Thread: New razor I got for Christmas- flaws?

vintagestraightrazor.com has one that's near identical, it seems like both businesses are owned by the same person and their business practices are pretty shady.

Here's a thread about it:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...zor-legit.html

Am shocked that a manufacturer and a vendor can allow a blade like that to be sold

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Am shocked that a manufacturer and a vendor can allow a blade like that to be sold

These are the same vendor(s) that sell GB Buckinghams and other paki razors.

I guess their ice skate sharpening device was a little off that day!

Send it back. That heel looks like bad news and that brown spot looks really concerning......

When the blade gets heated up to much the temper gets blown, ruining the blade. That brown is one if the colors the steel turns when the temper is ruined. It looks like some one ground off the stabilizer at the heel, and did a poor job at that.... Either that or it was the guy at TI's 1st day on the job.
The bevel looks really bad too.

I will do my best to get my money back, for the razor anyway since nothing wrong with the rest of the kit. Just in case I can't get a refund from this, is the blade salvageable? Would sending it to Lynn or someone be an option?

Without seeing the blade it is hard to say, but from those pics it looks to me the blade is twisted at the heel, causing the odd honing along the edge from front compared to the back. Lay the blade on a flat surface, like a granite counter top , and lay it on both sides like you were going to hone it. That should tell you if the blade is flat or a bit twisted as I suspect. If it is flat, a Hone pro should be able to get a good edge. If it is not a flat piece of steel I would not shave with it. I bought a razor once, a vintage E Morris prosperity, that was actually bowed. Fortunately I was giving it away to a guy named E Morris who will never shave with it. (He knows why too) I just gave it as a lark since his name was on it.

Make sure you don't get a replacement from a different manufacturer, which you may be offered - the TI is the only razor worth buying from that place, so in exchange you'd want another TI that is not defective. It's best to get your money back and buy a different razor from another vendor.
If it isn't sharp enough you could have that fixed with further honing, but there's 99% chance that the bevel would remain uneven and ugly.

Too bad the edge is uneven, seemed more than sharp enough. Was able to cut some arm hair with it, although I don't know if that's a sufficient test to see if the blade is worthwhile.

It makes no Diff if its twisted, rusted, can be repaired or not,The blade is junk out of the box brand new.
That blade should be a factory reject and thrown into the scrap bin.
How it came to market from a 1st class maker eludes me.