My new Revisor straight razor

I imported it from Revisor in Solingen Germany. (bought direct)

 

www.revisor-solingen.de/html/historie.html

 

It's 5/8, round point, full hollow...I juzt got it yesterday (Friday 6/24/11) had to sign for it at the post office. As far as I know I have yet to pay for it. Looking at an email dated 8 days ago, I had asked how to buy a razor from them, indicating my address and which model I was interested in. I was sent an PDF invoice but I never paid from it. I have an inquiry in to them to sort this out but it is refreshing to know there are still firms willing to send product w/o payment up front

 

FWIW, this particular razor is an entry level razor (their least expensive at the time). IIRC I was quoted about $92 shipped. I became interested when a fellow wet shaver told me Revisor has a good rep. After my first shave with this blade last night I have to agree

 

After picking it up at the post office, sitting in my truck in the post office parking lot, I immediatley opened the pkg to see if the razor would do a HHT (hanging hair test). Begrudginly it did, figuring it had oil on the blade and in need of stropping to straighten the fin

 

So I cleaned the blade at home and stropped on linen and leather just before shaving and performed the HHT again. it easily sliced through hair several times

Boy-Yah!

 

I got a good shave from this blade. I did my usal prep, shower first then a hot wet barber towel for a few mintues (soap on my face first under the towel) before shaving

 

i'm really liking the smaller 5/8 razors...seems to shave me better (easier) under my nose. I like my 6/8 razors but they are harder to get in between my nose and upper lip, making it harder for me to shave well in the moustache area which I never grow (a moustache)

Done