Thread: Just ordered a Hart Steel 7/8, Polished Finish, Square Point Straight Razor,

Originally Posted by Blademen

I am getting jealous, thinking about ordering a Hart Razor myself.

Every American straight shaver should have a Hart straight. They are a great razor and it's good for your economy to buy locally made products.

I really like them all, If I had to choose it would be the first one, I got it as soon as they went on sell and have never put it on a hone. but then I only use it 2 or 3 times a month. As soon as I come up with the funds I'll have 3 more to make a seven day set I just need to find someway to get the days of the week on the spines.

Congratulations. I hope you like your Hart as much as I like mine.

My first Hart Steel was a 6/8 with polished blade, rounded point, jimps, and black scales. It was a superb shaver right out of the box. I enjoyed it so much that I ordered a second 6/8 with a satin blade, rounded blade, no jimps, and black scales (the early "Plain Jane" model). It was equally superb right out of the box. I keep both touched up with a Barber's hone. I happen to like the satin a little better because it seems easier to keep looking nice.

The Hart Steel razors are in the top echelon of my 35 razors. I could happily live with either one as my only razor. I highly recommend Hart razors.

My current top ten razors in order of preference include:

• 13/16 J. A. Henckels Zwillingswerk 72 1/2 (A+++)
• 6/8 Thiers-Issard Le Grelot (A+++)
• 6/8 Theirs-Issard Le Grelot (duplicate) (A+++)
• 6/8 Hart Steel Satin (A+++)
• 6/8 Hart Steel Polished (A+++)
• 5/8 Filarmonica Doble Temple 12 (A++)
• 4/8 Le Grelot P-Hospital (A++)
• 4/8 Strega (Eskilstuna, Sweden) (A++)
• 6/8 Revisor Prima Solingen (6-0029) (A++)
• 5/8 Dovo "en vogue No. 105" - Black Micarta (A++)

Happy Shaving!

the 7/8 is on my bucket list as well...just have a couple other things in front of it. Don't you just hate it when the issue of $$ gets into the way of your wants?

They are excellent razors.

jdto,
Let me know if you find any place in Canada to pick them up as the importing fees will be over $50, i think.

Originally Posted by celestino

jdto,
Let me know if you find any place in Canada to pick them up as the importing fees will be over $50, i think.

I haven't seen any. I'd bet that, by the time a Canadian retailer paid to have them here, they'd probably cost that much more, anyway.

jdto,
i have to concur with you. We Canadians would be paying, easily, over $350 for a Hart razor. How unfortunate!

Originally Posted by Slamthunderide

I really like them all, If I had to choose it would be the first one, I got it as soon as they went on sell and have never put it on a hone. but then I only use it 2 or 3 times a month. As soon as I come up with the funds I'll have 3 more to make a seven day set I just need to find someway to get the days of the week on the spines.

Check the Yellow Pages online ("411.com" in the US, I think) for "laser engraving".

Charles

If it would save you Canadians the import fees, I would work as a "middle-man".