Thread: Famous Double Arrow straight razor. Sharp as a...razor.

I bought a "Stamps'" Double arrow. It didn't have a double arrow, which is normal, I guess, but I switched the scales, honed it up, and got an excellent shave!

Two or three weeks later, I spot a razor on Ebay called "an oriental razor" - I just had a hunch about this one. Something said, "this one is special!" Anyway, I did win the auction, and yes, this razor is not only very unique & special, but an excellent shaver. I feel very lucky to have picked this one up for my collection. Here's the Ebay auction:

Antique Oriental Straight Razor - eBay (item 300254413653 end time Sep-05-08 18:42:11 PDT)

Rehards,

Steve

Here's the recent thread on these. -- pwf

I bought one.

It takes a good edge and I use it as my guinea pig for all the new (to me) honing stuff I find here.

Beefy blade, I like it.

Good day,

McKie

Originally Posted by fpessanha

I don't get it, guys... I thought Double-Arrows were supposed to be the chinese Zeepks! I read somewhere (newbie related info...) that those were no-no razors...
Anybody care to explain it to me? Maybe I'm confused...

Thanks!

For what I understand, Zeepk steel is just crappy. These DAs are like Opinel knives: not the best lookers, but with a little work they'll serve you well.

If they were as worthless as the Zeepks, I don't think Kenrup would waste his time with them, then sell them to noobs like me.

+1 on what has been said here. the scales absolutely suck... one pair actually fell off the first time i opened the razor. the blades, with work, are good shavers.

my pair both smiled a bit too much for my taste so i evened 'em out a bit on a dmt325, but that's a personal preference thing. i had to do serious bevel setting work on both, and then not much polishing on one. they are a solid 7/8 and about a half hollow grind.

they seem to require stropping more often than some of my stainless dovos, but that could be the carbon steel. they rust very easily, i had to put militec1 on mine to keep 'em from rusting.