Thread: Vintage Puma or new Revisor?

Check the Classifieds, there are several nice razors under $100 and a few just above.

Wolfpack has a gorgeous Larkin for $99, it will have a Shave Ready edge…

The Revisor would be my choice. I'm actually considering the same razor as you have listed, but with white scales.

So, all in all, dummies go and make an old puma razor worth 5 times what the actual value is by bidding them way up on ebay. Stupid.
NO offense to any here.

Originally Posted by FAL

So, all in all, dummies go and make an old puma razor worth 5 times what the actual value is by bidding them way up on ebay. Stupid.

Well, I would not call them dummies. If you really want a Puma in nice condition and only a Puma will do then you pay what you have to as dictated by the market place. If you want a nice razor to shave with almost any will do the job nicely usually at less cost because it does have a rep. From what I can see if you want a very nice razor find an excellent condition American made razor which seem to be under appreciated for no reason that I can see and you'll pay less usually.

Bob

If you haven't purchased a "new" razor, get the Revisor. But I'd say, depending on the condition, the Puma would be a better bet. JMHO

Who is grinding the revisor? The final quality pretty much comes down to the quality of the grind and finish. The reason guys like tanifuji are sought after is the quality of the grind and finish. It's not that the steel in the razor is any better for shaving, even the plainest carbon steel is fine as long as the guy shaving knows how to use linen and leather. The various steels are more marketing than substance (they are definitely different, but in terms of shaving, you don't really do much of what the different steels really vary in).

But the quality of the grind is something else. A good grind that has weight in the spine but is delicately ground in the middle creates the nicest shave, and to do that *and* have a pin straight razor with a good finish takes experience and talent.

After a few days of thinking, my winner is....Le Grelot Le Grelot 11/16th Straight Razor | eBay

I'd vote for Puma

Originally Posted by hwajai

After a few days of thinking, my winner is....Le Grelot Le Grelot 11/16th Straight Razor | eBay

Enjoy, that looks like a very capable razor!

Originally Posted by DaveW

Who is grinding the revisor? [...] But the quality of the grind is something else. A good grind that has weight in the spine but is delicately ground in the middle creates the nicest shave, and to do that *and* have a pin straight razor with a good finish takes experience and talent.

Revisor grinds Revisors. As in: one of the Kronenbergs, as far as I know. As said, they are a small operation, a handful of people at the most. I think they have the final polish 'done by a retired master in this field,' according to Straight Razor Magazine. And the ones I have seen have and used had an impeccable grind and finish.

Got both. Vintage Puma's and Revisor and my choice is the Puma's. They shave great.