I have been thinking of purchasing one these but they seem to be hard to find. An online retailer, knifecenter, has them but I have never heard of them. Anyone here know if this is the real deal? Anyone dealt with knifecenter before?
Printable View
I have been thinking of purchasing one these but they seem to be hard to find. An online retailer, knifecenter, has them but I have never heard of them. Anyone here know if this is the real deal? Anyone dealt with knifecenter before?
Classic Shaving has them under the name Super Gnome here. They also have them in 6/8 if you prefer a wider blade. I haven't dealt with Knife Center and I prefer to buy from a vendor that contributes to SRP.
So the super gnome is the same thing? I didn't realize that. I too prefer to buy from reputable vendors but I didn't know that was the same razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Thanks for the info!!!!
On another thing to consider is that Classic offers professional honing. I am not sure but I think their policy now is that all razors are shave ready when they leave but you might check on that and make sure that it is honed for you if you decide to deal with them. I have one of the Super Gnomes from them BTW and it is a darn good shaver.
Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Well that pretty much sealed the deal for me!!!
I bought the Super Gnome from Classicshaving.com, and it it a good shaver and came pre-honed. Just for the record though, I've bought lots of stuff over the years from Knifecenter.com and have always gotten fast service with no mistakes. I have no connection with them, other than being a satisfied customer.
So is there any difference between the super gnome and the special coiffeur? Why is the knifecenter the only store that has that model? Just curious, I assume the super gnome is higher quality because of the price difference.
I'm 99% sure that one is the same as the other. TI puts different etchings on the same model depending on the vendor. The price at Knife Center is certainly more attractive than the one at Classic.Quote:
Originally Posted by lamontqsanford
In the past I have called them when a vendor had the same razor for sale at a better price and they matched the price but added the additional cost of honing. So if you get it from Knife Center unless you hone your own you will undoubtedly have to mail it out after you get it and have it honed. OTOH, you could give Classic a call tomorrow and see if they will match the price.
Rasage Poulin sells the TI Special Coiffeur.
Woops... it's out of stock. :( His was identified as having the new Carbonsong C135 steel too.
The price is certainly different but not that much that I wouldn't rather do business with someone I have used before. I just wanted to make sure they are the same razor. I think I will just call classic tomorrow and make sure it is the same razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I knew that Rasage sold them but he has been sold out for a few weeks now. He got in a shipment of TI's about a week ago but that must not have been one of themQuote:
Originally Posted by xChris
Yes, I'm the lucky soul who got that last one at Rasage. I finally used it today for the first time after learning on a Gong razor purchased here on the sales board a few weeks ago. It is indeed a Carbonsong 135 blade, and it is indeed a fine razor, though I had to hone it to be sure it was shave ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by lamontqsanford
I'll use this opportunity to say thanks to everyone on the forum for the help you've given me, whether expressly (thanks Great White Hunter) or via past posts.
Mike
This is interesting. I was in NYC last weekend, and a shaving shop in the Grand Central Concourse (don't recall the name) has Thiers-Issard razors with the name of the shop etched. They were probably the same razor we're talking about. They started at $135 for plastic scales and went up from there for stainless scales, tortoise and horn scales.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Thank you all for mentioning my company, Knifecenter.com, here on the forums. We were actually the first company selling straight razors and shaving products on the web in 1995 and were also the first to import and sell Thiers Issard in the US. Concerning the Thiers Issard products we sell at the Knifecenter - They claim that their razors are now all presharpened and ready to use and so, paying for a further honing may be unnecessary.
They do, indeed ship ours with the "Special Coiffure" stamp on the blade and probably ship a different stamp on those they ship elsewhere. We are the only company that gets the "Eagle" stamp in the US.
Our prices may seem low because we have negotiated better pricing through the years with all of our suppliers. Likewise, our shipping is generally less as well. Also, our service, you will find is second to none.
All that being said, I hope that you folks will consider us for future purchases.
Thanks,
Howard Korn
Owner: knifecenter.com
Welcome to SRP Howard. The vendors that you see with links to their website on our pages help to support the forum. I don't know the details of that support but if you were to want to join in a PM to Lynn would probably get you the particulars. Nice website you have there.Quote:
Originally Posted by hkindc
Hello
Thank you for the compliment! We have been trying to offer the very best web site and service at both the knifecenter.com site and shavecenter.com site for 14 years! Lynne has been my customer and I his. I am doing my best to support his efforts and hope these forums succeed in informing our customers about shaving.
Thanks again
Howard Korn
shavecenter.com
They're informing us all around the world now, Howard, and welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by hkindc