Thread: First straight razor, Ralf Aust or Revisor

I own both Revisor and Ralph Aust razors. As mentioned in previous post, my Revisor was not shave ready. A R.A. Purchased from SRD will arrive shave ready. If you decide on the R.A. don't strop before your first shave. This will give you a benchmark for judging a "truly shave ready edge".

Originally Posted by feltspanky

I own both Revisor and Ralph Aust razors. As mentioned in previous post, my Revisor was not shave ready. A R.A. Purchased from SRD will arrive shave ready. If you decide on the R.A. don't strop before your first shave. This will give you a benchmark for judging a "truly shave ready edge".

Very true statement. Maybe I was lucky with my Revisor, or I'm not as critical. If it's not tuff to shave and I don't get cut, its good for me. YMMV

I have two Austs and two Revisors. One Aust from SRD was shave ready (surprise!) and the first one I got was from the ShavingShop. It was not shave ready only because I asked John not to hone it, but it was ground so well that it was incredibly easy to hone.

Both Revisors were direct from Revisor and they were far from shave ready. I have not honed one of them yet so I will try to take photos of the factory edge some time soon.

Now, that is NOT to say you should not buy a Revisor. It simply means that you might, repeat might, have to have it honed right away.