Bob Keyes Razors

Hi everyone,

I want to put in a good word for the excellent service I have been given by Bob Keyes.

Bob is very helpful, offers good advice and makes it simple to buy razors from him. After trying to gather all this information about straight shaving and thinking it might be a bit complicated Bob simplified everything for me.

I bought 3 razors of Bob and he chucked in a freebie for me to practice my honing on, what a great jesture and man even the freebie looked ok. The razors arrived in great condition and I love the look of Bob's restoration work, they all look great.

I asked Bob if he has any strops to sell and he said he didn't at the time so I said that's ok. Then I asked if he recomended any strops and he said he likes the Illinois 361 and gave me a link to buy it from. When I went to the site they didn't ship to Australia and when I e-mailed Bob about the razors and let him know that they didn't ship the strops to Australia he said don't worry and offered to buy them for me and ship them with the razors. All I had to do was paypal him the total cost and he shipped it all together for me. What great service!

I recommend Bob's razors and service as its been a great experience dealing with him. Great service , quick delivery and great looking razors.:tu

here's a link,

http://bobsrazors.com/shop/catalog/browse?shop_param=

I have to second this. Bob is a great guy and his service is top notch, always helpful and informative. I've learnt alot and got my first razor (and the two after that) from him. He is doing some restoration for me now as well.

I couldn't agree more. Bob Keyes is a great guy. I have purchased several razors from his website and they are a regular part of my str8 razor shaving rotation.

Talking with him on the phone is a real pleasure too.

It is evident that he loves both his work and people.

+1 on this.And for those who don't know,he is Altima55 on ebay.Good razors,shave ready,and great service.

+1 On that from me, too. I've gotten a couple of great razors for him...including the razor I started on, which is still going strong. He's a nice guy, to boot.

+1 i've bought razors from Bob before and all the transactions have always been super smooth
His razors always comes in top notch and shave ready

I talked with Mr. Keyes last week and mailed a Dubl Duck No. 1 Special for restoration yesterday.

He is a real Gentleman and I am looking forward to receiving my razor.

A trip to his website is a treat.

Wow, I have to get in line here!

Bob is one of the best people I've ever dealt with, either in the world of straight razors or anywhere else. He is unfailingly polite, patient, and helpful, and his razors are among the best I've ever seen. He has honed more than 10 of mine, and I've bought a similar number from his collection over the past year, so I think I'm qualified to say that Bob really, really knows his stuff when it comes to honing and restoring.

Anyway, you don't need my comments on top of everyone else's above, but I would feel remiss if Bob happened upon this page and didn't see my name here among his many satisfied customers. Thanks again, Bob, and I hope we get to speak again soon!!

+1 here too! ;)

Agree with all said. I have several of Bob's razors and have enjoyed some great conversations and advice with him. A true gentleman in every sense of the word.

Bob is a great guy, I agree. We live in the same general neighborhood.
I noticed from his ebay listings that we live in the same town, so two or three years ago I shot him a response through a listing. He invited me over and we had a great time! Also, we share other interests than just straight razors. Last time I was there we would discuss something and he'd say, "you gotta see this", or "you would be interested in this". Just a fun guy.

I'm still waiting one razor come to my mailbox from bob :) it's been a week and I foresee to handle it someday in next week, I haven't made a conversation with him and this is the first time I bought something from him, but considering his reputation and 100% feedback, I wouldn't doubt the razor that I bought from him

Bob mails what he has sold every Monday morning, or at least that was his schedule when all his auctions ended on Sunday. I've run into him at the PO before.

Bob is one of the finest gentlemen I have encountered in the world of straight razor shaving. I have bought from him on occasion, and been very satisfied with the quality of his razors and honing. He is always glad to share his experience and advice with anyone who asks, and stands behind every razor he sells 100%.

I receive mail from Bob this morning, and just recently shave with that MAB razor...my impression is simply a WOW, at first I didn't think the blade is sharp enough but now...I'm speechless, that is a great razor, just like what he describe when he put that on ebay...certainly I spend more money on that razor than I've expected but I didn't regret it, indeed his item attract lot of bidders, gladly no one really interested with 2" 4/8 razor (which makes the price much lower than the usual price of his razor), only me and one other bidder, in the end I score with quite a price...no regret, no regret at all...

I have not yet pulled the trigger on one of his razors but it's always fun for me to peruse his offerings.

In hopes that maybe he'll read this, the only criticism I have which I've said before is that I wish he would indicate in his listings if the razors have been de-pinned and re-pinned. I do not feel he's hiding anything or purposely withholding info. I've heard that at least some of his razors are restored to the level of re-pinning (I have no problem with that). Personally, if I were to bid a significant amount of money relatively speaking on a razor that was in excellent or "minty" condition, I'd want to know the level of restoration involved versus the level of original condition. I would bet that if I were to ask that question on individual listings he'd answer it, but from a potential buyer looking at listings, that's the ONLY additional thing I'd like to see.

I've often wondered if some of the very high bids that some of his razors fetch are from buyers that assume a razor is all original when maybe it isn't or they don't care either way.

:soapbox:

Chris L

I've one razor bought directly from him, and another that he restored for me.
I am 100% happy! And yep, I usually check out his offerings almost daily - just waiting for another of his to "call" me..:D

I've purchased four str8 razors from Bob. All great shavers.

I have one on the way myself.Don.:D

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Originally Posted by Blazinrazor

I have one on the way myself.Don.:D

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It may have been the one I had my eye on...Which one was it?

I have to chime in.

Got a Morley Clover Brand that shaved so unbelievably smooth, I just couldn't believe it. I unfortunately bought a barely sharpened Dorko as my first true straight and shaving with one of Mr. Keyes' razors made me think I was shaving a with a fresh Personna blade. And that's with only one with the grain pass!

Yep! Bob is by far one of the best razor sellers on the net. There's only a few gentlemen out there that will take time to help one of their competitors, and Bob is one of them. He will take time to share any info he can to help his competitors in any way he can. He's a pleasure to speak with on the phone, and if you take his information to the bank and deposit it, it'll draw interest every time.

I shaved with one of Bob's razors last night. I can only echo what others have said. He's a good guy and I'll continue to buy from him, I'm sure.