Editing Good Straight Razor Brands

At present there are only three companies producing razors - Dovo, Thiers-Issard, and Böker. However there are still many vintage razors in good used (sometimes even new) condition, from companies no longer in the straight-razor business, that are fairly available and have a reputation to be consistently of good quality. Some of the more abundant ones are:
* Böker
* Clauss
* Dorko
* Dovo
* Dubl Duck
* Genco
* Geneva
* Henckels
* Joseph Rodgers
* King
* Maher & Grosh
* Puma
* Revisor
* Robeson
* Thiers-Issard
* Wade & Butcher
* Wostenholm.

Most vintage razors that were ''forged'' in Germany, England, France, or Italy, are considered good blades. 

Razors marked "Solingen" that were actually ''forged'' in Solingen are good blades. 

There are currently two brands of NOS razor that are fairly inexpensive and are reported to be of good quality - the Chinese Double Arrow and the Polish Wapienica.  As a word of caution people have reported some quality control issues (warping of the scales in particular) with these razors and some find that the stainless steel scales of the Wapienica razors make them unbalanced and harder to use.



Warning: See below for info about razors trying to be passed off as "Solingen" razors.
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-It is very important to understand that regardless of the brand the condition of the razor is crucial. A useful forum thread on the various pitfalls when buying razors can be found [https://straightrazorpalace.com/auction-talk-ebay-etc/51075-ebay-101.html here].
+At present there are only three companies producing razors - Dovo, Thiers-Issard, and Böker. However there are still many vintage razors in good used (sometimes even new) condition, from companies no longer in the straight-razor business, that are fairly available and have a reputation to be consistently of good quality. Some of the more abundant ones are:
+* Böker
+* Clauss
+* Dorko
+* Dovo
+* Dubl Duck
+* Genco
+* Geneva
+* Henckels
+* Joseph Rodgers
+* King
+* Maher & Grosh
+* Puma
+* Revisor
+* Robeson
+* Thiers-Issard
+* Wade & Butcher
+* Wostenholm.
-At present there are only few companies producing razors in medium to large volume - Dovo, Thiers-Issard, Böker, Revisor, and Ralf Aust. However, there are still many vintage razors in good used (sometimes even new) condition, from companies no longer in the straight-razor business, that are fairly available and have a reputation to be consistently of good quality. These are just a few of the [[Straight Razor Manufacturers|straight razor manufacturers]] that have produced quality razors in the past and are currently sought after by many straight razor users and collectors.
+Most vintage razors that were ''forged'' in Germany, England, France, or Italy, are considered good blades.
-*Böker<ref>http://www.boker.de/index.php?c=115</ref>
-*[[Cadman, T. R. & Sons|Cadman]]
-*[[Clauss]]
-*[[Dorko]]
-*[[Dovo]]
-*[[Bresduck Inc.|Dubl Duck]]
-*[[Ern, Carl Friedrich|ERN]]
-*[[Filarmonica]]
-*Genco
-*Geneva
-*Henckels
-*[[Rodgers, Joseph & Sons|Joseph Rodgers]]
-*King
-*[[Maher & Grosh]]
-*[[Puma]]
-*Revisor
-*Robeson
-*[[Shumate]]
-*[[Thiers Issard|Thiers-Issard]]
-*[[Torrey Co., J. R.|Torrey]]
-*W. Greaves &amp; Son
-*[[Wade & Butcher]]
-*[[Wostenholm, George & Son|Wostenholm, George &amp; Son]].
-*Wostenholm, J.
-Most vintage razors that were ''forged'' in Germany, England, France, Sweden, Italy and the USA, are considered good blades.
 Razors marked "Solingen" that were actually ''forged'' in Solingen are good blades.
-There are currently two brands of NOS razor that are currently fairly inexpensive and are reported to be of good quality - the Chinese Double Arrow and the Polish Wapienica. As a word of caution people have reported some quality control issues (warping of the Double Arrow scales in particular) with these razors and some find that the weight of the stainless steel scales of the Wapienica razors make them feel unbalanced and harder to use.
+There are currently two brands of NOS razor that are fairly inexpensive and are reported to be of good quality - the Chinese Double Arrow and the Polish Wapienica.  As a word of caution people have reported some quality control issues (warping of the scales in particular) with these razors and some find that the stainless steel scales of the Wapienica razors make them unbalanced and harder to use.
-== References  ==
-<references />
-[[Category:Straight_Razor_Manufacturers]]
+Warning: See below for info about razors trying to be passed off as "Solingen" razors.