Greetings,
I was wondering if anyone here owns razors made by this young company I found during a Google search.
Here is their website Portland Razor Co. | Straight Razors and Strops handmade in Portland, OR
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Greetings,
I was wondering if anyone here owns razors made by this young company I found during a Google search.
Here is their website Portland Razor Co. | Straight Razors and Strops handmade in Portland, OR
There are several threads about this already. If you do a forum search you will find them.
Certainly do and they make great quality razors and are fairly economical for a nice straight as compared to other US artisan razor makers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Str8Up
In fact, most razors with even some personal added touches will never hardly run over $300 and if you don't need any bells or whistles and like a 6/8 std. razor you will never end up paying over $160 for the std. and $210 for the artisan 7/8 and like $240 for the 8/8 artisan I believe.
Plus, Scott and Hunter are a class act that are the brains and workers of that business!
I have two so far and I am sure more in the future from them.
Thanks for the reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael70
I agree, most if not all US artisan razor makers charge way too much.
Cheers mates!
Next trip to portlandia the Liberal Mecca of the Northwest, I'm going to ask about a tour of their shop, might buy a razor just to help Oregon Business, have heard or read nothing but good of those Gent's.
I have a PRC Hydra. Very happy with it. Hope to soon add a Siren.
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I've just ordered the exact same item, I'd also indicated to Hunter that I'd like it blued, although now I've seen yours I'm wondering if I made the right choice?
Just to keep things in perspective price wise Portland is not an artisanal manufacture. They are a factory made razor. Maybe a smaller factory but that is what they are.
So, if you are comparing them to someone else it's TI or Dovo as an example not Zowada.
So true, hit the nail on the head. Tc
Not sure I agree because they make a lot of custom one of a kinds so while they do have a std. lineup, they too can do anything that comes from your mind. They are a 3 person shop so I hardly think of them as a manufacturer in terms of what I see as a manufacturer. But hey, we can get caught up in the semantics or we can just enjoy a nice razor my friends!
Regardless of any business label applied to Portland Razor Company they do outstanding work at reasonable prices.
Respectfully I think that is a bit unfair. Their worst straight sees far more QA and far less volume than Dovo or TI. All of that aside, I think if you need to make a comparison it would be to a Nate's Straights or Brown Razor Works in a lot of ways...some blank-based production razors, some fully custom. I might argue in favor of Mr. Brown's craftsmanship, but the Portland folks are catching up awfully fast and their custom skill set is expanding rapidly.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
At the end of the day it doesn't matter. Some folks will like one maker or the other, or even have several examples of many. That is the fun in this hobby....so much variety at all levels of the game.
When you buy a new car, there are options. Wheels, colors, convertible, engine size, engine type, 4x4 etc. Just because you pick red instead of white, does not make it custom. When doing stock removal, you get limited options in design, so there is no way anyone can argue to me that they have a custom PRC, unless it's not one of the base models offered, or was designed by you to be made by them.
Forging a razor takes a lot more time, materials, and experience, so the prices go up. When extreme skill is involved, the prices get crazy (Dylan Farnham comes to mind).
Call it semantics, but it is what it is, nothing more nothing less.
unfortunately you are somewhat misinformed.Quote:
Originally Posted by prodigy
I offer you this page, and advertisement on how to order:
Portland Razor Co. | Straight razors and strops handmade in Portland, OR — Custom Razors
and this one, with pictures of one-off designs that clearly have NOTHING to do with their other production razors. I own #3. Just scroll right down to the bottom there.....
Portland Razor Co. | Straight razors and strops handmade in Portland, OR — Straight Razors
call it semantics, but a lot of those don't look like they came from standard blanks....nothing more, nothing less.
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Denvernoob
You validated everything I said, but called me wrong. Those razors you linked are not variations of base models, one of the points i mentioned...
I'm not denying those razors are custom, just look at the price tags.
It would appear I misread the context of your post, so my apologies. Apparently we agree...lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by prodigy
No worries, it happens. They make some nice looking razors. I had inquired about a custom, probably a year or more ago, and it wasn't an option. They have really taken off as far as skill and options.Quote:
Originally Posted by Denvernoob
That sounds cool, you can even schedule a visit on their website, unfortunately that would be a real long road trip for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by FAL
But sir they do in fact do custom creations of their own as well as those for customers upon request. So that to me while yes, they have base models that are standard, they are not a typical manufacturer either. But like I stated, semantics or not, they are or can do customs just as any of the US artisans can.Quote:
Originally Posted by prodigy
Yes we cleared that up a little above. They have recently started that, because when I inquired it was not an option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael70
The main reason I actually wrote that comment was to address those that feel the artisan/custom razors are overpriced. The standard line razors are cheap because there is less involved. Custom razors that are forged have many many hours involved, not only in the specific razor itself, but in learning the skills necessary to make them. So an $800 razor isn't that expensive when you consider the cost of man hours, machinery, materials, knowledge that is required to make it.
We've had many discussions concerning custom and factory and custom class or semi custom pieces over the years on the site. Shave quality has nothing to do with whether you buy a razor for $150 or $1500.
True custom razors are priced based not only on the time it takes to make them but the design phase and the materials. Probably the rep of the maker is equally important with the thought in mind of the selling price on the resale market.
All of that said there are custom razors whose ergonomics render shaving literally hazardous, and honing probably impossible. They are more 'art' and less function in my opinion. Whilst it is an achievement that the likes of TI and DOVO have survived where so many have not, I think it is truly great to see a small start-ups like PRC becoming established producing a product that most would consider defunct.
Agreed on that level. I would almost equate it (loosely) to fashion. You can buy a t-shirt at Target for $5. I was probably made in bulk, most likely by machines (perhaps children), etc....and you can buy a t-shirt at Nieman Marcus that was hand-spun yak thread blessed by a Buddhist monk for $500...Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
at the end of the day, the two t-shirts likely do the same thing...just HOW it came to be is different, and the perceived value is different as a result.
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Originally Posted by TomP30
