Thread: eskilstuna (or, how I wasn't raped on ebay)

A week ago I broke one of the cardinal rules and bought an ebay razor with only one fuzzy picture that didn't even show the whole blade. You know how it is, you're browsing the razor selection and you see this cute little thing with a $5 bid and 2 minutes to go and the next thing you know you're waiting anxiously for the postman hoping you didn't get burned...

ebay special

Anyway, it arrived today and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it is a darling little 9/16 french point with no evidence that it has ever seen a hone and with only a small spot of surface corrosion to mar the steel. After stropping, the blade was sharp enough to shave my arm without tugging but not sharp enough to cut the hairs if I waved it a quarter inch off my arm, so I decided to see what I could do with the paddles. Twenty minutes of quality time with the 3, 1, and 0.5 micron strops and my arm hairs are wetting themselves with fear every time it comes off the paddle. The steel seems to be harder than my Solingen and Sheffield carbon blades, though not quite as hard as the Friodurs, and I think this is now my sharpest razor. I'll give it a spin tomorrow morning but first impressions are that this little thing is gonna punch way above its weight class.



So what's the rap on Neistrom razors in particular, and eskilstuna blades in general?

I've found almost all the Swedish razors I've had took and held a great shaving edge.

I have one swedish razor and its a great shaver and holds an edge real well.

I have one swedish razor and its a great shaver and holds an edge real well.

I have not heard a single bad word about an Eskiltuna razor.

I have a 3/8 French Point (like yours) Eskelstuna and It is a little kicker. Of course I paid more for mine, but it is a 3/8 after all. I still think you made out like a thief!

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While shaving with it this morning I really noticed who small it felt, so I decided to pull out the tape measure. I don't know if this is common for the sub-5/8ths blades, but this thing is like a 9/10ths scale razor: it's very petite in all dimensions. The blade is only 2 3/4 inches long, and from tip to tail is just over 5 inches. It's just the cutest little thing :-)