Thread: Who's in business?

Originally Posted by fpessanha

Wapis are Polish, NOS from the soviet era made of swedish steel. Double Arrows are chinese, but seem to be good shavers and made of good steel. The entry level Dovos and TI are german and french made of german steel and sheffield steel. Right?... There are many junky razors that come from Pakistan and other places.

Thanks. I realize where TI and Dovo's are from but never really new about Wapi's and doubles. If Wapi's are NOS, then I assume supply is limited.? What about the 2arrows?

I own neither of these, only vintage blades. I suppose I might invest in a couple just to add to the collection.

Dovo now only have one guy capable of doing the primary grinding on their razors, whilst TI are lucky in that they have younger men willing and able to train up. Dovo would welcome trainee grinders with open arms but, as has been said, who wants to do it these days? A six-year apprenticeship? To make RAZORS? Are you NUTS?! etc etc etc...............

I too would love to see a UK maker rise from the ashes but don't at the momemt have £10K for a grinding machine or anyonne who could use it properly. Still, you never know.............!

I noticed that the Henckels razors from the Nashville Knife Shop are all listed as being "out of stock" and "back ordered". I couldn't find them at all on Amazon, so it looks like they are not actually available yet.