What could go wrong with a $3 shave?

Looking at it there appears to be just a bit of the edge showing, it may need to be worked.

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Well, it came in yesterday and I did a quick shave this morning. No cuts nor weepers!

I might do a separate thread. However, wtg was fine, not a lot of pulling. XTG didn't hurt but didn't shave very well either. ATG tugged a bit. This did leave stubble, but didn't mar my face :)

Build quality: The scales are horrible. They are thick, have a spacer not a wedge, and have a third pin. The pinning is very tight - need two hands to open the razor. The blade itself wasn't too bad, slight smile and did not experience what cudarunner pointed out from the pics. There is a ding in the grind and the honed part of the spine might need some work. The box says that the razor was produced in China for DAS brands.

second try with the factory edge.... Nothing doing. Painful and tugging. I will try to hone her up properly soon and give y'all some feedback.

Is there any indication of where the blade was made. If the second shave was much worse than the first, it sounds like the steel is not properly hardened. I suspect it will hone quite easily.

made in china for DAS

I will likely add a whole new thread for this razor so future members can search on it. But for a quick update:
Took a really long time to establish a bevel. The front 1/3 of an inch did not want to pass the sharpie test. I spent more than 45 minutes on the Chosera 1K before hanging it up for the night. Got back at it Sunday and finished the bevel. Went with the Naniwa progression 3k-5k-8k-12k. Shaved this morning and it was a good shave. Now we shall see how long the edge will last...

Here is the new thread:

https://sharprazorpalace.com/razors/...ion-razor.html