Thread: Revisor - Solingen

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

For the ones I bought, the longest wait was due to the USPS. Revisor ships fast and you'll quickly see the razor leave Germany in about a day.

Oh it sat in US customs for 3 of the aforementioned days.

I don't own any Revisor razors but I do get my fare share in for honing and I can only say they are very nice razors well made the finish is excellent and they take a great edge, I would point any newbie straight razor user their way, but I do on occasion have a new Revisor in for honing so not all of them are shave ready in my opinion.

I agree with celticcrusader: My Revisors didn't were shave ready. They had a very good edge (close to shave ready) but not shave ready.

Originally Posted by cariocarj01

I agree with celticcrusader: My Revisors didn't were shave ready. They had a very good edge (close to shave ready) but not shave ready.

Yes, that was my only slight quibble also with the one and only Revisor I ordered. All in all not a major knock on Revisor. I still have the razor and enjoy it very much.

Bob

Here is what arrived today.

This is a 6-0004 blade with the horn scales from model 6-0007. I am pretty happy overall with everything. The blade is certainly top-notch craftsmanship, and the scales are nice and dark in color with some translucent texture that is fantastic. The only slight complaint (and I am splitting hairs a bit here) is that the gold wash is not really what I was expecting as far as brightness and prominence. Ihave a TI that is similar, and I get that Revisor, like anyone, is certainly using the most minimal amount of wash possible. This just seemed ever so slightly sloppy to me given the immaculate workmanship in the grind of the blade itself.

As for edge....
The razor came with a great bevel. I am not going to call it shave ready by my standards but it was by no means dull. The edge looked as if the bevel had been set on a 1k and no further refinement had been done. I took it quickly over a 4k, 8k, 12k, pasted balsa, then leather and the edge is now flawless. All combined it really was only a 30 min effort to polish and finish the edge as the bevel that was set at the factory was spot on.

Hope that helps a bit!

damn you Denver...out done again

Originally Posted by Denvernoob

The edge looked as if the bevel had been set on a 1k and no further refinement had been done.

Looks can be deceiving. The bevel was set on a Hexe.



The finish was done on a natural hone.



Source: Straight Razor Magazine, "Interview with Thomas Kronenberg, CEO at Revisor GmbH"

Originally Posted by RobinK

Looks can be deceiving. The bevel was set on a Hexe.



The finish was done on a natural hone.



Source: Straight Razor Magazine, "Interview with Thomas Kronenberg, CEO at Revisor GmbH"

This may be the case, and as I mentioned it was not a knock on the vendor or the razor. As I mentioned previously in this thread, I have very sensitive skin and need a razor that isn't just sharp, but smooth as well. The striations left in the ege were indicative of a somewhat unrefined edge. It was better than those I have seen out of the factory at, say, TI, but was not a pro-hone. Look...I get it...if I am a razor MANUFACTURER selling at a certain price point, I am not going to spend an hour additionally producing each blade and not pass that along to the customer. To keep the price down and to remain profitable, getting a good start on the edge is what makes sense. Some people may have found that with some paste and stropping that the edge might be fine for them. It just wasn't right for me.

Taken another way, I at least touch up just about every blade I get regardless of who touched it. Thus far there has been only one exception.

I took the razor for a test drive last evening and it shaved like a dream. It is a wonderful shoulderless blade and took a fantastic edge. Worth every penny.

Originally Posted by Denvernoob

Here is what arrived today.

This is a 6-0004 blade with the horn scales from model 6-0007. I am pretty happy overall with everything. The blade is certainly top-notch craftsmanship, and the scales are nice and dark in color with some translucent texture that is fantastic. The only slight complaint (and I am splitting hairs a bit here) is that the gold wash is not really what I was expecting as far as brightness and prominence. Ihave a TI that is similar, and I get that Revisor, like anyone, is certainly using the most minimal amount of wash possible. This just seemed ever so slightly sloppy to me given the immaculate workmanship in the grind of the blade itself.

As for edge....
The razor came with a great bevel. I am not going to call it shave ready by my standards but it was by no means dull. The edge looked as if the bevel had been set on a 1k and no further refinement had been done. I took it quickly over a 4k, 8k, 12k, pasted balsa, then leather and the edge is now flawless. All combined it really was only a 30 min effort to polish and finish the edge as the bevel that was set at the factory was spot on.

Hope that helps a bit!

I love shoulderless blades!!!!! Nice Denver!