Thread: Henckels razors at Nordstroms?

Seems Nordstroms only sells them online. I checked two different stores in the DC area, but Henckels DOES still make and sell straights for distribution here [now].

Originally Posted by jmorehead

Seems Nordstroms only sells them online. I checked two different stores in the DC area, but Henckels DOES still make and sell straights for distribution here [now].

Where did find them?

Go to: http://www.nordstrom.com/

In the search window, type " Straight Zwilling " and that should take you to the results screen with it listed.

It as an ".asp " server page with means I can sent an exact html link, but this search will bring it up.

NOW... This IS correct, right ... Zwilling - Henckels ?

Originally Posted by jmorehead

Go to: http://www.nordstrom.com/

In the search window, type " Straight Zwilling " and that should take you to the results screen with it listed.

It as an ".asp " server page with means I can sent an exact html link, but this search will bring it up.

NOW... This IS correct, right ... Zwilling - Henckels ?

Where did you find them sold i this country other than Nordstroms? My understanding is you can't get them here any other way.

The only places that the Zwilling site lists as US retail outlets for these razors are Nordstroms (as previously mentioned) and tweezerman. That is directly from the Zwilling web site.



Here is the link for tweezerman: Henckels at Tweezerman

But did you notice that they are stainless [rostfrie].
I am just not into [mainly since I have been warned about the sharpening problems] about stainless. What IS the general consensus about stainless blades?

The 'general consensus' is very basic... they are great.



Apparently they can be more difficult to bring to an ideal edge (I say apparently because I haven’t honed a SS razor personally), which seems to mean that they just take more care and more time.



Harder rockwell value will mean they ware slowly and thus take more time to sharpen. Once you have them sharp, the consensus is that they are outstanding. They are by no means impossible to sharpen nor are they difficult to keep sharp, once they are "there". They seem to stay in the "zone"(shaving sharp) longer than traditional carbon steels... so less work in the long run. The fact that they are more resistant to moisture, and the amino acids from your face means the edge will deteriorate more slowly. So its a trade off....a little more work in the beginning for less work down the road.



I wouldn’t pass on a new razor just because it was stainless. Your only going to keen it up a little, not hard grind it. If it was an ebay special or obviously abused, them I might pass just because of the time and care involved in establishing the edge and then refining it.

Excellent point.
I know most surgical scapels are stainless, and those can get extremly sharp, it would make sense that someone with some nice hones could do just as well.
Maybe a lot of people are not sold on stainless because it is not a "traditionalist" idea, an idea that actually brought a lot of people TO straight razors... anyway,
I recall the scapel I used in college biology was so sharp, we were told you could "cut yourself without pain since the cutting was so fine and at a cellular level the cells were not being ripped (what causes the pain in a cut), but actually sliced at the cellular and nerve-cell level".
In sharpening stainless combat knives, I was always told that the secret to a good edge was adding more steps to the grit level ladder as you sharpen, i.e. instead of going from 4 - 8 like in the Norton stone for straight razors, you should go from 4 - 6 - 8. But I never used stainless fighting knives since I did not anticipate long submersions in sea-water [being in the Army] and non-stainless are much easier to sharpen and maintain in the field in-the-long-run since you dont have the luxury of time. But, I knew a few people who DID use them to satisfaction.

Originally Posted by jmorehead

But did you notice that they are stainless [rostfrie].
I am just not into [mainly since I have been warned about the sharpening problems] about stainless. What IS the general consensus about stainless blades?

As far as I'm concerned there is no problem. You just have to work a little more, but you do it a lot less often.