Thread: First straight razor, Ralf Aust or Revisor

Well since I can only speak from experience I will. I have recently purchased a new revisor from Thomas and I have to say that it was, by most definitions, shave ready. It delivered a BBS shave in two passes which is a feat that many of my "shave ready" razors from others have failed to do. I have purchased new Dovo razors that were miserably dull with their factory edge. I have received two blades from honemeisters that were shave ready but still fell considerably short of the keeness and smoothness of my Revisor from Thomas. I was so impressed with the edge I actually PM'ed him to ask him what stones he used. Imagine my surprise when I learned it was a coticule and not a 4-5 hone progression. I was equally surprised it wasn't a Guangxi or Thuringen too. (Those that know me will understand that). I intitially bought a Revisor after reading a few posts here about how impressed people were with the edge.

As for customer service, Thomas and his family went out of their way to ensure that everything went smoothly and it did. I would, and will, buy another Revisor from their shop in Germany without hesitation. I appreciate what Thomas and his family bring to this art in that they invested a lot of money and time to keep some new production razors on the market along with employing people with some knowledge that may have otherwise been lost.