Whipped Dog sight unseen question

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08-26-2013, 05:08 PM
Siguy

Whipped Dog sight unseen question

Hi all,

I'm looking to get my first straight. I'm leaning to a ~$40 sight unseen from WD. My question is this:

WD says the razor is ready to shave. My reading on SRP tells me the RTS is a dicey affair, with some(maybe only a few) actually being RTS.

So, are WD's straights actually RTS?

Thanks all. Great site, btw.
08-26-2013, 05:17 PM
unit

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siguy

So, are WD's straights actually RTS?

Yes.

For more info:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...42#post1200942
08-26-2013, 05:30 PM
Chugach68

Larry does an excellent job honing. I have a few of mine honed by him.
08-26-2013, 08:55 PM
10Pups

They may be butt ugly but don't sneeze when your shaving or you may have 1 ear or 3 nostrils.
08-26-2013, 09:00 PM
kwlfca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chugach68

Larry does an excellent job honing. I have a few of mine honed by him.

Odd, I found the new Dovo I got from him wasn't sharp enough. Had to do some playing around on my nani 12k to sort it out. :shrug:
08-26-2013, 09:12 PM
Roso

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10Pups

They may be butt ugly but don't sneeze when your shaving or you may have 1 ear or 3 nostrils.

Glad I wasn't doing anything serious when I read that.

OP- If you're looking for your first straight and are looking for an inexpensive option and ready to jump in, Whipped Dog should be ok. If you have some time to pick something out, I recommend you check the classifieds here until you run across something that looks good. Also, if you have a few more bucks and wander over to SRD you can get a brand new, honed razor with another honing included. Look around, those are only 3 options and there is a rainbow of choices out there. Good luck and enjoy!
08-28-2013, 10:24 AM
Oakeshott

Larry does a great job honing them. Uses a coti I believe. Once in a great while one goes out that's subpar but the few times I've heard of that happening, if the customer writes him, he'll rehone it. You're out the postage, but he does take care of his customers.
08-28-2013, 10:29 AM
bill3152

I can only speak from the blade I received and it wasn't on a coti. High polished edge that looks like a 12k edge like a naniwa.
08-28-2013, 10:40 AM
Oakeshott

Quote:

Originally Posted by bill3152

I can only speak from the blade I received and it wasn't on a coti. High polished edge that looks like a 12k edge like a naniwa.

I may, like Rick Blaine in Casablanca, have been misinformed.
08-28-2013, 11:33 AM
billyc4362

I bought the $28 sight unseen with blemishes from Whippeddog. It has a one piece plastic scale, and the razor itself has patina and isnt polished-except for the edge! I have been shaving with it for almost a month now- no problems with the shave with the exception of newbie operator errors. If you want a good shaver that truly is shave ready- whippeddog is the way to go.
08-31-2013, 03:54 AM
jmacak

Let me agree with billyc3462.

I bought a sight unseen with blemishes about a year ago. It was an older W&B near wedge that came shave ready and is still quite sharp.

Larry did a great job and I would not hesitate to buy again, or recommend his razors to a friend.

Cheers

Joe
08-31-2013, 05:59 AM
TheGeek

I accidentally recieved a whipped dog razor that looks like a sight unseen, and I must say it shaves very well. I have never purchased from Larry but I have dealt with him. If he deals with customers in the same manner (I assume he would) then he is a good guy.

Geek