Thread: Revisor Seemann 6/8 with thumb notch

Globalisation describes an ongoing process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of communication and trade. In the spirit of globalisation, this razor came to Berlin from Solingen via an American in Japan.

Revisor are back in business (see our vendors corner), and this 6/8 shoulderless blade with a thumb notch and hollow-ground carbon blade is a new razor. Here is a bit about Revisor (see their website for more razors, and some very nice NOS ones, too):

Historie

Since 2004 we developed a new razor collection based on the old kind of quality and tried to introduce new ideas for furthermore increased quality and improved production methods.

The old existent skilled workers, partly 70 years old, are still involved with commitment. It‘s a point of honour for the old loyal co-workers to transfer decades-long experience to younger colleagues.

So, on to the review...



Craftsmanship: The craftsmanship is good, but not perfect. The razor has some minuscule grind marks on the tang, the goldwash is not the best in the world, and the wedge shows a bit. All the other details are perfect, though, as you can see in the pictures. The etching is particularly interesting. It is called "Tiefenätzung" (deep etching, or relief, ie you can actually feel it well). The varnish on the blade and the spine is beautiful, and also well done.



Balance: The razor is perfectly well balanced. I like the way the razor feels and shaves even better than the Dovo "Bismarck" 6/8, which is also shoulderless and has a thumb notch.



Collectability: You never know. This is apparently a new forging, and Revisor may decide to make more of these razors. If not, this razor would get a 9 for me, because it is beautiful and works well.



Price: Approx USD 190, which puts the razor in a different league from the Bismarck, which costs approx USD 50 less (ie a new strop, or two tubs of Castle Forbes's shaving cream). Revisor are a small company, though, and I find the price justified by the work that went into this razor.



Overall: This razor is an interesting alternative to the Dovo "Bismarck". Its performance is similar, but in my opinion somewhat better. The style, while similar, has more class, making the razor look and feel more valuable. Whether this translates into the difference in price remains an exercise for the reader.

I am certainly glad I was able to obtain this razor, albeit via a long and winding road, and would like to thank JimR for honing it to perfection.

Fields	Data
Manufacturer	Revisor
Region	Solingen, Germany
Date	2009
Size	6/8
Point	Round
Shoulder	Shoulderless
Jimps	Upper & Lower
Scales	Plastic
Steel	Carbon

Very nice review,Robin. As always, your photography is top notch. I live vicariously through reviewers of the various razors that I will never own,and your reviews never disappoint. Job well done.

I also recently got a Revisor 6-0004 and I think it just looks beautiful. But I am still at the bottom of my learning curve of straight razor owning and shaving so I can’t actually compare this one with others.

But I was positively influenced on Revisor from several threads here and on other forums. So when I visited there webpage I thought it looked great. I really like the look of the shoulder-less blade with a thumb notch and the squared off base of the scales with the little metal ornament.

The blue color of the sailor in the edging, see their picture: http://www.revisor-solingen.de/html/6_8_3.html is not apparent one my blade. However, Revisor’s Thomas Kronenberg let me know that the earlier models didn’t have this blue but the newer series do. I don’t really miss it.

The balance for me is perfect. But then again, I only have one other straight, which is a Dovo Best Quality 5/8. And on that one I learned myself shaving with a straight. I like to think I am more of a fan of 6/8 razors, like this one. The tang rotates tight on the hinge but the blade doesn’t fold exactly in the middle between the scales so I have to be careful when closing the razor.

My first shave with this one straight out of the box wasn’t all too comfortable. However, after a small pyramid on the Norton 4000/8000, a few laps on the Coticule then green paste and leather strop, it was smooth like I couldn’t believe.

Thanks,
Paul

So, since yesterday I got some pictures of my Revisor 6/8, 6-0004 .
I don't seem to get the link in to the gallery 'show and tell' so here are some of them again:



The emblem is embossed AND plated, I hope the gold doesn't come off easily.


I just love the longhand font and the deep embosment of 'Revisor' on the tang.

The plating on the spine gradualy fades in color from the front of the spine towards the tang.
But the engraving is on the full length of the spine.


Oops, the one on the left is a Dovo 5/8 Best Quality. It shows the size difference to the Revisor 6/8.
It's just that the engraving on the spine of the Revisor shows here well.



The shaves I get from it are a great treat.

Thanks,
Paul

I'm in love :-)

Unabashed razor porn!