Thread: cheap good quality str8 razor

Originally Posted by JTmke

Pm me your address. I will send you an ugly but very shave ready straight.

You can't beat a deal like this! Well done, Sir!

Originally Posted by JTmke

Pm me your address. I will send you an ugly but very shave ready straight.

+1 to you JTmke. A true gent. I love this forum!

I looked all over the classifieds and ebay for about a month while I was reading the forums, watching youtube and basically learning the ins and outs of SRS. I focused on the blades stamped Solingen and did get one on ebay for $46 - it is in excellent condition. There was an almost new Dovo there a week or so ago that went in the $40's also.
There are deals if you are patient.
If you want to eliminate the risk of a getting junk, Straightrazordesigns has some starter kits, Lynn will send it Shave Ready.

You can usually find some nice genco's for around 20 bucks. They won't be shave ready and they are very plain jane usually. All of my Gencos have cost no more than 20 dollars not including shipping of course. I even got one for 15 dollars off of the bay and it had never been used, not NOS, but never used. All it will need is a honing which you can get done for 15-20 dollars and your good. Also they are a top notch razor and actually my personal favorite brand.

Originally Posted by usakiwi

hey guys
i was looking at whipped dog and saw aSight Unseen Razor for not to much just wanting to know if it's a good razor?

Is this a trick question . Seeing the unseen razor sounds very zen to me.
In any case I couldn't say if it's any good unless I could see it.

I think if you follow the advice thus far given you'll find something serviceable.

Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. razors don't sell for a whole lot of money (usually) but take a fine edge. Check out local antique stores too, there are often times better deals than what you can find on ebay.

I'd imagine if you put up a wanted ad for a shave ready vintage razor for 40-50 in the classifieds you will be surprised what kind of offers come your way.

Any of the Solingen born razors sold by various hardware stores are usually very good razors that take a very good edge. You may be able to find them as low as twenty dollars or so. Many of these stores were a stickler for quality, so chances are if they stocked an item, they trusted it to deliver. Some of there hardware stores are not household names, but local/regional stores.

A razor lasts a lifetime. A wife lasts a lifetime. Would you marry a women you had never seen before?

Originally Posted by randydance062449

A razor lasts a lifetime. A wife lasts a lifetime. Would you marry a women you had never seen before?

Sometimes we wish they didn't last a lifetime.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

A razor lasts a lifetime. A wife lasts a lifetime. Would you marry a women you had never seen before?

Originally Posted by cosperryan

Sometimes we wish they didn't last a lifetime.

Well, no one said whose lifetime, did they?