Quote Originally Posted by UKRob View Post
I just don't understand why anyone would expect to walk into a high street shop and get a decent choice of razors from one manufacturer let alone different manufacturers - it just doesn't work like that. All the main manufacturers are still nothing more than cottage industries that are reliant on the same few staff for whatever quality they turn out.

If you want choice, the internet is the only place you will find it - and even then no-one has the stock they would like. In my opinion, you are much better off buying something on the classified section of the various forums or a half decent blade from EBay or wherever and having it restored - and I'll bet the restorers are quoting a lead time as well.
Excellent point! That's why I was saying aside from Revisor...it's just pure luck with any vendor having stock. Now to qualify that, there are new blades out there, just not popular models or sizes!! Currently, Revisor is pretty much you're only place for new blades...even then it's a wait.

And then you're right, there's E-Bay...and if you look carefully, there are some nice buys out there...I just grabbed a beautiful W&B 7/8 Celebrated Hollow Ground from E-Bay so less than half the cost of a new blade...was a gem, you just have to look!