Thread: clarification around Henkels`

hey all!

I have been interesting in getting a Henkels razor recently because my first set of kitchen knives were Henkles. Upon looking into it briefly, I noted the multitude of companies that have Henkle in the name! (I assume this is all the same brand just name changes throughout the years) but Id love some clarification in terms of timelines around Henkels Friodur, and Henkels Twin Works or other Henkel names from somebody much better versed in the topic than myself!


thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by Swifty2point0

hey all!

I have been interesting in getting a Henkels razor recently because my first set of kitchen knives were Henkles. Upon looking into it briefly, I noted the multitude of companies that have Henkle in the name! (I assume this is all the same brand just name changes throughout the years) but Id love some clarification in terms of timelines around Henkels Friodur, and Henkels Twin Works or other Henkel names from somebody much better versed in the topic than myself!


thanks in advance!

I am not 100% but I believe you are correct, Henkels is the same as Henkels twin works and so on. I believe there is a time line for razors anyway that shows different ways the little guys are displayed on the tang. That changed over the years IIRC.

Yes that is true the twins logo has evolved over time. In general we only see two renditions of them, although there were several. I do not have the logo date chart on this device. Basically we see one with the two dancing stick dudes as the logo and that ran from early 1900's to the early sixties and thenit changes to a box with the twin dudes cut out. There are others going way back, but it is very hard to find 1800's Henckels. As for the name Zwillingwerk and Twin Works they in part differentiate product runs for export to English speaking regions and for sale within Germany and likely Europe. Friodur is their patented ice quenching system for the tempering of stainless steel and all of their blades stamped with it are stainless. They made razors for over 250 years, and they were very prolific from the late 1800's to the 70's, with razor production ending in the mid 80's? They are my favourite brand and I have several of them. You can often find mint condition blades for very reasonable amounts.

Logo date chart STRAZORS.com - all about classic razors - Zwilling J.A. Henckels AG, Solingen.

Bob

this is exactly what I was looking for! thanks!

There is more to be found here.

And it's "Henckels". Not Henkel or something. Just sayin'.

Originally Posted by RobinK

And it's "Henckels". Not Henkel or something. Just sayin'.

Good, I wasn't the only one.

A little anecdote, when I obtained the razors that belonged to my great grandfather it came in a cigar box,
in it were 2 razors and a natura combo Coticule.

I decided those items were too valuable for daily use, so I decided to put together a "tribute box".

I compiled my own box and I decided to go for 2 older Henckels razors and a "contemporarily mined" natural combo Coti from Maurice at Ardennes.

Why Henckels? Their quality, their history and tradition and usually their no-nonsense type razors, black scales, regular blades, nothin fancy.

As many on here I love Henckels, the next brand I'm eyeing are older Bokers; for me mostly another no nonsense razor brand.

There are a lot of brands that I dig, but Henckels is one I always come back to. Love 'em.

OPSE! the ad I was looking at in the BST had it spelt incorrectly so that set me astray.

I will be on the hunt for some of these in the future

Any recommendations as to which Henckels blade is preferred? There seem to be several options such as 70 1/2, 472, and 72. Where to start as a beginner?

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Even though I only have a single Henckels Friodur 15/16 square point, my understanding is that all Henckels blades are of very high quality, especially for stainless steel (INOX). This means your decision pretty much comes down to size and point.

Since 6/8 is very center of the road, I would suggest buying one of that size (or, larger for my case...5/8 blades just seem too small for me; I’d rather the mass of the blade do the cutting than my pressure application).

The bonus with going Henckels is that with so many on the market, their prices haven’t skyrocketed as compared to other makers.

Some consider round points to be beginner blades. Neglecting focus on such a tip is less risky than with a spike, but I find rounded square points to be quite forgiving of focus lapses as well. YMMV though.