Where have all the razors gone?

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10-30-2008, 02:35 AM
Bruce

Where have all the razors gone?

I'm surpassing curious about the stock of edged shaving tools. If you look at the webpages of our suppliers: Vintage, Classic, SRD, you see that essentially there are no 6/8 or 7/8 razors available - the Shaving Shop seems to be the exception: John Crowley seems to have a good stock of the larger sizes. I assume that DOVO and Thiers Issard continue to make razors of all sizes, but for the most part only 5/8 razors seem to be available. What's happening with the production of larger sizes? Are they being snapped up so quickly by the European market that none make it here to the US? Or is the unanticipated US demand so great that delivery schedules may never be realistically filled?

What's the word on the street about the rumored Spyderco entry into the straight razor market?

Questions abound
10-30-2008, 04:58 AM
JimmyHAD

Could it be that to keep the prices down they are ordering the smaller blades? Things are getting tough out there. :shrug:
10-30-2008, 09:33 AM
Otto

I would bet its the standard demand / supply connection. Straight razor shaving is becoming "in" again. The demand is rising faster than the supply, ergo the prices are rising....

BTW I just ordered a 7/8 Spanish point directly from Böker in Germany. :y BAD case of RAD.
10-31-2008, 05:59 AM
HeavyWedges

Interesting... You can still order boker straight razors from Germany? How does one go about that?

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Originally Posted by Otto

I would bet its the standard demand / supply connection. Straight razor shaving is becoming "in" again. The demand is rising faster than the supply, ergo the prices are rising....

BTW I just ordered a 7/8 Spanish point directly from Böker in Germany. :y BAD case of RAD.
10-31-2008, 06:23 AM
Doc

Böker - Your Knife Made In Solingen
10-31-2008, 11:32 PM
HeavyWedges

Thanks Doc.

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Originally Posted by Doc

Böker - Your Knife Made In Solingen
10-31-2008, 11:37 PM
blueprinciple

As far as I am aware Dovo do not list any razor above 6/8 in their catalogue .
10-31-2008, 11:52 PM
Philadelph

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Originally Posted by Otto

I would bet its the standard demand / supply connection. Straight razor shaving is becoming "in" again. The demand is rising faster than the supply, ergo the prices are rising....

BTW I just ordered a 7/8 Spanish point directly from Böker in Germany. :y BAD case of RAD.

You get the "Celebrated" one? That is a bad case of RAD considering Böker's new prices! :ziplip:
11-01-2008, 12:05 AM
JimmyHAD

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Originally Posted by Philadelph

You get the "Celebrated" one? That is a bad case of RAD considering Böker's new prices! :ziplip:

You think that is bad ....... I want one for their Damascus razors and they are priced in the stratosphere. Which is why I ain't gettin one :cry:
11-01-2008, 12:56 PM
Otto

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Originally Posted by Philadelph

You get the "Celebrated" one? That is a bad case of RAD considering Böker's new prices! :ziplip:

Yes, but I deserve it :D :roflmaoand I agree they are pricy.... :w
11-01-2008, 01:02 PM
Caleb

I have also noticed that my local antique store has less and less of them
and they are getting more and more expensive.

:OT Sorry but noticed that JimmyH-AD has 666 posts.:OT