Hello everybody. New to straight razors and this site here, but looking to join the community. After using disposables for a long time and trying out safety razors, but not really liking them, I've decided get into straight razors and hope that this will be the final form of shaving that I do. I'm the type of person that when I look to buy something that will be around for a long time, I do a lot of research and am willing to pay more for quality. In this case I would prefer a high end razor that I may one day pass down to my son or grandson.
I was quite interested in products from the Art of Shaving until I read three posts and a bunch of comments on reddit which pretty much concluded that their products are overpriced. Seems that the quality and employee expertise is not where you would want and expect them to be after seeing their prices and presentation.
Then I got interested in a Feather straight razor. The one below in particular. Would have preferred a thicker handle, but was willing to overlook that. I've always liked a dark brown color and have an appreciation for wood. Was looking pretty good until I found out that it uses replacement blades instead of having a solid blade. Unfortunate.
https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Arti...1617475932&sprefix=feather+str,aps,194&sr=8-6
Now I'm considering the four straight razors below. As you can probably tell, I like the dark brown wood look. The Dovo Forestal seems like a solid choice knowing how long Dovo has been around. Couldn't really find any reviews much (I mainly look on Amazon) on that specific razor though. Insights?
WCS (West Coast Shaving) is a relatively new company. Any insights on them and their products?
AP Donovan, well I really couldn't find much about this company at all, but the kit together may be the best looking of the four here. The lack of info is suspicious though. Thoughts?
Naked Armor is a relatively new company as well. The Soloman Straight Razor is also very good looking in my eyes. Their own website has this razor holding pretty much a solid 5 stars with 136 reviews, but Amazon has it at 4.2 stars with 288 reviews. Seems like a quite a big difference to me.
Any insights/advice would be greatly appreciated. Or if you have another straight razor recommendation I would definitely be open to suggestions. Thanks
Dovo Forestal 5/8" Red Wood Straight Razor - https://www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/top-10-straight-razors/products/dovo-forestal-5-8-red-wood-straight-razor
WCS Rosewood Straight Razor, 5/8 Carbon Steel - https://www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/top-10-straight-razors/products/wcs-rosewood-straight-razor-5-8-carbon-steel
Razor Set 7/8 inch - mahogany Van Dyke - with shaving brush - https://ap-donovan.com/en/straight-razor-sets/professional-straight-shaving-razor-finest-japanese-steel-with-mahogany-handle-and-strop.html
Solomon Straight Razor | Brown - https://www.nakedarmorazors.com/collections/straight-razors/products/solomon-straight-razor
I was quite interested in products from the Art of Shaving until I read three posts and a bunch of comments on reddit which pretty much concluded that their products are overpriced. Seems that the quality and employee expertise is not where you would want and expect them to be after seeing their prices and presentation.
Then I got interested in a Feather straight razor. The one below in particular. Would have preferred a thicker handle, but was willing to overlook that. I've always liked a dark brown color and have an appreciation for wood. Was looking pretty good until I found out that it uses replacement blades instead of having a solid blade. Unfortunate.
https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Arti...1617475932&sprefix=feather+str,aps,194&sr=8-6
Now I'm considering the four straight razors below. As you can probably tell, I like the dark brown wood look. The Dovo Forestal seems like a solid choice knowing how long Dovo has been around. Couldn't really find any reviews much (I mainly look on Amazon) on that specific razor though. Insights?
WCS (West Coast Shaving) is a relatively new company. Any insights on them and their products?
AP Donovan, well I really couldn't find much about this company at all, but the kit together may be the best looking of the four here. The lack of info is suspicious though. Thoughts?
Naked Armor is a relatively new company as well. The Soloman Straight Razor is also very good looking in my eyes. Their own website has this razor holding pretty much a solid 5 stars with 136 reviews, but Amazon has it at 4.2 stars with 288 reviews. Seems like a quite a big difference to me.
Any insights/advice would be greatly appreciated. Or if you have another straight razor recommendation I would definitely be open to suggestions. Thanks
Dovo Forestal 5/8" Red Wood Straight Razor - https://www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/top-10-straight-razors/products/dovo-forestal-5-8-red-wood-straight-razor
WCS Rosewood Straight Razor, 5/8 Carbon Steel - https://www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/top-10-straight-razors/products/wcs-rosewood-straight-razor-5-8-carbon-steel
Razor Set 7/8 inch - mahogany Van Dyke - with shaving brush - https://ap-donovan.com/en/straight-razor-sets/professional-straight-shaving-razor-finest-japanese-steel-with-mahogany-handle-and-strop.html
Solomon Straight Razor | Brown - https://www.nakedarmorazors.com/collections/straight-razors/products/solomon-straight-razor