Anyone knows if it can be found and where?
Printable View
Anyone knows if it can be found and where?
good razor, under $20?
If it's ever gonna happen it'll be in the SRP classifieds
You could probably find what is classified as a good razor for $20 or below, but it will require alot of work to become a good looking shave ready razor, so that means more money either way, best is to buy one that someone has already put the work into for $40-50, wont be the prettiest razor, but will shave fine.
Cheers Mark~
You may struggle to get a good quality shave ready blade that cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by olidlavoie
The problem is that I don't have 40-50 bucks, but I found a Double Arrow on ebay and most reviews say that they are quite good and don't need a lot of work
I would suggest posting a WTB in the classifieds.
It depends what you mean about 'good razor'. Do you mean shave ready or something that you would hone by yourself. Classifieds might be the only place where you could find a shave ready razor with a price like that (although i haven't ever seen) but if you just want something to make yourself a razor that shaves then flea markets, estate auctions or even eBay (very rare nowadays) might be the places to look. Besides eBay, you might want to look some other non-English internet auctions. Vintage straight razors, even big brands, are usually very cheap, but of course they are not shave ready.
Yeah but with the double arrow, you will still spend $20 dollars to get it professionally honed, or more for a stone to hone it yourself, so either way its gonna end up being $32, when you can pay and extra 10 - 15 dollars, and get a razor far superior, just my 2 cents.
Thanks Mark~
what should i get (brand) let's say below 40$
If you buy off the classifieds, anything vintage that is in cosmetic condition that you are happy with should be fine. Anything vintage will be a quality blade.
I understand the budget issues.
But you will also need a strop and a brush and soap. You can use a small dish for a scuttle ( i use one from Pottery Barn!)
I might suggest that you set aside a little bit for a few months until you have enough for all of it....you can get the poor mans strop (see website) and good inexpensive soaps from SRD
Hang in there....but last thing you want is a razor and none of the other stuff.....won't help you.
you'll earn it all back by year end by not buying Mach 3 blades!
OK let me try and explain once again, many of the vendors here keep Budget Razors ready to go
Vendors Corner - Straight Razor Place Forums
There are 3 ads that I can think of right now running...
All of the vendors sell Shave Ready razors ...
Anyone that has a link to a "Good Razor" for under $20 ain't sharing it :D
You already threw away good money on a Krieger, now your looking at a GD or DA... So let me be less subtle GO LOOK AT THE VENDORS SECTION OR THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET A SHAVE READY RAZOR !!!!!
And stop looking at e-bay until you don't have to ask what to buy...
LOL, i 100% agree with what glen says, well put.
Cheers Mark~
Pony up and spend a few more bucks to get a nice Straight Razor that wont' leave you feeling disappointed after your shave. "You get what you pay for" is especially true when finding a nice straight. Beside, I don't even think you can get a pack of Mach ? (however many blades those things have now), razor blades for less than $20 bucks.
Spend a bit more cheese on a quality razor, you wont' regret it.
olidlavoie, you have two threads going and are getting confused,, are you in AU????
Ok, I live in canada, (in Quebec near montreal) does anyone knows of a place i can buy razors here under 20$ (i'm kinda broke, i'm a student)
Thanks for the help.
That's what he said in the other post.
Cheers Mark~
Thanks Mark I looked at the e-bay link in the other thread and saw AU and started wondering hehehe
The classifieds have a few razors that are currently listed for 30-40 dollars. I think it's on the third or fourth page.
As has already been said, your basic problem is you are asking for a honed razor for the basic price of honing.
However, I have numbers of razors with serious flaws, but not flaws affecting the actual shave, that I would hone and mail you free if you are interested. They are definitely ugly ducklings, but will shave as well as more expensive razors. For example, I have a razor with brittle scales. One side is cracked, and I'm going to fix with epoxy glue. But, it is likely to crack again. Worst case, duct tape the scales and don't close the blade. I have had blades that were rusted to worthlessness at the top of the blade, but the cutting edge is fine. You get the idea.
If interested, email me at LarryAndro@GMail.com or PM me here.
For the strop, (I have the badger brush and shaving soap) can i make it from any piece of raw leather? Or does it have to be treated with some chemicals or something? (I know i'm in razor section but i guess it'll be more easy to just continue with this thread)
If you looked more carefully, theres plenty of places to find all this information on this website.
Making a (very) home-made strop - Straight Razor Place Wiki
Theres a link to a DIY strop.
Cheers Mark~
Thanks, I searched on wikihow just after posting my past answer lol. I have access to recuts of leather so it's not gonna be too difficult making one of these!
No. Just leather. But, it has to be smooth leather, and can't be treated in such a way to be slick and rubbery or plastic to the feel. (Since I know nothing technically about leather, I don't know the terms to use. But, some leather has "something" on it that makes it very slick. No good!)Quote:
Originally Posted by olidlavoie
You are trying to go cheap, and so you are taking your chances. I am sure you recognize the chance exists that you will strop on leather that appear fine, but dulls your edge. That being said, many here in their early days have used belts and various other sources of leather.
Buy youself a Sunday Newspaper and you can Tape 4 pages toghther and then tape it to a flat surface ( counter top ) and strop on the newspaper.Better if you use the colored sections than black and white.
Lol, that's awesome!
Thanks a lot everyone but I think I've found my razor for now. I'll update this thread when I know the brand.
As long as you know how & where the leather has been stored & stay away from old belts.Quote:
Originally Posted by olidlavoie
This is a razor that was stropped on a really smooth belt, or so the customer told me :p
For inexpensive razors that are still good shavers, check out the following
Classifieds (sort by lowest price)
Whipped dog
holly4pirating
You aren't going to get a decent shaving razor that has been properly honed for less than 30 bucks. Anything less, and the razor quality is going to be pretty poor.
Don't buy off ebay. Just don't. Straight razors need to be made of quality materials, be in good condition, and have a professionally honed edge. If you are looking for an ebay "score" it is going to be missing one of those 3 key factors. At best it would just need a honing, which is about $20 + shipping. So just do yourself a big favor, stop ebaying and click the links up above.
Gem Star Customs #117 would be perfect and in your price range for a shave ready razor
I ordered from Whipped Dog a few days ago, but I decided to splurge and go for the restoration, too, so that kind of killed the cheapness of it, but it's still going to cost me less than most new straights would.
I also picked up a J.R. Torrey from a local antiques place for $18 that I'm going to do some basic clean up on then send off for a honing. They had some other razors a bit cheaper, but I'm lazy and spent the extra $6 to have less rust and the like to remove.
My best razor cost me 20$ (shave ready to !) off the classifieds. Cosmeticaly, it's not the greatest, but it shaves like a dream. Got to love geneva cutlery !!
That kind of deal is rare though, but if you`re patient, you CAN find some inexpensive good qulity razors.
The classifieds are the way to go if you want an inexpesive GOOD razor.
Bonne chance !
Glenn.
Most of the razors I bought have been less than $20. However, most of them needed restoration, which I am doing for myself.
I have purchased 1 or 2 that needed no restoration, just a good honing.
Are you the student from Montreal?
I am new to straight razors & all the razors I own I found on ebay for under $20. You can find a deal on ebay but they are few and far between. So if your going to go this route you are going to have to be patient and do your homework. You also need to ask the seller any questions that you may have, and make sure you can tell the condition of the razor in the photos or its a crap shoot. Also 99.9% of razors on ebay are not shave ready so you need to decide if you are going to hone it yourself or are you going to dabble in trying to hone it yourself. I went with learning to hone myself. I got myself a small coticule combo witch fit well for my honing needs and my minimal budget, considering I can go from setting a bevel to finishing on this stone. Here are two razors that i got for under $20, a Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6/8, and a Hilger & sons 5/8
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1292092477
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1292092390
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...et0zsu4g-3.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...et0-s-m-14.jpg
Regards, & good luck,
Louis.