As we have seen with the runaway success of the Yaqi shave gear, China is turning out a pretty good product these days.
I was curious about a particular line of razors from China, Yintal. So I ordered the "Bronze" long-handled model. It took about three weeks from China; arrived yesterday. Here's a look:
It came with a tuck of Dorcos in packaging I hadn't seen before. I do like Dorcos; got a thousand-pack of the Dorco Platinum Primes. They're good. (I was glad it didn't come with Chinese blades, which are so-so in my experience).
The handle is indeed long - likely going to be chopped by me - and it's bit heavy all-in-all, at 112 grams.
The rails on the baseplate should assure good blade rigidity.
The razor is made of brass and alloy (below), not actual bronze. Or is it?
Bronze is copper plus tin; brass is copper plus zinc.
Anyways; that's a bronze finish, with a clearcoat over it.
Though a closed-bar, a few file strokes could make it an open comb, in my opinion.
With a Feather in it; can see generous blade exposure.
And the lockup. Looks good.
Here's some info from the back of the box.
My impression: Very good quality overall. I had to rub off a bit of clearcoat from the topcap, which caused a slight wave in the bladeline. Prices vary on this model, saw it on the bid site for as much as $25. Mine was $13.75, from a seller with 100% feedback. Not a true bronze razor, but a well-made new (to me) razor.
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Shaved with it this morning. The weight makes it a little, hm, not clumsy, but you have to be cognizant of the weight. More later.
AA
I was curious about a particular line of razors from China, Yintal. So I ordered the "Bronze" long-handled model. It took about three weeks from China; arrived yesterday. Here's a look:
It came with a tuck of Dorcos in packaging I hadn't seen before. I do like Dorcos; got a thousand-pack of the Dorco Platinum Primes. They're good. (I was glad it didn't come with Chinese blades, which are so-so in my experience).
The handle is indeed long - likely going to be chopped by me - and it's bit heavy all-in-all, at 112 grams.
The rails on the baseplate should assure good blade rigidity.
The razor is made of brass and alloy (below), not actual bronze. Or is it?
Bronze is copper plus tin; brass is copper plus zinc.
Anyways; that's a bronze finish, with a clearcoat over it.
- Material: brass + alloy
- Process: electroplating
- Size: 109 * 41 * 24 mm
- Weight: 112g
Though a closed-bar, a few file strokes could make it an open comb, in my opinion.
With a Feather in it; can see generous blade exposure.
And the lockup. Looks good.
Here's some info from the back of the box.
My impression: Very good quality overall. I had to rub off a bit of clearcoat from the topcap, which caused a slight wave in the bladeline. Prices vary on this model, saw it on the bid site for as much as $25. Mine was $13.75, from a seller with 100% feedback. Not a true bronze razor, but a well-made new (to me) razor.
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Shaved with it this morning. The weight makes it a little, hm, not clumsy, but you have to be cognizant of the weight. More later.
AA
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