Straightrazor.com

Hello everyone,

Im fairly new to the straight razor practice but have been actively shaving and researching for a couple months now. I'm getting ready to make a first purchase of a legit blade (i have a couple cheap Gold Dollar blades for practice).

My question fir the community is; What is your perspective on Straightzor.com? Can anyone give insight on their expeirence? I recently placed an order and did not receive what I ordered. The customer service has been a bit of a struggle as well. I'm curious if others have had a similar experience or if i need to be a little more patient with them.

Thank in advance!

I haven't used them myself. When I need something straight razor related, my go-to is Straight Razor Designs. The fellow that started these forums owns that place, and he personally hones the blades to ensure that you will get a shave ready razor. I would steer you in that direction, rather than any other place because the quality service is definitely there with Lynn at SRD.

Good to know. Thank you so much for the response. I have been looking at his site...mainly because I want a Lewis razor but they seem to be a bit of a unicorn;)

They appear to be the Grim Blades/Blades Grim operation. Not very highly thought of here and certainly not a company I would recommend. From our library:

Brands of Straight Razors to Avoid - Straight Razor Place Library

stay away from them, and if you want a Lewis razor you will get one of the very best out there Tc

Thank you for the link! Thats very helpful. Also, im glad to hear I'm on point with my hope of finding a Lewis razor;) he's a pretty amazing artisan.

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They appear to be the Grim Blades/Blades Grim operation. Not very highly thought of here and certainly not a company I would recommend. From our library:

Brands of Straight Razors to Avoid - Straight Razor Place Library

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I might have misunderstood your post. Do you mean to say that straightrazor.com website is associated with grim blades?

Yes, I believe that they are. Although they have different websites, they are both located in Sandpoint, ID. I believe that straightrazor.com has also bought out Classic Shaving, Vintage Blades, and possibly others.

Oh man, I used to order from classic shaving. Guess I'll stick to srd & west coast from now on.

My first online straight razor purchase was form Classic Shaving, back when it was operated by Ray Dupont and honing was done by Lynn.

How times have changed.

Yeah either my first or 2nd razor & several of my accessories/consumables came from cs. I wound up sending the razor to Lynn after shaving with one from srd a week or so later.

I am on the other side of the creek from most of the guys here and most of my shaving stuff comes from a few companies in eastern Canada. Classic edge, Fendrihan, Italian Barber, Men's Essential. There are a few new ones on the west coast I willl try the next time I am ordering stuff. There are a few companies around with less than stellar reputations. Now that you are on the forum you should be able to find the ones everyone loves.

From a quick look at the site it seems like they charge exorbitant prices for poor items. Would avoid and use one of the reputable site's you find recommended here. From memory others have had problems with items from this site previously

I didn't look closely enough to compare prices. I've ordered a few things from razoremporium.com, but my main store is srd. If they're out of stock on something or I need multiple items & they don't carry everything I want I can usually get it from west coast shaving, but I always try Lynn's store first.

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I didn't look closely enough to compare prices. I've ordered a few things from razoremporium.com, but my main store is srd. If they're out of stock on something or I need multiple items & they don't carry everything I want I can usually get it from west coast shaving, but I always try Lynn's store first.

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I support the guys who pay for this site.

I am sure glad I saw this post today. I have four vintage blades I have to have honed and was going to have them done at Vintage Blades. That is where I got my first straight at and was very pleased with the razor I received. The strop was another story all together though. I was a little hesitant with the quick turn around and they do not state that the honing is hand done like SRD says.