Quote Originally Posted by MrDavid View Post
Not in my opinion. I don't know if this was made by DOVO or someone else for JAH, but it certainly didn't match up to vintage JAH's I have seen.

There was, however, a thread link mentioned on page one of this post in which Glen had indicated that the new Friodur's were on a similar plane with the vintage ones, so perhaps some have had a better experience with those.




First let me make sure you understand that this is the very first of the New Henckels that I have messed with, so I am basing this on one razor which is not such a great idea... But you asked...

This razor had the the 5/8 "Hollow Grind blade I should point out that there are two different hollow grinds shown, one has a double stabilizer that on the Henckels website is listed as 6/8 and the other (this one) has a shoulderless grind, this razor is a 1/2 hollow by my estimation.. This one has the upgraded wood scales in Red/Blue Tobacco wood* or composite to us gun people... The design and execution of the scales is a whole other discussion...

As to the blade, I would, off of honing just this one razor, recommend that unless you are pretty good on the stones to have it Pro-Honed the first time through, as the bevel set was a bit harder than most new razors..
I chose the Naniwas (1-3-5-8-10-12) as I get the smoothest edge on the big Friodurs on them, I finished with 10 laps CrOx and 15 laps CeOx on my bench strops then 50/100 linen and leather and shaved
This is a straight forward no nonsense razor, it plows right on through like any 1/2 hollow should.. The feel was NOT as smooth as the old 11/16 Vintage Friodur, sorry it just wasn't, the old steel is much smoother... Comparing to the 2nd generation Friodurs I would say the steel is pretty close, the bigger blades are much more hollow, and well, bigger, so they have more flex, and feel more comfortable to MY face... That might not be true for people who like the stiffer blades or for the Double Stabilzer Full hollow grind new one...

I guess, I am riding the fence here, just not enough data to say...Make what you want out of what I found, but I would not draw any conclusions from it...


I not not quite sure what review you read but that is what I wrote....
I sure would NOT consider that a glowing recommendation by any far stretch of the imagination...