Thread: hand-made razors on ebay?

Hey All,

I was curious if any one had bought a hand made razor off of ebay before. I came across this guy who is selling "hand made damascus steel razors." The pictures look nice but of course pictures can't tell the whole story. Just curious if any one had any wisdom/experience to share on the matter?

Thanks,
John

Link ????

But in all actuality most of the Real Custom makers don't sell off e-bay

I've recently seen some 'hand made damascus' razors for sale in the UK on a knife site, they kind of look nice at a glance but I wouldn't touch one for any amount of my hard earned cash. Just a guess but I would have thought they were mass produced on foreign soil similar some 'handmade' knives that sold far too cheap and promised the world. Some people bought the knives a couple years back and they were far from nice on inspection. Inferior steel, dodgy heat treats and tempers and poor grinds and finish on all the ones I saw.

Hopefully I'm wrong here but I'd hate to see someone get burned. The ones on the site I noticed were listed around £70 if I remember right, about $110. It would be cool if they were proper razors but I personally wouldn't take the risk. Would be nice to try before you buy sometimes!

I was sent one of these to hone and while it looked real pretty and it actually took an edge after a lot of work and creative tape placement, it could not hold the edge. It became basically dull after a 1/4 of a pass, it couldn't even shave half my face during the test shave. I think Glen said it best, "But in all actuality most of the Real Custom makers don't sell off e-bay."

Years ago they had this saying about everyone looking for a quality 5 cent cigar and look they did and never found one.

I guess you can apply that to razors too. Of course if you believe in miracles maybe some day....

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Here's the link for those interested. Thanks for your comments. With a listing price of $22 bucks I was quite skeptical. Take care all.

That thing is cr*p on a cracker.
However, the heat treatment is excellent, or so the info tells us...

As the seller states in the ad, it is a razor/folding knife.
Great way to cover ones behind.

There's varying degrees of hand made. Just as there's varying degrees of " made in...". A number of years ago I had a relative who when in high school worked vacations on a 'tulip farm in the northwest. Most of the tulips were shipped to yes you guessed Holland! To be sent back here as 'Dutch' bulbs.
What part and to what degree does something have to be hand made to be "hand made"?

Unless these razors are made in a country where labor is dirt cheap , common sense should tell you that you can't make a living selling hand made razors for $22 . Actually , I shouldn't call these things razors because you aren't going to be able to shave with them .

Originally Posted by Johnus

There's varying degrees of hand made. Just as there's varying degrees of " made in...". A number of years ago I had a relative who when in high school worked vacations on a 'tulip farm in the northwest. Most of the tulips were shipped to yes you guessed Holland! To be sent back here as 'Dutch' bulbs.
What part and to what degree does something have to be hand made to be "hand made"?

Well if those Dutch Bulbs held a quality edge I'd try shaving with them.

The difference is not "Hand Made", it's "Quality Made"

For the $20 to $60 dollar price a hand made razor runs for on ebay, I could get a couple High quality Henckels or even a Puma or Dubl Duck.

Personally if I am looking for an attractive and "Quality Made" razor to actually shve with there are plenty of vendors with a high reputation.

Yes, you pay more, but you always will for quality and attractive design.

Just my $0.02