for the rant, this is the third custom I have seen this week with spine to blade width ratio discrepancy.

Good point Stefan, hard to spot when you are looking on your phone.