Thread: Where to buy one at Bangkok?

Hello

I've been planning to join this "club" for a while, but now I'm serious about it. I'm currently on a few months trip/travel/vacation at Thailand and thought it would be good time to practice this art, as I have nothing else to do during the mornings - Lucky me.

Now there must be a shop at Bangkok (or possibly Pattaya) that sells quality blades & accessories, I just haven't found one by google or by asking around. Thai men don't shave that much anyway I guess.

So if anyone has any clues or good guesses, please share them.

Welcome to SRP. Lots of great information to be found here, just ask away. You may want to send a PM (private message) to member: ndw76, if I recall, he lives in Bangkok. Hope this helps.

Ok, I will do that. Thanks for the information.

A couple of people have PMed me asking about this, so there must be a few people out there wondering the same thing. Where to buy straight razors in Thailand.

Well, unfortunatly, the answer is as far as I know you can't. In the five years that I have been living here the only shaving related stuff I have ever found is the modern plastic multi bladed cartridge razors. All the razors I have have either come from the internet or been purchased at antique stores in Australia.

Apart from craft stuff, like materials for making scales, the only razor related thing I have found in Thailand was a natural stone hone made from the same rock that is used for making mortar and pestles. I don't know if this stone is useful for honing, but it is very hard. I use it as a lapping stone.

But you never know. If you keep your eyes open you may find something that is useful for something.

So if you come here for a straight razor shopping holiday you will be disapointed. But if you come here to enjoy new experiences, learn a new language and meet some great people, then you can have a great time here.

Cheers, Nathan

Chinatown- as you walk up from ferry turn left at grand China hotel and right down first lane look for the sign above small shop of hair clippers they sell feather and Astra blades-420baht for 100 feather and 190baht for 100 Astra they also have shavettes and feather blades to fit

Originally Posted by Springer53

Chinatown- as you walk up from ferry turn left at grand China hotel and right down first lane look for the sign above small shop of hair clippers they sell feather and Astra blades-420baht for 100 feather and 190baht for 100 Astra they also have shavettes and feather blades to fit

You still have not answered my question, "Is that the place next to the Wong Dong Hotel?"

Originally Posted by Pertsa

Hello

I've been planning to join this "club" for a while, but now I'm serious about it.

Seems to me from your join date you made the plans in 2012 ..........

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Seems to me from your join date you made the plans in 2012 ..........

It just took him a while to become 'serious'. Which is probably a nice change to the rest of us who become serious before we have the time.