Thread: Sanguine razors

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 .
Ernest
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Thanks for the report Big_E. I like the looks of those scales.

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!)

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.

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

James.

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.

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.
Ernest

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.
Ernest

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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.

-80s

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.
Ernest