Thread: Zeepk Razors

Originally Posted by TheMajor

I wish I had found this place before I bought it!

So is there any hope of salvaging it at all? Because I live in Vancouver and this was pretty much the only razor and stone that I could find anywhere. I'm also willing to bet the hone they gave me sucks as well. Do you guys think it would help if I included the link to what I bought?

Consider the money spent as paying for your education. Maybe you could find a blade to be restored and use the scales for it. Wait, maybe the scales are for SH%$ also and will ruin a good blade. On second thought, use it for the lettere opener as previously mentioned.

The scales are as cheaply made as the blade. I am sending it back to them. They had better not give me any lip about giving my money back. They WILL understand the language I will speak then. BTW guys, I ordered the crappy hone stone with it. I wouldn't put my pocket knive on that stone. Must be about a 20 grit. Talk about coarse. I pride myself on keeping my knives sharp enough to shave just about. Never on a stone like that. Might as well go run my blades on the sidewalk outside. Bout the same. Your right. Education is a good thing.

personally, i have a timor razor and a zeepk. i have had no problem out of either, the zeepk was my first, but i have had no problems keeping it sharp, true it doesnt hold up as long as the timor... but i shave daily and hone it on my bench strop with .25 micron diamond past every other week and strop it every other day on the regular leather strop.... up till recently i used a black arkansa stone to sharpen and straight to a zeepk strop for 40 odd swipes and it gave a good close shave. i hear allot of greif over the zeepk and really dont understand it, ya i had a dovo for awhile and theres a world of difference, but your talking about a ten to twenty dollar razor compared to over a hundred dollar one.... duhh point is i highly sugest a zeepk just know it does require a bit more maintance

Originally Posted by center5150

i had a dovo for awhile and theres a world of difference, but your talking about a ten to twenty dollar razor compared to over a hundred dollar one.... duhh

There are heaps of great, vintage razors that can be had for less than $20 - but not new, you are right about that

Originally Posted by center5150

point is i highly sugest a zeepk

you may have got that one out of a hundred that accidentally takes a great edge Many congrats if it's working for you, but there sure are a lot of negative reviews out there on the brand

Originally Posted by center5150

it gave a good close shave. i highly sugest a zeepk

Go on please, your going 2 have to give a full review on it. Ill shave with a cheese grater and give a review as well

I never again want to hear the words 'highly' and 'Zeepk' (which doesnt even deserve a capital Z) in the same sentence.

The only time you would hear them is if you were to say: 'I highly suggest Zeepk should stop production. I cant believe the credit crunch hasn't eradicated them. Their must be a high demand for letter openers in Pakistan.'

Gentlemen,

I have never even heard of Zeepk razors. If I were to run into straight razor named Zeepk, I would instantly be reminded of the name Yugo — and tiptoe my way out.

Put another way, if I want to become a gentleman shaver and embrace the straight razor, I would start by buying a name brand from a vendor who offers it. A straight razor that is labeled Dovo, Thiers-Issard, Boker, and scores of other prominent names, should be good for starters.

Later, when I have learned the ins and outs of the straight razor world, then I can pursue the esoteric names.

But then I'm just a straight razor pilgrim — and will always be one.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by Scipio

Go on please, your going 2 have to give a full review on it. Ill shave with a cheese grater and give a review as well

I never again want to hear the words 'highly' and 'Zeepk' (which doesnt even deserve a capital Z) in the same sentence.

The only time you would hear them is if you were to say: 'I highly suggest Zeepk should stop production. I cant believe the credit crunch hasn't eradicated them. Their must be a high demand for letter openers in Pakistan.'

Have you actually tried a Zeepk yourself? Or is your opinion formed by listening to other people's opinions?

I have not used a Zeepk myself, but I am a fan of another "cheapie" razor- the Double Arrow. It could easily be dismissed as cheap Chinese garbage, but in actuality it takes a very nice edge, and gives a nice shave.

The OP actually has used this kind of razor and reports, certainly not outstanding, but seemingly satisfactory results.

I remember there was a thread on here somewhere about a good use for a zeepk set. Someone dulled the razor and gave the set to his son as a practice razor, in preparation for the day he would one day shave.

I've never used a Zeepk myself so I have no experience with them, but even if one could be made to give a half-decent mediocre shave and end up getting the job done, it still probably wouldn't be the best recommendation for a newbie.

I still remember the first irritating shave I gave myself with my new Dovo, if that was the result of inexperience with a highly regarded razor, I shudder to think of the shave that a not so highly regarded razor would give to a newbie.

The point of this post I guess is just to say that a cheapo razor which MIGHT be able to give some semblance of a shave may discourage a newbie who uses it as their first razor. We all had hard enough times getting decent shaves with our Dovo, W&B, TI, etc, why add another variable of a possibly crappy razor to the equation?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Have you actually tried a Zeepk yourself? Or is your opinion formed by listening to other people's opinions?

I have not used a Zeepk myself, but I am a fan of another "cheapie" razor- the Double Arrow. It could easily be dismissed as cheap Chinese garbage, but in actuality it takes a very nice edge, and gives a nice shave.

The OP actually has used this kind of razor and reports, certainly not outstanding, but seemingly satisfactory results.

Unfortunately, yes I have tried a Zeepk. I then purchased a Dovo and learned to hone. I tried to hone the Zeepk, which never took a great edge and proceeded to shave with the damn thing. It pulled and pulled and gave about the same clarity as a Braun electric razor. I had to strop up the Dovo to get BBS.

This was long before my collection of Sheffields evolved. See all the best things are made in the UK!!

I tried it as a letter opener, but I don't open enough letters to need one, so in the end I gave it to a friend who thought it would be a cool piece of junk to have. No idea where it is now...hopefully recycled into something useful, but thats my oddessey of the Zeepk.

Its never wise to pay to little for something, as one bears the risk of paying to correct it, and I should have bought the Dovo initially. But in the early days of str8ing, 30 odd dollars seems a reasonable price, as its more than a mach 3 plus cartridges.

In conclusion, I do not consider Zeepks shave worthy, and I dont understand why they dont try and improve them at least to make entry level str8s. I still wouldnt buy one regardless! Same way if MacDonalds improved I still wouldnt buy a big mac. Bad name for life

I have learned alot since then