Thread: 6/8 C-Mon Stainless

Yes, it is hard to compare a 7/8 to a 5/8, because they shave so differently. I really like Friodur stainless blades, I have owned two, also a nice H. Eicker PAX stainless. They are all 5/8 and feel very similar in the excellence of their shaves, like your Friodur (maybe not quite that good!). I wonder if the blade blanks that the C-MON, Friodur, and Eicker razors were made from all came from the same manufacturer, and were ground, honed and stamped by the distributors....we may never know.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've only got one Friodur, a 7/8 squarepoint with the logo inlaid in the cream color celluloid scales. I got it from Telly a couple of years ago and it was one of the sharpest razors I ever got. I asked him what he honed it with and he said it was honed by the guy in Japan he got it from and he didn't know. Fantastic shave, I like to think it must have been honed on some great Nakayama or something like that. I recently touched it up on a Shapton Pro 15k and 30k. Amazing razor. The C-Mon was good but not quite that good. Different animal though being a 5/8 and a lot lighter in weight.