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    At the risk of heresy, I have to report that I purchased a Sanguine razor off of ebay. I'll try most things once and liked the looks of this razor. I bought the resharpenable one since they also sell shavettes and a strop. The razor blade is wide yet light and has the looks of a wide 7/8. It honed and stropped easily and had a good close shave. I must declare, I was impressed with this Sanguine razor in spite of it being on our "Do not buy" list. If it is a Pakastani blade then it must be the redemption of them because I did enjoy the shave. The scales have an attractive modern design. They are kinda flimsy but I see no problems as long as nobody hangs off of them. At any rate I would certainly re-scale this razor were the scales to mysteriously fall off.
    The strop had a thick meaty leather strop and on the side which would normally be linen, it has a some kind of imitation leather/ man-made material. I rubbed a rough sandpaper over this several times and it has a velvety texture now. It too works well with the Sanguine razor and my vintage H. Henry Hill seemed to agree with it too. Here is a link if anybody is interested. http://stores.ebay.com/Sanguine-Razors .
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    Thanks for the report Big_E. I like the looks of those scales.

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    I think one of the gripes about Pakistani razors is the inconsistency of one blade from the next -- one might be honed into a fine shaver, but the next is best suited as a butter knife. Maybe someone here could buy 100 Sanguines and report back if this is correct. ( yeah, sure, bark!)

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    Bill Ellis honed one up and though it made a decent shaver (unfortunately that post is gone, or I'd link to it). But there have been others that wouldn't take an edge at all. They seem to be pretty inconsistent.

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    For some reason, these razors make me feel cheerfully confident and rather optimistic. I think I'll get one - nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

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    i be leave this is true about inconsistent blades i have 2 cheap Pakistani Blades (dont know the brand, no makings just made in Pakistan) anyway one i never could get an edge on the other got super sharp! they feel different but are identical.

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    I hope that ain't the case with these 'cause I have another on the way in the mail, the same but with the white scales. I'm gonna need a larger cigar box or one of those barber boxes, I'm gathering quite a collection.
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    I bought another Sanguine razor and wanted to report another fine shave. I honed it on my Norton 4000/8000 and gave it a good stropping on my Illinois 127. It gives a really close shave. Thats all I'm gonna get from the Pakis. It's back to the respectable vintage blades now. Maybe I'll get a new Dovo next.
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    I have one just like the first one with the blue tiger stripe scales. I bought it before I knew it was a Paki model, I just liked the looks of it. I must say, I've had a bit of difficulty with it until I put it to the Norton 4000/8000 and it is now in my rotation. The only thing I can find fault with is it requires more frequesnt honing than my Union Razor Cutlery Co. or Dubl Duck.

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    They do seem to like to have the spine taped when honing. The steeper bevel makes them scary sharp and they hold up longer to the daily stropping better.
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