Thread: are the "new" fridours any good? just how good of a shaver is a JA Henckels?

I heard Lynn really likes vintage Henckles razors too! Not so much the new ones.......

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Well there ya have it huh?
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WOW!!!! I could not have dreamed of a better answer myself!!! so faasst too! ;D LOL

Originally Posted by Lynn

I heard Lynn really likes vintage Henckles razors too! Not so much the new ones.......

What about the new ones do you not like lynn?
Are all the 8/8 and 7/8 fidours with the fancy spine work the blanks that were ground recently? i tried to look into it but a lot of what I found was just speculation, tho I didnt look very well.

Originally Posted by justinA

What about the new ones do you not like lynn?
Are all the 8/8 and 7/8 fidours with the fancy spine work the blanks that were ground recently? i tried to look into it but a lot of what I found was just speculation, tho I didnt look very well.

I hope Lynn answers this himself but to my understanding these razors are not even Henckels razors becasue Henckels has nothing to do with the grinding or quality control. yes the steel may be the same but it is ground by different people. honestly think about it, they sell about $200. which decent new 8/8 razor is $200? you get what you pay for. that is why I had to ask again about them here.

Originally Posted by justinA

What about the new ones do you not like lynn?
Are all the 8/8 and 7/8 fidours with the fancy spine work the blanks that were ground recently? i tried to look into it but a lot of what I found was just speculation, tho I didnt look very well.

I have honed a bunch of the new ones and the Friodurs are actually a little better than the carbon Henckels. These new ones do not hone up as easily as the old ones by any means and the shaves are simply not as nice so far. The manufacturer is improving however and I hope he keeps at it as he makes a few other brands I am seeing on some sites now. including the new Puma's I believe. This manufacturer's vintage razors were always top shelf too.

Have fun.

Thanks for the insight Lynn, always good to hear what you have to say since you've honed so many different razors old and new.

I have been using JA's for many years now, and have found them to be my razor of choice. If it came down to it, I would choose them over any other razor. I am speaking of the vintage ones, as I have no experience with the new line. I have many razors, and 90% of the time I use a JA. The other 10% I use one of my Boker's. Very Best, John

Originally Posted by danielghofrani

Honestly think about it, they sell about $200. which decent new 8/8 razor is $200? you get what you pay for. that is why I had to ask again about them here.

What do you base this assertion on, price alone or experience?

FYI - gssixgun classified Friodurs into three distinct groups. The razors that John Crowley sells are NOS, or "second generation". It's the third group, the so-called new Friodurs (aka "thrid generation") that have the least favourable reputation out of all of them. The Shaving Shop razors take of bit of effort to get dialled in, but once they are honed they are fine shavers. Price point has absolutely nothing to do with quality, in fact the cost is pretty much in line with 8/8 models made by both Wacker and Revisor. In fact it was reputed that Heribert Wacker himself was the mysterious razorsmith who ground these blanks.

All I'm saying is don't knock them until you try them....