Thread: HART Razor

I saw an ad on Classic Shaving for a Hart razor made in America. The blades are guaranteed flat and straight. Has anyone heard of or bought one of these razors yet? The company was started in early 2009. I'm looking for a recommendation........... JERRY

They just went up for sale for the first time last night. So not a lot of people will be able to review them yet.

Originally Posted by mrsell63

I saw an ad on Classic Shaving for a Hart razor made in America. The blades are guaranteed flat and straight. Has anyone heard of or bought one of these razors yet? The company was started in early 2009. I'm looking for a recommendation........... JERRY

Yes, we've heard of them, they just went up for sale yesterday, so noone who ordered has had theirs yet.

I'd recommend you leave early adoption to those who know why they're doing it.

A lot of money for an unknown entity. The ad copy looks great but my take is that in todays world hype is king and anyone on paper can make anything look great. I would just sit on the sidelines until others take the bullet and do a thorough review.

Classic Shaving also has an ad that states they are now exclusive liquidators for Filarmonica which is nolonger manufacturing str8s. They are priced about the same as the Hart razor.

It seems the more sensible buy, no?

Jerry
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Originally Posted by mrsell63

Classic Shaving also has an ad that states they are now exclusive liquidators for Filarmonica which is nolonger manufacturing str8s. They are priced about the same as the Hart razor.

It seems the more sensible buy, no?

Jerry
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If you can find them on the website they may be the better buy.

Maybe it's just because I'm a UI designer but that website drives me batty. I'm picky about such things and get deterred when I can't easily navigate the interface. For the life of me I can't find the Filarmonicas easily enough to care to dig through the maze anymore. Items aren't grouped and categorized consistently.

Go to classicshaving.com - click Straight Razors - then click Vintage Blades. Viola, you are there !!!!!

Jerry

Yes, I had an Aunt Viola.

I remember not that long ago when they were selling those Filarmonica's for half that price.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I remember not that long ago when they were selling those Filarmonica's for half that price.

So do I.




On another note I purchased one of the Hart Steel razors and will be putting to good use. I for one think of this as a rival for things like the Livi New Grinds which are still $310 and Wacker razors which are both above and around the same price point as these. If the scales on the future Hart Steel razors get more exotic I think that they will be around the same as the Livi razors. Also if they start doing more work on polishing the blades then prices will move accordingly.

I wonder how many razor makers TZ trained for Hart Steel? So far only two sets of initials have been visible on the online pics, so I wonder how many of them there are in actuality. I really hope that they are able to make a go of things and that the variety of their blades will increase over the upcoming months and hopfully years.

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

1. Let me google that for you

Alright, that was funny.