Thread: Rolls Razor

I own and use a rolls razor and can say honestly that it is a very good shaver. As goshawk already mentioned the hone and strop mechanism are very short and meant to upkeep an already sharp blade not bring a dull one back to life.

The very first SE (single edge) safety razors all had wedge blades (kinda like a piece of a straight) that were meant to be honed and stropped just like straights. The rolls was an attempt to modernize the honing and stropping process with its built in mechanism.

if you are interested in SE razors like the Rolls I recommend checking out theoriginalsafety it is a wetshaving forum dedicated to SE razors.

something worth mentioning about the Rolls is when sharpening the blade using the hone be sure to be gentle and not just slap the blade back and forth on the hone. This can crack the hone or chip the blade. 2 audable clicks should be heard the first when the guard on the blade touches the hone and the second when the guard colapsses and allows the blade itself to come into contact with the hone.