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I bought a Kriegar (meat clever) razor on ebay. I didn't know any better. That thing will never touch my face. It might be good for cutting ropes, but not whiskers!
How do they sell these things and sleep at night. Pass the word! Do not buy these meat slicers!:nono:
Anyone out there shaving with these things? If so, how do you do it? The razor/clever weights about a pound and a half!
Jonas
I was fortunate to find this site before buying one. I occasionally receive catalogs advertising gaudy, low quality knives and have seen those and similar razors listed. Even before discovering SRP I was suspicious of them as they were selling for under ten dollars. Oh, well... just chalk it up to lesson learned. You might, at least, be able to use the scales if you get your hands on a vintage blade at an antique shop that needs a new set.
I gave myself a few scars with one of those before I found the SRP. Fortunately they're mostly gone now. Something to be said about the exfoliating effects of a properly honed real razor.
Crap! I just bought one of these :( next time I'll check reviews before buying. I'm really new to this site and to straight razor in general, is it possible to change the blade to make it good
A quick rundown of Kreigers goes like this. They sharpen the blades at the angles of a knife...about 30 degrees instead of the about 14 degrees needed for a straight razor. Those that have tried to hone the blade at the proper angle have discovered that the steel they use deteriorates and will not hold up at that low angle. Bad steel, bad razor. Not even the scales can be used in other projects since their pins are 1/8" instead of 1/16".
This is now being discussed in the Workshop.Quote:
Originally Posted by olidlavoie
Thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ng-blades.html
yeah I know, it's my post !
It's for the other members who would like to respond to your question. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by olidlavoie
I learned the hard way sometime ago. As Max suggested it makes a great box cutter. :)
When looking for your first SR, you can't go wrong perusing the Classifieds here @ SRP, or perhaps checking out WhippedDog. You're really taking your chances buying one off eBay
from what i hear those kreigars are about as usful as a lead weight on ur back when ur in the ocean.
Glad I found this, I was considering buying one on eBay. Right, "Gold Dollar" it is! (j/k) :-p
I wouldn't and leave the pretty 'titanium' ones alone too.Quote:
Originally Posted by wouldeneye
This is the voice of experience.
If you are coming up my way let me know and drop in, if you want.
Late, late entry but I would add my weight to the argument against Kriegars.
Totally wasted my money on one from ebay. How these sellers cans ell them as razors is beyond me. I use mine as an envelope opener now.
I ended up getting a straight from Whipped Dog and although it wasn't for me with all the palaver surrounding straight shaving, the razor itself was a completely different item from the Kriegar. I am genuinely ashamed I ever bought a Kriegar.
The lowest-price new razor I'd trust is a Dovo Best Quality, currently around $80.
Read up in our FAQ section; there are links there of razors to avoid and vintage brands known to be good.
Better luck next purchase!
Yeah, I am sticking with Safety Razors, I am much happier than I was with a straight. Where the Kriegar wasted hours of my time, the lovely razor I bought from Whipped Dog showed me what a razor can be but I folded in the end with all the stropping etc!
This is just my $0.02, but I wanted to see if SR was for me, so I went to my local shave shop and bought a Parker Shavette for about $15. It uses half of a double-edge, so i got a pack of Merkurs. And I started slowly. And now I LOVE to shave. And I love to tell people that I'm using my straight razor. When i tell some of my male friends, you'd think I just told them I was raising wild weasels in my living room!
I am now experimenting with different creams and soaps. And I am hoping that Santa(my wife) brings me my first good quality straight razor this year. So, IMHO, you CAN start out for under $20, but it allways helps to know who to talk to.
Would that be Carwin's? Nice folks there...Quote:
Originally Posted by borchard
It was my first mistake also, I use it to scrape stuff that sticks to glass. And to scrape the car's old inspection sticker.
It WOULD be Carwin's :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanjewell
I am signed up to take their Straight Razor Class in a few weeks