Thread: HART Razor

Originally Posted by boshave

I bought an eBay lot of old razors for that reason, sight unseen. None of them have the point shape of the Hart, although a few are 1/4 ground. Do I need to practice on razors with the same exact point?

I don't think that will make a difference. Just successfully setting bevels and bringing ebay specials to shave ready is always good experience no matter what the blade grind or point is. The fundamentals are the same I think.

I've been shaving with a Hart Steel razor exclusively for one week now, and must say I find it one of my best shavers. I also like the smooth clean no nonsense design of this razor very much. Got it from Zethlenth.
Amund.

I have been eagerly awaiting my very own hart razor for almost 3 days now Well it finally came. The sad part of the story is that it came with a bit of damage to the very edge of the toe. Can't tell what happened to it. Almost looks like it got the edge caught in some kind of machine. I guess it could have been dropped but I've never seen a dropped blade edge that looked like this. Very weird defect. No pictures unfortunately...

The happy part of the story is that otherwise I am quite happy with the razor. Its very heavy. Heavier than almost all my other razors. Stiff. Probably not honed quite as sharp as I'd hoped but not bad. Worth the price? All I have to say about that is there are some really nice razors out there in the price range of this razor. But I will say I'm not entirely disappointed. I do feel as if I am supporting a company thats doing something that I think is very cool. I'll have to let you know how it shaves when I get my replacement.

Thats the other happy part of the story. I called ClassicShaving up and explained the defect. As soon as I was finished explaining the rep from CS assured me a replacement was on its way with postage to send the old one back.

So any of you thinking about a Hart know that you can buy with confidence. If there is something wrong with it the service seems great. And barring any structural defects (like mine or the weak edge problems) it seems a really great razor holding it in my hands. Will report back on the shaving experience when I can.

Robert

Well-you've convinced me,nothing you have said makes me want to spend that kind of money for a shave that doesn't sound very good AND gives me the bonus of ruining my strop.What a bargain,thanks but Ill stay with my NOS German and English favorites,they were made when there was a lot of competition for our money,and that makes me suspect that they had better quality control,or maybe more pride,don't know,but,some are so good I cant see any room for improvement. IMHO. One more thing,no jimps is just lazy and not paying attention to detail

Any new updates on these razors? i see that they continue to produce new razors...

thanks!

Originally Posted by Newstraight10

Any new updates on these razors? i see that they continue to produce new razors...

thanks!

Welcome to SRP. From what I've read most members who try them like them. I've been checking the site from time to time and see they have added various wooden scales and a round point with jimps. If they were to offer a square point, or better yet a French point, with jimps I probably wouldn't be able to resist. Round points don't do anything for me even though they shave well. They just don't look cool.

Originally Posted by Newstraight10

Any new updates on these razors? i see that they continue to produce new razors...

thanks!

I own a Hart Razor and am very happy with it. It is definitely the best looking razor I own. It just looks Bad A$$!!!

On another note, where in Long Island are you?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Welcome to SRP. From what I've read most members who try them like them. I've been checking the site from time to time and see they have added various wooden scales and a round point with jimps. If they were to offer a square point, or better yet a French point, with jimps I probably wouldn't be able to resist. Round points don't do anything for me even though they shave well. They just don't look cool.

Those are the roundest round points I've ever seen! Almost perfect circles. Very, well, unusual...

I have the round point and agree that it looks ''unusual'' and it a bit TOO round. I think this razor would look awesome with an aggressive french point.

Originally Posted by Fbones24

I own a Hart Razor and am very happy with it. It is definitely the best looking razor I own. It just looks Bad A$$!!!

On another note, where in Long Island are you?

A fellow long islander! Nice! I live in Plainview

I also own a Hart. I went with the walnut . I bought it because I loved the idea of a razor made in the US. I have been slowly getting into straight razor shaving, mostly because it hasn't been a smooth transition. During my first shave I accidentally smacked the tip of the razor against the sink and it took awhile to find someone to repair it. Since then I have had some trouble getting the razor to the shave ready condition I received it in....I recently borrowed a Norton 4000/8000 and was able to get half a good shave. I noticed, like many have stated, the razor didn't seem to hold the edge. I find myself using more and more strokes with minimal hair removal. I basically use the hart and my Gillette to shave... Any tricks on honing that have helped you get a good shave.

Thanks!