Thread: Rolls Razor Fans

Thanks Tinkersd, I was just suggesting the frown as one possible cause. The only other one I can think of is that the edge has oxidized and the soft steel needs to be honed off til you get back to solid steel.
But, it seems that you have sufficient experience to cover those 2 situations.
The only thing left to check is the width of the blade.

Good luck,

Even if I didn't invent it, I just named it - the Rolls Razor "J-Stroke".

Similar to the stern man's canoe-paddling J-stroke, a J-stroke exectued ATG/final pass with a Rolls is the equal of a guillotine pass with a straight blade. It's half a straight stroke finished with a slip-slide to one side (or the other) - more of an "L" than a "J", really; this stroke reduces hard-to-get-at patches of micro-stubble to BBS.

I have an NOS one, used it once or twice. So now it is no longer NOS, Too much hassle for me assembling and disassembling every time. Give me a straight any time.

Originally Posted by Kees

I have an NOS one, used it once or twice. So now it is no longer NOS, Too much hassle for me assembling and disassembling every time. Give me a straight any time.

Wat gekost? Voor verkoop?

Ik heb geen idee. Ze staan vaak op ebay, ik denk dat het goedkoper is qua verzendkosten als je er een van iemand uit de VS koopt,

Hartelijk dank. Niet gemakkelijk te vinden dit item in NOS staat.

I have A NOS viscount too. Never shaved with it, now I Am tempted.

I have a few Rolls laying around but never had success getting them to work.

Finally spent some time honing and stropping one today with the included hone/strop then gave it a go...

...Lathered up with some Castle Forbes Cedar Sandle and away I went

First pass was a little rough trying to find the proper angle but not all that bad.

Second pass was much better!

I dared for a third pass and ended up with a very smooth shave.

I'll stick with it for a week to see how well it does.

I have one that I won off ebay, the blade was in need of a little work, took it through my normal straight honing process and it now shave great, still a bit scarier to use than a "real" straight but does a fine job. I suggest if you have one and haven't tried it yet, to give it a go. they are really not bad at all

Originally Posted by sinnfein

I have one that I won off ebay, the blade was in need of a little work, took it through my normal straight honing process and it now shave great, still a bit scarier to use than a "real" straight but does a fine job. I suggest if you have one and haven't tried it yet, to give it a go. they are really not bad at all

I agree. I noticed mine came with a spare blade that happened to be a "Super Hollow Grind" and ran that through the typical honing process I use for straights. Todays shave with that one was awesome. I'me very impressed.