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    Hello all,

    Has anyone had any experience with the new Henckels Friodur razors? They are a little bit on the expensive side, but they suit my tastes more than what Dovo and Thiers Issard do. I was just wondering if they are decent shavers. How do they compare to the vintage ones? Thanks for any help.

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    In my opinion, there just isn't much out that that can realistically compete with a sharp vintage razor

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    I just got one in from one of the guys for honing, now get this, along with it is a vintage Twins also... So I will hone both tonight after work and test shave them on Sat morning... will come back to this thread and give you my opinion FWIW...

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    Given the price, I think I'd rather get one of the NOS ones on eBay (approx USD 120) and have custom scales made for them.

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    I considered getting a Friodur from that vendor, but like Robin decided to go the NOS route and got one on Ebay for less.
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    Thats kinda expensive I would go for the henckels old stock, I really love mine you can get a beautiful spanish point for $169. They look a little nicer than the new ones. I love mine.

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    To answer your question, I have one, in 8/8, that I have very sharp, and is one of my best shavers, actually. Sometimes a razor just workds real well for you, better than its repuation, and this one does for me. It is my best shaving SS razor. I got one in the basic black scales, and Glen made me some fantastic scales for it.....I like it:http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...rple-haze.html

    Now, the NOS ones are pretty sweet, too....anybody got a link they don't mind sharing to them at such great prices???

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    I have the vintage version and it's great. I'm sure this one is spectacular now that it's re-entered production.

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    I'm curious, I picked up one of those NOS Henckels, and I noticed that the grind was not very consistent across the blade. Has anybody else picked up one of those 120-160 dollar jobs, and noticed similar?

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