Thread: Fendrihan's own brand straight razor

Glad that all of your good eyes got to work so fast!

One review said it was shave ready, the other not. That's too high a level of risk for a n00b like me. Classic edge gives me 0 risk!

I checked the legal definition of 'made in Canada with some imported components' and that only requires 51% of the total cost of the product to be made in Canada and one part made in Canada. So, local scales + assembly would meet that criteria I guess.

I asked them by email if the blade was made in Canada. If it is, that'd be nearly revolutionary.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Similar to the blade used in the Gold Dollar 300 series razors, this is the ultimate in straight razor customization.

Oh dear....... <sigh>

Originally Posted by Phrank

Chemical composition: Mn 0.382% Cr 0.270% Bi 0.005%"

This is not making sense. By definition, stainless steel has at least 10.5% Chromium.
So I'm going to guess that they got that number wrong and meant 27% Cr.
Oh, and there's no carbon mentioned - which you'd need for high-carbon stainless.

Putting that aside, I haven't been able to find what steel that'd be.

To compare, the composition of 440C steel (which everybody loves to hate for its difficulty to sharpen) is:
16–18 % Cr 0.95–1.20 %C 1% Mn 1%Si 0.04 %P 0.03 %S 0.75% Mo
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_steel_grades)

stainless does not mean you are safe from rust or spots. it just means its a little more resistant to it, so don't make that a criteria of your purchase. the most important thing your looking for is a razor that is properly honed, 5/8-6/8 round point maybe, not a lot of money so if you give up on it your not out much. and as far as oiling your razor, to each his own but I don't oil mine unless it goes up for a few months, just dry it properly and no problems oh and don't buy that razor Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

stainless does not mean you are safe from rust or spots. it just means its a little more resistant to it, so don't make that a criteria of your purchase. the most important thing your looking for is a razor that is properly honed, 5/8-6/8 round point maybe, not a lot of money so if you give up on it your not out much. and as far as oiling your razor, to each his own but I don't oil mine unless it goes up for a few months, just dry it properly and no problems oh and don't buy that razor Tc

So, only oiling the pivot once a month then?

Originally Posted by malaverdiere

So, only oiling the pivot once a month then?

Only if you are getting that area wet. So far I have seen no reason to get the tang/scales/pivot area wet for myself. I guess it depends on how you shave.

Bob

I will oil a pivot once in a while, but more often than not, I don't, like Bob said if you don't get it wet then you wont have problems, but even if you do , properly drying your razor is the key. when I'm done a little bit of maintenance takes care of any issues, like I wipe down the razor, strop on line a few laps, ill run a piece of TP thru the pivot area and then the biggest thing to do is I lay my razor open on top of my dresser for the day. closing a razor that may have some moisture you missed will surely get you some spotting or even rust.

my daily razor, has not been oiled in months, but now I,m not saying you don't have to oil your razor, its yours do what you want. but its not that big of a deal to keep your razor spotless. Tc

Originally Posted by BobH

Only if you are getting that area wet. So far I have seen no reason to get the tang/scales/pivot area wet for myself. I guess it depends on how you shave.

Bob

In stark contrast to Bob..... EVERYTHING is sopping wet by the time I'm done a shave! I do not oil my blades or pivots, I just dry the razor off as well as I can, tap the scales against a towel in my hand while keeping a finger between the scales and the thumb notch so the blade doesn't wedge the scales apart, to remove any drops inside the scales. Afterwards, I simply plop the razor onto our always blowing air floor vent to dry the razor out.... I usually put it on the bedroom vent and close the door so curious critters stay away from them.

I think my blades get slightly more tarnished than some... but no issues if I dry the razor off when I'm done and air dry over the floor vent. The pivot point does not see enough wear and tear to attempt to lubricate it in my opinion.

Of course... keep in mind, I HAVE been wrong before!

Regards

Kaptain "Messy to a fault" Zero

Forget the Fendrihan stainless razor. If you are new to this game, accept that most production razors are not good enough to shave with out of the box. Also, being new, stainless steel can be tricky to hone, best stick to carbon steel. If you feel you must buy a new razor, an American company The Restored Razor, has a a range of new razors, that are hand crafted, and importantly for you, the maker also personally hones, shave tests, and sanitises every razor he sells. I bought one a week ago, and the owner asked me to try the edge just as it arrived, not even stropping. It was a brilliant shave. It is the only new razor I've bought that is truly shave ready from the word go. Priced below $150.00USD.

Just FYI, I chose a Dovo razor from Classic Edge.