Thread: can i please get some expert advise on this shaving set.

I saw this the other day and really really like the simple wood scaled. I think the kit looks cool too with a wooden cup and wooden brush with the wooden scales. Can anyone tell me with the razor in the picture is worth the $109 price tag? I can't see what the make on the razor is.

Amazon.com: Wood Shaving Set with Leather Strop: Health & Personal Care

The strop looks like an Illinois, which is good, but I suspect the rest is crap.
You would be much better off with a SRD kit for sure!

o...that really made my day thank you so so much for trying to be helpful! But I have a $119 Boker King Cutter that has a nickel infused blade for better and longer lasting cutting performance along with a 3' Big Daddy strop. I'm more than good to go and am on my 5th shave, love it! Anyway, I really like the way this set looks and I wanted to know if anyone knows if it is worth buying for gifting or even keeping. Sorry if there are any miss-spelling, I'm on my HTC Thunderbolt Droid.

I also realize the wood in this set would need to be coated first or the wood would crack, so no point in pointing that out.

Skip it. It's not worth the money--either for personal use or as a gift.

Personally, I wouldn't buy any razor off of Amazon. If they don't give the name of the manufacturer, they are most likely horribly inferior razors.

This sounds like a common sense rule of thumb....but you know people like us on this sits....I'm sure we are almost all OCD and need to make absolutely sure before dismissing anything. This is just be doing good foot work before writing something off

This is a good read.

I agree, without seeing any razor brand listed I wouldn't chance it. $110 is still $110.

Just my 2 cents....

I agree with that as well, but I was actually hoping for someone with maybe some first hand knowledge of the product, maybe someone who has scene it before. I suppose I could simply email the person selling it....hadn't thought of that, rather rudimentary thing to forget to do first.... All be back with their reply as soon as they get back with me.

Alright.....I didn't email the guy yet....but I read the description of the set and it says he put this kit together himself, custom kit. While looking for a way to email him I stumbled into his store and found this

Amazon.com: 100% Wood Handle Shaving Straight Razor: Health & Personal Care

I think this is the razor in the set, your thoughts everyone?

I'll be mailing him about the set and the individual razor now.....even though at this point....It's kind of pointless.....its pretty clear what kind of value the razor/set is....