i seen them on the not recommended list ,but I'm sure i read somewhere that someone was using them with great success :confused:
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i seen them on the not recommended list ,but I'm sure i read somewhere that someone was using them with great success :confused:
This is a useless response as I have no information, but it takes a certain amount of guts (or a certain kind of humor) to give a razor a name that means "bloody". Or "hopeful".
Come to think of it, I hope they're decent. I have that kind of humor.
I bought two of them after hearing that they are ok from another SRP member. They do well although I am told they have to be honed more frequently then some other razors. I haven't had them long enougo to really tell.
- the Sanguine cool cut with jimps on the top and bottom is the type I got. THey are not particularly expensive either. While you are ordering you can also try the XD-20 or even the Tondeo. The Tondeo looks to operate very much like the Feather Non Folding only it uses 1/2 a DE. NoOne has rated this yet.
IIRC Bill Ellis (no longer a member) reviewed them and found them "usable". However I think you will want a better one soon after you tried the Sanguine, so why not save your pennies and buy a used one on BST forum? I am afraid you'll have a hard time flogging your use Sanguine anywhere. Most of us already have a letter opener cleverly disguised as a straight.
I'll agree with the suggestion to check out their disposable straights. I have the X-D20 and did a little review of it on B&B...
Overall I think Sanguine isn't out to produce the finest straights or straightlikes out there, but they do put out very usable and decent products at a low price-point. I will on occasion still shave with the Sanguine, even though I have a Feather now as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tierdaen
As for their more traditional straights...I'm not familiar with them.
I bought mine on e-bay came with a strop been using it for about a year in rotation with my other razors never had a problem with it shaves just as well as my other razors which I have bought from both e-bay and through SRP members maybe I got lucky
I've got one too and it works just fine. Try it does need honed a bit more often and the scales are a tad flimsy but for what I paid I'm very happy and the shaves are smooth.
-80s
Sanguine should have an ad campaign using the tagline "A Bloody Good Razor." It may not be completely true in many people's estimations - I have no opinion because I've never used one - but it would at least give many guys a bit of a chuckle. :p