Straight Razor With Strope - Professional Straight Edge Barber Premium Stainless Steel Shaver With Shaving Strop for Men Home & Salon Grooming Using (NO.147)

I rescued a dog who is terrified of normal fur trimmers, because of the noise. I bought this in a last ditch effort to get the matting out of his fur. It works like a dream. It seems to cause him zero discomfort and his incredibly thick fur basically fell of with how sharp this razor was. Stropping between sessions was required, but I fully expected that when I set out to shave an 80lb dog. Remarkably, the razor seems to also be completely unharmed and still gains and holds a very sharp edge. Not sure what I'm going to use it for now, but this product is really well made.

I was shocked at how much closer this can shave you than a traditional razor. I have a nice clean shave for two solid days or longer when I use this. I also like that permanent fixed blade over a thin replaceable one. This is a solid old school king that delivers!

It's a good beginner razor, not super sharp out of the box but all in all it's good. Love the design and bang for the buck if it's your first time using and are interested it switching to a straight razor over refillables.

The blade is sharp but not sharp enough to use right out of the box. Blade quality feels decent, especially for the price.

Sharp and good quality handle

I bought #148. Very nice for experienced user since it is a spike blade. Highly advise buying a 3000/8000 grit stone which is really a mandatory accessory. Perfect for when the shtf since you won't be depending on blades. You'll just need the stones. Last note, I just sharpened knife because it was dulling after only first use. Upon sharpening it was very apparent this is a very soft steel but it sharpens easily. 👍

LOOKS NICE, BUT DOESN'T CUT. THE STROP WAS CRAP. I USED MY OLDER STROP AND GOT AN OK EDGE, BUT TWO SWIPES AND IT WAS DULL AGAIN. ENDED UP USING MY OLD RAZOR TO FINISH MY SHAVE. MAYBE I'LL JUST REBUY MY OLD ONE.

I didn’t notice there was a bend in the blade when I first opened the razor. Thinking I could fix it, I threw it on my finest honing stone and attempted to correct the edge and remove the grind marks. After a few passes the grind marks were gone and the edge was more even, but it still had an uneven taper one side towards the tip. After several more passes and no progress, I held it to the light that I noticed a curve. While I was able to get it relatively sharp (compared to a pocket knife) I wouldn’t don’t recommend this product, and I wish I hadn’t cheated out and just bought something better.Update: I finally broke down and bought a Dovo. I practically stole it at $85, and there’s no comparison. The Dovo shaves like a knife through warm butter and this is like shaving with a fairly sharp pocket knife. It’s possible to shave with, and gets the job done, but not very well. I’m by no means sponsored by Dovo, but highly recommend them if you’re looking for a great straight razor. They’re a expensive but worth the money in my opinion.