Thread: Mehaz razor

Me-haz straight razors just not Me-haz straight razors.

I-Haz moar Str8 Rayzors then youz.

I also own one of these FAUX-razors. In fact it was, unfortunately, my first razor and the one I tried to learn to hone with. This was my first newb mistake. I had it professionally honed and the honemaster was too polite to inform me that my razor was crap. Wish he had! So I shaved with the mediocre edge and eventually bought a Norton 4K/8k. Taking a Mehaz International to a hone is like trying to polish a turd. Total frustration to a newbie!!

Eventually I was put out of my misery and obtained a wonderful old Robeson Shuredge to play with. Since then I have been on easy street and luvin it.

We all make mistakes while learning but some can be avoided. In my opinion the #1 mistake to avoid is starting with poor quality tools.

I have a Mehaz piece of metal. Bought it as my first straight razor 18 years ago and have been frustrated w it ever since.
I finally spoke to jerrod at The Superior Shave in Florida over the phone from Canada about 6 years ago. I ended up buying a razor (then several more from him). He never commented on my Mehaz specifically but after me telling him what I was doing to hone and strop it, assuring me I was doing it correctly he said he could’ve no reason why it wouldn’t be a shave ready edge. He assured me if I bought a Dovo or other razor from him it would work out for me to my satisfaction. He was right. I now own and maintain 9 razors which I use daily w great success and satisfaction.
The Mehaz has bedeviled me. Today I just put it through another round of stoning... this time 75 passes on three different stones, a smooth black(?), a 1,000 and then a 6,000 grit stone. 25 each on a green and then a red pasted strop, a plane nylon strop for 40 laps/side, and a leather strop again 40 laps/ side. I swear if this doesn’t give me a satisfactory edge I’m going to break the blade so I never have to think about it again!
FYI-It’s stamped on the tang, Solingen Made in Germany. Grrr!