Heavy Duty Long Barber Pole Safety Razor, Chrome

Perfect weight and size. I prefer a long handle one. Really good.

After years of shaving with a multi-blade, and eventually finding it difficult to find cartridges for my Gillette Sensor, I decided to go "old-school" and shave like my grandfather... so, I took it one step further and went straight-blade. I did pretty well and only cut myself a few times, though they bled pretty good. I went with a Parker SR1 with disposable blades since I didn't want to face the hassle of honing and stropping. At the same time, my sweet bride decided she would also like to change over to the single blade, so I bought her an Edwin Jagger DE 89lbl Safety Razor. She raved about it from the beginning and still loves it. After a year, I got tired of the time commitment to shaving with a straight razor, so I broke down and tried my wife's DE Safety. It did great! Much better than I anticipated. Close shave, not a nick. I immediately began my search for my own, and after a few days research, decided on this quality instrument. I have no complaints with the purchase. It is exactly what I was hoping for. It is heavy. It feels good in the hand. It is consistent - cuts well on both sides, with no surface abnormalities. I have used it with a variety of blade brands (great deals to be found on Amazon.com for variety packs!) I saw no concerns with the manufacturing (checked all joints with it dismantled, etc.). It is a well-made quality shaving instrument. The only minor dislike I have is that it is not 100% stainless... but I knew that going in to the purchase. I have gotten the closest shaves ever using this instrument. And, a few days ago, I went ahead and shaved a 2nd time "up" after the first time "down"... my rugged face was a smooth as a baby's hiney. This is a quality piece of manly equipment. A few further bits if information: 1) The razor does not cut... the blade does. The razor's job is to hold the blade and hold it well. This does that job very well and very consistently. 2) I am a big guy [6'2", 300#, with good sized hands] and it is comfortable in the hand with a nice "heft" to it. You know you are holding something of substance when you shave. 3) It has strong heat-retention. When you rinse the head under hot water, that heat WILL transfer to your face, so be careful. 4) If you are expecting to have an out-of-body experience or the heavens to part and angels to sing when you shave, you are probably overestimating the importance of the shave experience. It is a shave. Period. But it is nostalgic nonetheless. Highly recommend this razor! If they end up making an all-stainless version, I will probably eventually buy it, but I don't see this one wearing out in my lifetime or my kids' lifetimes. Buy it. You won't regret the purchase.

I'm a woman and use this for my legs and armpits, usually with Persona razor blades. This never ever cuts me, and always gives me a fantastic shave. I only replace the blade every month at most! It cuts closer than any other type of razor, and the weight of it makes it easy to hold. IT'S EASY TO RINSE OUT. It holds on to less hair than those 4-5 blade fancy razors, and I can unscrew it DURING my shower a little to easily and safely rinse out hair.

Excellent product no second thought.. no nick smooth shave

Merkur e' sinonimo di qualita' e questo rasoio,pesante,bellissimo e funzionale e' ai vertici del catalogo di questo ottimo produttore.Dal punto di vista funzionale,essendo un pettine chiuso poco aggressivo, sarà opportuno armarlo con una lametta molto tagliente tipo Feather o similari per non vanificare le sue ottime potenzialità.Per chi desidera un prodotto di classe,e questo Merkur ne ha da vendere,acquisti questo prodotto e non se ne pentirà.

Where to start? Well, it's made in Germany, so you'd be right to have high expectations, and not be disappointed. As you'd expect, it's heavy compared to cartridge razor handles, but equally, it's well balanced. It holds the blade securely, and at the right angle for a close shave. The blade support has space to allow quick rinsing out during your shave. It will come apart easily enough for a thorough clean as and when required. The patterned grip works well, so it's not going to slip, even with very wet fingers. If you are looking to break out of the comparatively expensive cartridge model, this is a very good starting model. I found that either the Feather platinum blades, or the Astra premium platinum work well, and the whole thing works out cheaper over a year than the Wilkinson Sword cartridge razor I was using before. You can use shaving foam / gel, but I'd recommend some shaving soap, and a brush. Taylors of Old Bond Street do some fantastic fragrances, and a small tub will last about 6 months.