Which razors to avoid?

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11-21-2009, 08:30 PM
cutter2001

Which razors to avoid?

Anyone mind giving a list of razors to avoid? I tried a search on this and did not find a good list.

Thanks in advance!
11-21-2009, 08:37 PM
oldfat1

This is a good place to start, Brands of Straight Razors to avoid - Straight Razor Place Wiki
11-21-2009, 08:37 PM
Slamthunderide

Look in the WIKI under getting started there is a list.
11-21-2009, 08:50 PM
raine77

Knew my boyfriend wanted a straight, so bought one off of ebay without doing my research first--a Timber Rattler. Oops! :gaah:vHave since bought a Dovo 5/8 Ebony spike point. But since it was more of an investment, he has to wait until Christmas now. :p
11-21-2009, 10:11 PM
dave5225

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Originally Posted by raine77

Knew my boyfriend wanted a straight, so bought one off of ebay without doing my research first--a Timber Rattler. Oops! :gaah:vHave since bought a Dovo 5/8 Ebony spike point. But since it was more of an investment, he has to wait until Christmas now. :p

:HJYou will need to get that razor honed by someone who knows how to hone a straight razor (if you haven't done so already) . The best place to find someone who REALLY knows how to hone a razor , is here on this forum .
11-21-2009, 10:15 PM
raine77

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave5225

:HJYou will need to get that razor honed by someone who knows how to hone a straight razor (if you haven't done so already) . The best place to find someone who REALLY knows how to hone a razor , is here on this forum .

I bought it off of classicshaving.com announced as "presharpened." Does this mean it has been honed, or will I need to send it out?

DOVO Straight Razors

Thanks!
11-21-2009, 10:20 PM
mojka

That means it's sharp, but not shave ready, you will need honing.
11-21-2009, 10:31 PM
dave5225

Quote:

Originally Posted by raine77

I bought it off of classicshaving.com announced as "presharpened." Does this mean it has been honed, or will I need to send it out?

DOVO Straight Razors

Thanks!

I don't know . I would contact the folks at Classic Shaving and ask them if the presharpend razor was hand honed by them or if it was sharpend by Dovo . If the razor was not hand honed by Classic Shaving , it will need to be hand honed by someone who knows what they are doing . Sharpening a razor is not the same as sharpening a knife . Most , if not all knife sharpening services do not know how to properly hone a razor . The best person to hone a straight razor , is someone who shaves with a straight razor .
11-21-2009, 10:42 PM
ursus

Quote:

Originally Posted by raine77

I bought it off of classicshaving.com announced as "presharpened." Does this mean it has been honed, or will I need to send it out?

DOVO Straight Razors

Thanks!

Did you receive any note with the razor?

EDIT: Removed false information.
11-22-2009, 02:37 PM
raine77

I haven't received the razor yet; I just purchased it a few days ago.
11-22-2009, 04:10 PM
gary haywood

Presharpend from classic will be pro honed it will be shave ready.
11-22-2009, 04:26 PM
Lynn

The wording is confusing. I think Pre-Sharpened is from Dovo and not honed.

Lynn
11-22-2009, 05:30 PM
ursus

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Originally Posted by Lynn

The wording is confusing. I think Pre-Sharpened is from Dovo and not honed.

Lynn

Thanks for correcting me. I looked into it a bit more into it and found this at the page with DOVO-blades

"As a customer service, the razors in our Dovo inventory labeled "PRESHARPENED" have been additionally honed in the USA by a ClassicShaving Sharpening Expert before being returned to our inventory. The razors without this description have been sharpened by DOVO in Germany and have not recieved additional sharpening. "

So, if you ordered a presharpened, it will have been honed, but just not by Lynn.
11-22-2009, 06:08 PM
Sailor

Quote:

Originally Posted by raine77

But since it was more of an investment, he has to wait until Christmas now. :p

Luckily you have enough time to get the razor honed before xmas.
Or maybe you should charm him a whole lot more and learn to hone his razors by yourself ;)
11-23-2009, 08:51 PM
tabre

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Originally Posted by Sailor

Luckily you have enough time to get the razor honed before xmas.
Or maybe you should charm him a whole lot more and learn to hone his razors by yourself ;)

I second that. What more could you ask from your woman? If she can hone your razor like a pro, she's really going above and beyond. What a great christmas gift - lifetime honing service. lol
11-23-2009, 09:06 PM
JeffE

presharpened

Whoa, I just bought a new TI razor from Classic Shaving that was "pre-sharpened" and it DEFINITELY came shave-ready. If you look at their site, they specifically say that they will hone whatever razor you purchase from them UNLESS you specify that you don't want them to do so, in which case you can save like $10 or $15 bucks off the price and you receive the razor with the "factory" edge.

Tell you bf to enjoy the Dovo, and report back here when he gets a chance to use it!
11-24-2009, 02:05 AM
raine77

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabre

I second that. What more could you ask from your woman? If she can hone your razor like a pro, she's really going above and beyond. What a great christmas gift - lifetime honing service. lol

I'm not that cool of a girlfriend, lol!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffE

Tell you bf to enjoy the Dovo, and report back here when he gets a chance to use it!

I will. :)

Thanks for all the input, guys!