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04-21-2014, 04:28 AM #16
From my limited experience I feel there are varying levels of shave-ready...
My first razor in early January was a shave-ready razor from Larry @ whipped dog. I remember my first shave and thinking "wow, its amazing a piece of steel can be this sharp" and I shaved with it for a few weeks, and was very happy with it.
After that, I bought a W&B FBU via ebay, the seller turned out to be a member of SRP - magpie. It was also advertised as shave ready. When I took that blade to my skin, it was honestly like taking a hot knife to butter. So smooth and a brilliant shave, and a far nicer experience than my first razor.
Obviously there are other factors, such as the size/grind of the blade etc, but purely from these 2 experiences, 2 razors bth "shave-ready", I definitely preferred the latter to the first, yet would deem both as shave-ready.
In saying that, I have no regrets for the whipped dog purchase, I still feel it was a great starting point and didn't fear damaging the razor or experimenting with stropping technique, and I now have a spare razor to lend anyone wanting to try straight shaving.
Regarding definition, I feel that for a razor to be shave-ready, the buyer should be able to open the package, rinse it off and have a first shave, no stropping required. I would also recommend that procedure to buyers, as by doing it this way, you cannot blame a seller if you ruined an edge due to poor stropping technique etc. Its just a fair and safe way for a buyer to evaluate a purchase before complaining or leaving negative feedback. And for sellers, offering a razor stropped for evaluation by a buyer is good way to make them happy with their purchase, rather than risk them having to strop themselves and potentially ruin the fine edge created.It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice