Thread: Does anyone have experience with manandshaving.nl?

I hear what you are saying. Shaving honing stropping etc is very relaxing and enjoyable. Everybody should do whatever makes them happy. I wasnt knocking GDs, its just not my thing. Enjoy!

Popping in to answer the OP's question:

Juan from Man and Shaving.nl is a nice guy. I ordered a few times from him and he is a stand up guy. His prices are a little higher than some other shops. Service is top notch.

New straights will be honed by hand. No factory edge but a true shave-ready edge. The razors get honed by a 'Master barber' under the name of Jan Heideman. He also offers a straight razor course. Now I don't know the quality of the shave-ready edges of his razors as I've never tried them, but I know they get honed by hand.

I'm not affiliated with manandshaving.nl in any way, just wanted to answer the question!

Hi DoubleB, thanks for your answer. If Jan Heideman hones the new razors, I am pretty sure the edges will be fine. It would be helpful if the site offered this information themselves, it would have convinced me to buy from them probably.

Originally Posted by DoubleB

Popping in to answer the OP's question:

Juan from Man and Shaving.nl is a nice guy. I ordered a few times from him and he is a stand up guy. His prices are a little higher than some other shops. Service is top notch.

New straights will be honed by hand. No factory edge but a true shave-ready edge. The razors get honed by a 'Master barber' under the name of Jan Heideman. He also offers a straight razor course. Now I don't know the quality of the shave-ready edges of his razors as I've never tried them, but I know they get honed by hand.

I'm not affiliated with manandshaving.nl in any way, just wanted to answer the question!

Now that's interesting information ! Do you know what he uses for honing and what he charges ?

Originally Posted by decraew

Now that's interesting information ! Do you know what he uses for honing and what he charges ?

It took me a bit of effort to find it on the site, here it is:
Slijpservice open scheermes - Cursussen en services - Manandshaving.nl

EUR 23,50

Phew. Good solution for someone with only a couple of razors although not exactly cheap. Puts the price of razors in the classifieds section in perspective.

I've been considering outsourcing my owns razors due to lack of time, but at that price it would be a no-go.

Originally Posted by decraew

Phew. Good solution for someone with only a couple of razors although not exactly cheap. Puts the price of razors in the classifieds section in perspective.

I've been considering outsourcing my owns razors due to lack of time, but at that price it would be a no-go.

I would purchase a hone, at least a Norton 4/8 or comparable. I and many others have destroyed our first edges by improper stropping. The beauty for me is that I can get the edge whenever I want and as others have said exactly to the sharpness you want. If I had to mail a straight razor and wait for it to come back a week or so, I wouldn't use one. But that's my opinion, obviously you should do whatever you are comfortable doing. The hones will save you money in the end. Its a learning curve but I think most people would be able to hone after a few weeks. The narrow strop in my opinion is a waste of money. If you're trying to get in cheap, I think you will be disappointed. But again I'm not an expert just a relatively new shaver/honer who is enjoying this immensely. Good luck.

Originally Posted by decraew

Now that's interesting information ! Do you know what he uses for honing and what he charges ?

I'm guessing he uses a coticule, based on the pictures on the website. That's purely hypothetical though and not based on any solid evidence.

Originally Posted by bill3152

I would purchase a hone, at least a Norton 4/8 or comparable. I and many others have destroyed our first edges by improper stropping. The beauty for me is that I can get the edge whenever I want and as others have said exactly to the sharpness you want. If I had to mail a straight razor and wait for it to come back a week or so, I wouldn't use one. But that's my opinion, obviously you should do whatever you are comfortable doing. The hones will save you money in the end. Its a learning curve but I think most people would be able to hone after a few weeks. The narrow strop in my opinion is a waste of money. If you're trying to get in cheap, I think you will be disappointed. But again I'm not an expert just a relatively new shaver/honer who is enjoying this immensely. Good luck.

Norton's are really hard to come by in Europe. You will probably end up buying the overseas, with high shipping costs and customs declarations to follow. In my opinion you're better of with a Naniwa 3/8K combo. Pretty easy to come by in Europe, about the same price as the Norton and, again in my opinion, Naniwa's leave a better edge.

I just foud out an americanstore here in Eindhoven had the Norton4/8 stone. Currenty sold out off course. but for 'just' 119 euro's or so. We might combine an order from the US.

Originally Posted by Shave1975

I just foud out an americanstore here in Eindhoven had the Norton4/8 stone. Currenty sold out off course. but for 'just' 119 euro's or so. We might combine an order from the US.

That's a pretty steep price. But it's good to hear there is a Norton 4/8K available here for the people who really want it.

By the way; the Norton 220/1K can be had a several places for around 40 euro's. No problem in finding those for the people who want it.