Thread: Another fine American bladesmith getting into straights

Yep, That point dont look very nice at all. Still, would like to hear about its performance in real life shaving.

Originally Posted by kelbro

I have Puma knives and razors, Case knives and razors. Henckels knives and razors. Why not Buck?!

I don't think that comparison works for me. Puma, Case and Henckels and others have/had a long history of co producing knives and razors. Buck has no background producing razors at all.

To me that means they are staring fresh with a clean slate and all the benefits and drawbacks that entails. Usually that has more drawbacks than advantages. There is not much in the way of improvements you can make after 200 to 300 years of evolution and the temptation is to ignore that and just make a folding knife which you do have expertise in. From the look of it, to me, they chose to make a folding knife.

Time will though and there is always hope.

Bob

Originally Posted by Speedster

The point kills the deal for me. I would be hesitant to risk that amount of money on a knife maker's razor experiment.

Apologies in advance, but I really got a chuckle out of Mr. Cooper's title: Special Projects Project Manager. It just doesn't sound very impressive. Thesaurus anyone?

Or how about, " Super Duper Special Projections Projects Project Product Manager".

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Or how about, " Super Duper Special Projections Projects Project Product Manager".

This email forwarded to;
The Dept. of redundancy Dept.

I wonder what "Advanced Edge2x Technology" might be? I prefer my razors to have a single edge.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I wonder what "Advanced Edge2x Technology" might be? I prefer my razors to have a single edge.

Edge 2X = Hollow ground

That's the marketing buzzword they used when they started using thinner grinds at the edge back around 2000.

I can't imagine that the $250 straight razor market is that big. For them to make the investment to enter the market, I would bet that they did their homework. Buck never followed the knife fads.