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'''The following information is based upon years of experience by highly experienced members and straight shaving professionals. The aim of this article is not to slander the razor manufacturers named therein, but to protect our members from paying good money for vastly inferior products.'''
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There is a multitude of straight razors which should be avoided at all costs. They are made of inferior/poorly tempered steel and even it they take a sharp enough edge, they cannot hold it.
 
There is a multitude of straight razors which should be avoided at all costs. They are made of inferior/poorly tempered steel and even it they take a sharp enough edge, they cannot hold it.
  
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The brands that are known to be useless as razors are
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The following razor brands have shown to be of consistently inferior quality:
  
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Zeepk, Master, MasterUSA, Kriegar, Steel Warrior, Sanguine, Simco, "Good Quality", "Special Quality", "Best Quality", "High Quality", "Two Man", pakistani (any razor made in pakistan), Razors "designed by Jim Frost"
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* "Best Quality"
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* "Good Quality"
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* "High Quality"
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* "Special Quality"
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* "Two Man"
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* Kriegar
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* Master
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* MasterUSA
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* Pakistani (any razor made in pakistan)
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* Razors "designed by Jim Frost"
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* Sanguine
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* Simco
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* Steel Warrior
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* Zeepk
  
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There are some "no brand" razors on ebay dirt cheap. DON'T BUY. Also some manufacturers have taken to painting "SOLINGEN" on the razor and are not dirt cheap but not overly expensive either, The blade is forged in pakistan and scales put on in germany so they are using a legal loop hole to claim these are manufactured in Solingen. this causes some problems. Watch out for them.
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There are some "no brand" razors on eBay at extremely cheap prices. Experience shows that they are best avoided. Also some manufacturers have taken to painting "SOLINGEN" on mid-price razors. The blades of these razors are usually forged in Pakistan, and their scales are then put on in Germany so they are using a legal loop hole to claim these are manufactured (or, rather, assembled) in Solingen. These razors tend to cause as many problems as the razors listed above, for apparent reasons. It is common consensus among the SRP regulars that they had also be best avoided.

Revision as of 01:05, 23 September 2008

The following information is based upon years of experience by highly experienced members and straight shaving professionals. The aim of this article is not to slander the razor manufacturers named therein, but to protect our members from paying good money for vastly inferior products.

There is a multitude of straight razors which should be avoided at all costs. They are made of inferior/poorly tempered steel and even it they take a sharp enough edge, they cannot hold it.

The following razor brands have shown to be of consistently inferior quality:

  • "Best Quality"
  • "Good Quality"
  • "High Quality"
  • "Special Quality"
  • "Two Man"
  • Kriegar
  • Master
  • MasterUSA
  • Pakistani (any razor made in pakistan)
  • Razors "designed by Jim Frost"
  • Sanguine
  • Simco
  • Steel Warrior
  • Zeepk

There are some "no brand" razors on eBay at extremely cheap prices. Experience shows that they are best avoided. Also some manufacturers have taken to painting "SOLINGEN" on mid-price razors. The blades of these razors are usually forged in Pakistan, and their scales are then put on in Germany so they are using a legal loop hole to claim these are manufactured (or, rather, assembled) in Solingen. These razors tend to cause as many problems as the razors listed above, for apparent reasons. It is common consensus among the SRP regulars that they had also be best avoided.

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