Thread: Found a loophole

I promised my wife that I wouldn't buy any more straight razors for a while, having aquired about 15 in the last couple of months. So I got round it by buying this:

I just picked it up on ebay for $16.00! Should be interesting to see how it shaves.

Originally Posted by Urbane1

I promised my wife that I wouldn't buy any more straight razors for a while, having aquired about 15 in the last couple of months. So I got round it by buying this:

I just picked it up on ebay for $16.00! Should be interesting to see how it shaves.

Nice one! Dare I mention DE razors...?

Originally Posted by Urbane1

Should be interesting to see how it shaves.

They actually shave quite well. Don't be fooled by the safety bar these razors will bit you! It takes a lot of effort to strop up an edge with so short a strop to travel but it is doable.

They're a great little razor and if nothing else a cool piece of engineering and neat conversation piece. I love mine and hope you enjoy yours

Damn, I thought it was a loophole in time so I could go get some nice hones for pennies!

It's hard to see in the pics what kind of shape the blade is in. When these things are well-honed or just plain new (you still see virtually new blades) -- they shave just beautifully.

Two things -- good luck shaving just underneath your nose -- VERY tricky. And -- be careful re-packing your razor -- the stones crack very easily and that's usually from people trying to force the lid into place.