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Hello everyone. I am new to the world of straight razors.I just bought my first one, made by Mehaz International. Is this a good qualtiy razor? The description says it is from soligen , Germany. I bought it through Bowman barber supply. Any advice would be appreciated. :)
Very interesting. I've not personally heard of them, but that doesn't mean much.
If it really is a solingen razor, (there are lots of fakes after all) then that's a very good price.
I suspect that it will not be sharp enough to actually shave with until you send it out to a honemeister.
Welcome to SRP.
You can read here about Mehaz International.
I just did a free honing for a Mehaz razor this week. I first honed it without tape and after finishing it I found that it had severe micro-nicking when I examined it under the microscope. I re-honed it with tape and managed to put a decent edge on it the second time. It shaved just fine. Given the way the steel at the edge seemed so fragile, I'm not sure how long it will stay sharp. Maybe it will, maybe it won't.
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Lynn
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@ razorman: try and cancel the order and buy something decent from the classifieds.
How do I send you a pm? Thanks for your offer for free honing. I am beginning to think I made a mistake buying a Mehaz razor. How much would the shipping run?
You can send a PM two ways:
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Just click on "Private Messages" and navigate around there till you see "send new message" and hopefully you'll figure it out from there.
2. If you click on the username above the avatar of anyone who has posted, you will get a drop down menu. One of those messages is "send private message." Click that one.
When you get a responding PM, you will see that your Unread private message count has increased. Click "Private Messages" to read the messages.
Regarding shipping, in the US first class shipping generally will run around $1.50 to $2.50 for first class postage.
I too bought a Mehaz from Bowman, in fact mine is the one Utopian just honed. I bought it before knowing about SRP. After finding SRP and getting educated I bought two Dovo's from Vintage Blades, LLC. As far as the Mehaz, I just got it back from Utopian yesterday and shaved with it this morning. Actually it did a wonderful job, Utopian put an incredible edge on it for me. However knowing what I know now about Mehaz I would shy away from buying one. For the price I paid I see now that I could have bought a very nice vintage high quality razor. It did shave well, but how long the edge holds up is yet to be seen, as I am under the impression the steel is of poor quality. Thanks again to Utopian for taking the time to hone it, and for such an incredible job on what was basically not much more than a butter knife when I sent to to him!
Dan
Maybe you could provide an update some time later to let us know how long it lasts?
I have a Mehaz piece of metal. Bought it as my first straight razor 18 years ago and have been frustrated w it ever since.
I finally spoke to jerrod at The Superior Shave in Florida over the phone from Canada about 6 years ago. I ended up buying a razor (then several more from him). He never commented on my Mehaz specifically but after me telling him what I was doing to hone and strop it, assuring me I was doing it correctly he said he could’ve no reason why it wouldn’t be a shave ready edge. He assured me if I bought a Dovo or other razor from him it would work out for me to my satisfaction. He was right. I now own and maintain 9 razors which I use daily w great success and satisfaction.
The Mehaz has bedeviled me. Today I just put it through another round of stoning... this time 75 passes on three different stones, a smooth black(?), a 1,000 and then a 6,000 grit stone. 25 each on a green and then a red pasted strop, a plane nylon strop for 40 laps/side, and a leather strop again 40 laps/ side. I swear if this doesn’t give me a satisfactory edge I’m going to break the blade so I never have to think about it again!
FYI-It’s stamped on the tang, Solingen Made in Germany. Grrr!
Oh MY!................
Wow, that's older than this thread..
Send it to gssixgun and see what he thinks before tossing.
So, short version is that it shaved worthy this morning. Not like one of my Bokker etc... razors but it was the best it’s ever shaved and was acceptable.Quote:
Originally Posted by LawCobb
To see what happens w it going forward, I’m going to use some green and then red paste again this afternoon 25x per side, and then nylon and leather strop 40x per side. If it shaves comparable to today or better then I won’t smash it and will consider putting it into my rotation.
LOL for the comments below. I’m on pandemic time and our illLiberal (pseudo-Conservative) government is ensuring we all have time for mundane honeydo projects. ;)
I had one years back that was stamped solingen,no makers mark.
Was a cheap knock off pretty sure, soft steel like it hadn't been heat treated at all.
Glad it shaved, but sometimes you gotta know when to quit.
I hear you. I just did my stropping as described above. We’ll see tomorrow what the future for it holds.
I paid good money for it back when, and from a somewhat reputable supply shop (In Las Vegas LOL). I just hate giving up on things mechanical when I can’t objectively attribute a failure. As indicated, I’m ever hopeful but also a realist. I had felt I’d never given it a fair shake after I was able to confirm for myself that it wasn’t just operator error.
I will know over the coming days, possibly as early as tomorrow. Today’s result showed promise as it was the best it had ever shaved and probably 90% satisfactory. Time will tell if it can hold it’s edge over a few daze.
Well it does shave but not great comparatively. I’ll let it hang around in case I go on an extended trip somewhere, some day. A man can dream. Cheers all!