Thread: Kind of wondering about this one.

It's pretty, faux ivory scales, few spots on the blade, but it doesn't really state country of manufacture.

The edge was rolled you can see it in the pic toward the heel. I took the cartridge it was propped with and rolled the edge back..

Back side of the tang is unmarked.

Anybody familiar with this or one like it?


It's not my favorite style of razor and I was thinking of trading it or maybe ebaying it, but if it's knock off, I'll probably peel the scales and use it to stir paint.

Hey There,

The Solingen extra Wash, does it feel raised from the surface of the metal? I am unfamiliar with the "President Deluxe" brands. Never heard of them and none of my books mention it. I Mention the wash because I have bought a gold dollar razor just to see what it was like, and that could be polished off with relative ease. Does this feel raised or rubbery?

The razor looks fine to me, hone it and see how it is then you will know if it worth keeping or not.

Originally Posted by straightrazorheaven

Hey There,

The Solingen extra Wash, does it feel raised from the surface of the metal? I am unfamiliar with the "President Deluxe" brands. Never heard of them and none of my books mention it. I Mention the wash because I have bought a gold dollar razor just to see what it was like, and that could be polished off with relative ease. Does this feel raised or rubbery?

Here's a close up of the gold wash.


It doesn't feel raised that I can tell.

That looks a little bit suspect to me. Does it feel raised? A proper wash should feel fairly flush since it should only be a few microns raised (it is electroplating after all)

It doesn't feel raised at all. The edges are ragged looking as Hell but I figure that is from poorly applied "resist".
Here are a couple more close ups of the gold.




I just honed it and stropped it. Steel doesn't "talk" on the stone like my other razors.

Sounds kind of dead, for lack of a better word. It took an edge, I'll give it a shave or two and see how it acts.

I hope it is a good one ... for you It's hard to tell without being able to have a scratch at that wash, and give the steel a test. good luck man I'm hoping it is a good one, could you let me know please, because I am having my doubts ... everything points me to a poor razor here. It sounds like a gold dollar I bought.

That's great news man! Very happy for you

Carl.