Thread: Razolution: handmade in Solingen

Cruising Ebay, I saw ads for a straight razor called the Razolution, that is supposedly made in Solingen, Germany. I was intrigued, and curious to how bad a razor that was actually made in Solingen could be. Having some surplus funds in my Paypal account, and having previous experience with the vendor (who goes out of his way to help newbies just like Larry Andro), I thought I would pull the trigger on one of them.

Here is the companies website:

http://www.simbatec.com/index.php?en_nassrasierer

I chose the model with the Granite looking scales. I purchased it shave ready from "starshavingsupplies" on E-Bay. It showed up today.



I like the looks of the razor. It centers nicely in the scales, and the scales don't feel super cheap like they do on a Gold Dollar.

There is nothing stamped on the tang, just is printed "Germany". Blade itself says "Razolution-Carbon Steel-handmade in Solingen".



The blade seems plenty sharp enough, but I am straight razor newbie, so maybe not the best judge of that. I took it for a test spin, and got a decent nick free shave.

The razor does suffer from a few issues. First, the scales are not entirely even when they join together at the wedge. One is slightly longer than the other:



Second, the blade suffers from an uneven grid, with the backside of the razor being the worst. The grind starts out rather normal, but then curves greatly to almost no grind at all by the time it get's to the shoulder/ heal of the razor. Is such a bad grind going to negatively effect the function of the razor, or is it pure aesthetics?



Here is the front side for purposes of comparison:



I paid roughly $65 shipped for it, so I wasn't expecting the world.


~John~