I am a beginner, and I recently purchased a zeepk razor, only to find out why it is on the list of "razors to avoid". It was such a shaving nightmare that I almost decided to give up on straight razors. I didn’t, but I would have wished that I had seen the list before I bought the razor. If it had been easily viewable here n the beginners section, It would have saved me both money and grief (not to mention blood and skin). I know this list is published elsewhere, but as a beginner, the beginner section would be the first place I would expect to find this invaluable information. So for all you beginners out there I am reposting the list here. Hopefully, you can avoid the headache I went through.

Adam Song

"Promise me son not to do the things I've done..." Kenny Rogers


Brands of Straight Razors to avoid

The following information is based upon years of experience by highly experienced members and straight shaving professionals. The aim of this article is not to slander the razor manufacturers named therein, but to protect our members from paying good money for what we consider vastly inferior products.
There is a multitude of straight razors which we believe should be avoided at all costs. They are made of inferior/poorly tempered steel and even if they take a sharp enough edge, they cannot hold it.
The following razor brands have shown to be, we feel, of consistently inferior quality:
  • "Best Quality"[1]
  • "Good Quality"
  • "High Quality"
  • "Special Quality"
  • "Two Man"
  • Cyrill R Salter[2]
  • Kriegar
  • Master
  • MasterUSA
  • Pakistani (any razor made in pakistan)
  • Razors "designed by Jim Frost"
  • Sanguine
  • Selective Professional
  • Simco
  • Steel Warrior
  • Timber Rattler
  • Timber Wolf
  • Tomahawk
  • Venus[3]
  • Zeepk
There are some "no brand" razors on eBay at extremely cheap prices. Experience shows that they are best avoided. Also some manufacturers have taken to painting "SOLINGEN" on mid-price razors. The blades of these razors are usually forged in Pakistan, and their scales are then put on in Germany so they are using a legal loop hole to claim these are manufactured (or, rather, assembled) in Solingen. These razors tend to cause as many problems as the razors listed above, for apparent reasons. It is common consensus among the SRP regulars that they had also be best avoided.
Notes

  1. ↑ Not to be confused with Dovo brand razors bearing the legend, Best Quality.
  2. ↑ http://straightrazorpalace.com/razors/23626-cyril-salter-razor-impossible-get-sharp.html
  3. ↑ http://straightrazorpalace.com/razors/26340-venus-titanium.html