Thread: Looking at a shaving set (help)

I am looking at getting my first set and have been doing a good amount of reading up on shaving with a straight razor but still obviously new to this.

I was just wondering what someone who is abit more educated then me thought of this set:

Blades of Glory Gift Set, Save $30

At first glance it seems to fit the discription in the "a shopping list.." thread.

Any info would be great.

Well the razor alone is probably about $80 or so. Personally I'm not thrilled with Timor razors. I know some have them and like them but if I was buying a new razor I'd be looking at a basic Dovo and honestly if I was first starting out I'd be looking at a set on our sales forum and get a vintage piece.

Being new to this myself, I would definitely recommend looking at the sets at Straight Razor Designs.

I just got my kit in on Tuesday and all products seem top notch quality. One of the nice things that they do is give you a certificate for a free second honing. This will come in handy.

After doing my own research, I decided on a Dovo Special (imitation turtle scales), but had I been on more of a budget I would have gone with a Dovo Best Quality. These may interest you.

Good luck and welcome to SRP!

The nice thing about that free second honing is that most newbies will, in short order, likely mess up the edge on their razor through sloppy stropping, ham-handed attempts at unnecessary honing, the works.

It's nice to know you can send it back and have it re-honed. It's kind of like an insurance policy!

Originally Posted by ElChe

Being new to this myself, I would definitely recommend looking at the sets at Straight Razor Designs.

I just got my kit in on Tuesday and all products seem top notch quality. One of the nice things that they do is give you a certificate for a free second honing. This will come in handy.

After doing my own research, I decided on a Dovo Special (imitation turtle scales), but had I been on more of a budget I would have gone with a Dovo Best Quality. These may interest you.

Good luck and welcome to SRP!

Originally Posted by LawsonStone

The nice thing about that free second honing is that most newbies will, in short order, likely mess up the edge on their razor through sloppy stropping, ham-handed attempts at unnecessary honing, the works.

It's nice to know you can send it back and have it re-honed. It's kind of like an insurance policy!

I completely agree. Even if you look at it from a purely economic standpoint, that's a $20-$30 value that they're throwing in for free!

Get from a reputable source such as SRD, or at least a vintage blade from the classifieds here that is shave ready. Unless anyone here can vouch for the source in your link, I'd avoid it when there are so many tried and tested ones available.

I personally would avoid it anyway, being a modern day Timor razor. The vintage ones are good, also made by Giesen & Fortshoff. I used to own one, but I have read on numerous accounts that the new ones suck.

I believe fendrihan´s honer Floppyshoes has a pretty good rep here

You did good for your first razor. It should serve you for many years to come. I just hope for your sake that that razor doesn't have any of the contageous RAD on it...

Though I'm not familiar with Timor, if it's, "forged and ground in Solingen" it's probably a fairly decent razor. However, I thk for the price, you could do better. And as stated by others, it would undoubtedly need to be honed. I too, would recommend SRD.