Thread: Douglas cutlery

Hey everyone I just made an impulse buy on this travel razor. I don't know much about it except my eye really liked it. Let me know what you think.

Did you get that from Bishop Pickle???? Douglas Cutlery has done 2 of my razors, one a Reynolds restore, the other a custom. I love them both to death, and your's looks a lot like my Reynolds. Doug does a great job and cares about his work.

Excellent buy!! I like it!!!

Mike

I did get it from Bishop on their eBay listing. I'm glad you like yours. It makes it even more exciting for me.

Hey Hd172,

I just bought a razor from Douglas Cutlery as well, and I'm really excited! Have you shaved with this one yet? If so, how was it???

-Robert

Originally Posted by RobertHardy

Hey Hd172,

I just bought a razor from Douglas Cutlery as well, and I'm really excited! Have you shaved with this one yet? If so, how was it???

-Robert

Did you have one made, or buy off of ebay?? I have both from Douglas Cutlery now. Both are wedge or near wedge razors, and shave incredible, as any well honed wedge is expected to!!

I love both of mine, I have a really old Reynolds that Douglas restored in walnut micarta, and a hand made custom made just for me that is a spanish point near wedge. Incredible razors, and incredible shavers.

Highly recommended!!!

M

I just bought this one off of ebay this afternoon. I actually hadn't thought of buying it when I first saw it because it seemed too cheap to truly be a hand crafted razor. Plus I'm generally wary of new razors on ebay in the first place. But when I had a Filarmonica DT13 snatched out from under me at the last second (still a little mad), I decided to take another look at this and do some research about the respectability of Douglas Cutlery. I'm so glad I did, because if these shave as good as they look, and as well as everyone says they do, then I just scored a fantastic, one of a kind razor for an unbelievable price!



Thanks so much for your recommendation earlier in this thread because that's partly why I bought the razor. Also, it's nice to see some other folks on this site from Colorado!

Thanks again, and Happy Holidays!

-Robert

Thanks you guys! I was also skeptical when I saw a sweet looking 8/8 axe head with black micarta scales. Your feedback made it easy for me to pull the trigger!

Where do you get these? How do I find them on ebay?

It's good to know that they've finally developed metalurgical technology allowing blades to be thicker.

When I see a thread started with members having very low post counts & flooding it with examples of products from one particular manufacturer, I take notice. It's not that I'm immediately suspicious of intent; it's just that I don't want to miss out on the latest , greatest product. With that said, I'm glad there are many razor manufacturers out there. There seems to be a razor out there for everybody.

Now that Douglas Cutlery razors have been placed in this thread for us to enjoy & review, let me make a few comments based upon the information & photos provided.

High carbon steel, a pillar of our civilization for centuries, has taked a beating in this thread. I will not argue Metallurgy with anyone, I have little knowledge of it. But let me show you a picture of some thin grind high carbon steel, that I know for a fact was in use between 1830 to 1840.



It sure has taken a beaten & I'm surprised it did not wear itself out before 1850.
It gave me the best shave I've had to date, a month ago.

The steel in Douglas razors, carbon-chromium alloys, may be the "cat's meow" of steels today, may be? Time will tell if these razors are sought after 100 years from now.
One thing that I can tell from the photos in this thread, is that the individual scaling these razors,,,should be fired. They simply look horrible to me. Roughly cut scales with a pin job that well,,,, I just can't say,,,,,,,
More time on the total package, instead of debating carbon-chromium alloys vs high carbon steel, might get more Douglas razors in the hands of wet shavers.

Tradition means everything to me when choosing a razor. Tradition cannot be obtained overnight and with a few happy customers,,,,,sorry it just cannot be obtained. I wish the best of luck to the owner of Douglas Cutlery.

If God gave you the skill & "1" hour to fly a plane, would you choose the latest F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
or
would it be the P-51D Mustang??????????

Do I really need to ask,,,