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Well not so much straight away, but with a little time on the hone and strop, it cuts like a laser beam. After reading about them here and at TSD, i thought i'd take a chance. Fellas (and ladies), it's well worth the $9 US. Replace the supercrappy plastic scales and cheap pins and you will have yourself a damn fine razor. Just my 2 cents.
i like mine! Some day ill replace the scales and make it look as good as it shaves;)
Is there a link to go with that reccomendation??:D
They're up on ebay; if you search for "famous double arrow" it should come up. Happy hunting!
Famous Double Arrow straight razor. Sharp as a...razor. - eBay (item 220251849014 end time Jul-06-08 16:31:18 PDT)
remember: scales BAD!, blade can be made quite GOOD!
Also look for "stamps" ...he's the usual source for those and Wapi's
They are amazing for the money aren't they?
I got one on the bay after reading the posts here. Mine came from someone in Poland )no chance of the Revenue men grabbing money from me as they are part of the EC!)
As they say, crappy scales but the blade! I'm not the best at honing but I spent no more than five minutes on an old barber hone whilst watching the telly and that blade is EVIL!
I have quite a bit of quality hardwood around as I make knives so I think it's time I tried rescaling!
Highly recommended!
Gareth
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!
I 've bought 8 of those, for experimental purposes.
The steel alloy, hardening and tempering is good. They take a great edge that seems to last as good as any carbon steel Dovo or other A-brand razor.
The grind is ok. Some have minimal unevenness, but nothing so severe that it conflicts with sharpening. None of my 8 shows any warp.
They are between 6/8" and 7/8" and have a smiling curve at the edge.
The blades are finished very sparingly: the tip of the spine has a hard edge, that can leave a scratch at the strop. The tang has hard edges too. Both issues are easily resolved with a small piece of 600 or finer sandpaper, or with a multiform coticule slipstone (that's how I did it).
While honing, the shoulder of the blade hits the side of the hone at a point where the heel is not entirely resting on the hone. Starting the stroke from a slight diagonal position, resolves this issue.
They scales are total crap. They are flimsy. They are sloppy attached and touch the blade while closing.
Stamps22 told me that there are other "Double Arrows" out there, that are not related to those he sells.
Bart.
i bought one off ebay, stropped it on CRO, then leather, very happy with results for the price paid
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! :tu
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by fpessanha
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.