Thread: straight razor manufacturers

Originally Posted by urleebird

VERY Expensive?

Here's something you can consider. It's much cheaper:

http://tinyurl.com/rc3hy

Just because you or I want a straight razor does not mean there is now a "worldwide demand" for them. My guess is that if the demand were there, it would happen. Wow! How bout starting your own company? You could sell them for $50 apiece and make a killing. I'll be first in line...

Bill, would you really shave with that razor? Well, at least more than once?

RT

besides....I would pay about $50 a piece for a starters DOVO.

I'm pretty sure that's not a "Dutch" company....

Well, sport, you are absolutely right. It's not a Dutch razor. It's a dutch auction, which only means there is more than one razor available.

• Does anyone have a cheap shave ready razor that I could purchase for a low price just to get started properly?
• ...anything around 20 euro's (25 or so dollars) would make me happy...
• Anyway. I was just wondering if anyone had one left that they would sell for less than a leg...
• I find it kinda hard to believe that NO-one here has a spare one. I'll just work on getting my crappy ones better then

besides....I would pay about $50 a piece for a starters DOVO.

Make up your mind, LX...
Here's one for $60 http://store.yahoo.com/nashvilleknif...fsolstra1.html

And, of course, Randy, you know I wouldn't shave with it at all. Just illustrating that once in a while, you get what you pay for.

Originally Posted by urleebird

Well, sport, you are absolutely right. It's not a Dutch razor. It's a dutch auction, which only means there is more than one razor available.

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Make up your mind, LX...
Here's one for $60 http://store.yahoo.com/nashvilleknif...fsolstra1.html

And, of course, Randy, you know I wouldn't shave with it at all. Just illustrating that once in a while, you get what you pay for.

I didn't mean that I (as in me) am going to BUY a Dovo...I meant that if I wanted to buy one...I could buy one for about 50 dollars over here in the Netherlands. So far I've just about spent enough money on razors for a while..I'll work on shaving without cutting myself for now rather than buying more of them (but I have to admit it IS rather tempting).
After all yesterday I got the closest shave of my life....just got nicked a few times and got a bit of razor burn on the throat...(I think it's because the cheap soap I use (have been using I'll try a different one tomorrow) dries out too fast.)

LX...

My attempts at humor get skewed sometimes... I was only razzing.

I believe humor is a way of making a point without drawing blood. Sometimes people just don't know if I am kidding or not. Probably cause I'm only good at it part of the time.

That's ok. I wasn't offended. I thought you had a good point were it not that you misunderstood. Don't worry, no hard feelings.

Actually I have been kicking the idea of creating a bit of local competition to DOVO and TI around in my mind for a while. However, with my current knowledge of metalworking, I'd rather shave with that Pakistani thing than with what I'd produce.. For that matter I'd also rather choose one of those McDonalds plastic knives lol.
Bill, do you have any resources on the blade grinding process that I would be able to read up on? This idea is still under consideration but I'd appreciate anything that would give me a picture of what I'd be getting involved with.

In a way I'm surprised that demand is high enough to
keep TI and Dovo in business. I have to wonder though,
with proper steel could those makers in Pakistan turn out
high quailty razors? or would their equipment simply grind
at too high of a speed and burn out the temper of the
steel?


Terry

Originally Posted by wvbias

In a way I'm surprised that demand is high enough to
keep TI and Dovo in business. I have to wonder though,
with proper steel could those makers in Pakistan turn out
high quailty razors? or would their equipment simply grind
at too high of a speed and burn out the temper of the
steel?


Terry

I'd bet they would just ruin the good steel.

Expencive is very loosely used term. What is high for one, might be pocket change for another. Anyways, straight razor is not something you buy every month, or year. You get one for life. And it better be good.

Nenad