Thread: Hello from montreal.

We're popping up all over the place! Might warrant a store better than Centre du Rasoir et Plus soon!

Originally Posted by VA2GXB

We're popping up all over the place! Might warrant a store better than Centre du Rasoir et Plus soon!

Nice to see some montreal people around here, if you find a good store let me know but for the next purchase i will buy online.
Better price online and a lot more of quality choice.

Originally Posted by langlois

Better price online and a lot more of quality choice.

That's the big problem with a brick & mortar store, you have to deal with higher overhead just to keep a store front running, which means harder to compete with online shops.

Cheers.

Welcome to SRP!

King Cutters are fantastic razors - I have two of them so far - so it would be well worth the effort to have that one restored. However, due to its sentimental value, make sure that if you do opt for restoration you send it to a pro. You don't want just anybody messing around with Grandpa's razor! And if you choose to do it yourself, don't go anywhere near that gold wash with metal polish or anything similar. It will disappear in a flash. The member service section of the classifieds is a great place to start looking for restoration or honing services:

Member Services - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

There is a cigar store on Sainte Catherine called Vasco that has some quality soaps, etc. I'm pretty sure they also carry razors/brushes etc., but to be honest when I was there a while back I just had soap on the brain so I wasn't paying attention to the other stuff. Anyway, if you're downtown, it would be worth checking out.

Good luck!

EDIT: forgot to say - don't worry about having trouble under the chin. That's a very common trouble spot for a lot of guys, and will get easier with time and practice. If you search the forum, you'll find plenty of threads about that with lots of suggestions. But in short, prep well, stretch your skin, pay attention to your blade angle (raise the spine about two spine widths from your skin which should = an angle of around 30 degrees) and keep your pressure light.

I will not attempt to do this restoration by myself not on this baby, ill be furious if the gold inscription fade out. Thank you for the advice!

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Welcome to SRP!

King Cutters are fantastic razors - I have two of them so far - so it would be well worth the effort to have that one restored. However, due to its sentimental value, make sure that if you do opt for restoration you send it to a pro. You don't want just anybody messing around with Grandpa's razor! And if you choose to do it yourself, don't go anywhere near that gold wash with metal polish or anything similar. It will disappear in a flash. The member service section of the classifieds is a great place to start looking for restoration or honing services:

Member Services - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

There is a cigar store on Sainte Catherine called Vasco that has some quality soaps, etc. I'm pretty sure they also carry razors/brushes etc., but to be honest when I was there a while back I just had soap on the brain so I wasn't paying attention to the other stuff. Anyway, if you're downtown, it would be worth checking out.

Good luck!

EDIT: forgot to say - don't worry about having trouble under the chin. That's a very common trouble spot for a lot of guys, and will get easier with time and practice. If you search the forum, you'll find plenty of threads about that with lots of suggestions. But in short, prep well, stretch your skin, pay attention to your blade angle (raise the spine about two spine widths from your skin which should = an angle of around 30 degrees) and keep your pressure light.

I understand, but i would be rather happy to pay a little more and see the razor in my hand and feel it or smell the shaving soap before buying it. But maybe the straight razor market is not big enough to have a business in montreal.

Originally Posted by Pi3

That's the big problem with a brick & mortar store, you have to deal with higher overhead just to keep a store front running, which means harder to compete with online shops.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by langlois

I understand, but i would be rather happy to pay a little more and see the razor in my hand and feel it or smell the shaving soap before buying it. But maybe the straight razor market is not big enough to have a business in montreal.

I completely agree. There is nothing like kicking the tires before buying. Hopefully the Montréal market will grow significantly and a dedicated store might pop up someday. In the mean time, like Cangooner said, there's Vasco downtown, but I find their selection to be limited compared to online shops. There's also a Japanese knife shop, L'Émouleur, in the Mile-End on Laurier, I think they sell kamisori razors and offer a straight razor sharpening service (I can't really comment further, I never tried them).

Cheers.

I would trust the member service for sharpening service.
IS there any member from montreal do some restoration?

Originally Posted by Pi3

I completely agree. There is nothing like kicking the tires before buying. Hopefully the Montréal market will grow significantly and a dedicated store might pop up someday. In the mean time, like Cangooner said, there's Vasco downtown, but I find their selection to be limited compared to online shops. There's also a Japanese knife shop, L'Émouleur, in the Mile-End on Laurier, I think they sell kamisori razors and offer a straight razor sharpening service (I can't really comment further, I never tried them).

Cheers.

Welcome Langlois.
You will see that Montrealers are growing in numbers on this forum.
We should surely organize a meeting in the near future.

I would be glad to come at a meeting and meet some gents who have a lot more experience then i have.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Welcome Langlois.
You will see that Montrealers are growing in numbers on this forum.
We should surely organize a meeting in the near future.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Welcome Langlois.
You will see that Montrealers are growing in numbers on this forum.
We should surely organize a meeting in the near future.

I'm definitely in for a Montreal meeting.

Cheers.