Thread: Well, I Did It!

After reading all the super reviews and seeing all the great pictures of the new Revisors on SRP, I placed my order with Herr Kronenberg for a 5/8 Solingen Extra (5-0003) in blue and a 6/8 Prima Solingen (6-0029). As soon as I get them, I will post pictures.

I am building a seven-day set of new razors (variety of makers), so I selected from those with plain black scales to match the others in the set.

Now the waiting begins!

Ah yes, The waiting game....where is that damn mail man today!

I've no first hand experience of the revisor but as you say, some good reviews

You lucky dog you. I've been drooling over that website a couple of times. I love the look of their blades, both vintage and new. I've had the pleasure to shave with one as well....which makes going to that website to window shop doubly tough!

I've been eyeing a new revisor for some time now. Someday I'll break down and pull the trigger.

Congratulations! I wish you many great shaves with her.

Congratulations!! I have the blue 5-0003 as well as the green 5-0002. I got the blue first and interestingly, I got the latter green one and both it and the blue handeled "Extra Hollow Ground" 5-0027 have jimps on both top and bottom. I attest to their keenness and smooth shave. I also have a GOTTA 120, new from them as well. Most amazing razors I have. Only rival is an Imperial (made in Solingen Germany) "Extra Hollow Ground" on the blade. I shaved with it the other night and it was like most second passes on the first pass. The Revisors are truly one of the overlooked razor out there. Thomas Kronenberg mailed them to me on a Monday and I got them the following Monday. It all depends on how much they hang up in customs.

~Joe~ PULL the trigger before they are no longer there!! You never regret in buying quality, and will only wince once at the checkout. From there it's green pastures!

@Gibbs

You are one of the reasons I started looking at Revisors. I read your post and saw the pictures and was hooked. They are beautiful razors. If I were rich, I would build a seven-day set of assorted 5/8 Revisors and a seven-day set of assorted 6/8 Revisors just for their looks.

On your 5-0002 and 5-0003, did you find they needed a lot of honing or did they work well out of the box?

Currently, my favorite razor is a 6/8 Thiers-Issard Le Grelot. I look forward to seeing how the Revisors stack up against the TI.

Happy Shaving!

Mine were good out of the box. I have an email from Thomas that said he was going to give them a honing on the coticule before shipping them out. So there is a very good chance that your's will be recieved good to go out of the box.

Nice! Hope you enjoy her...!

Building a 7 day set eh? I started out wanting two blades, then I thought I wanted to get a 7 day set together and I'm currently on the way to a 365 day set at the moment...!

Feel the RAD!

Originally Posted by Gibbs

Mine were good out of the box. I have an email from Thomas that said he was going to give them a honing on the coticule before shipping them out. So there is a very good chance that your's will be recieved good to go out of the box.

Thomas said he would hone them and send them out today, so they should be shave ready! That is good news because I am not qualified or proficient at other than just a Touchup on a barber's hone and basic stropping .