Fromm Straight Razor, 5/8"

by Fromm

Product Features

• World's best finish and sharpest edge
• Made in Solingen, Germany
• Exceptional quality

Product Description

World's best finish and sharpest edge. Made in Solingen, Germany. Exceptional quality. 5/8" round point. 6 per case.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 1.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DYFI9K
• UPC: 023508000723
• Item model number: 305002
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,515 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Razor, But I Am A Little Disappointed, December 31, 2009

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C.J. Frost "C.J. Frost" (AZ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fromm Straight Razor, 5/8" (Health and Beauty)

I bought this razor for my husband as a Christmas gift. He previously had an awesome experience with a straight razor shave at a barber shop and wanted to recreate this at home. I thought this would make a nice gift...I bought him the razor, strop, strop dressing, shave set, and soap, etc...I thought "how cool would it be for him to be able to try this out the day he receives it?"...So, I researched razors that were budget-friendly, but also had a good reputation. I kept in mind that he could try this, dislike it, and ultimately change his mind about it - may not like or decide it is not worth doing at home....anyway - This particular razor did receive some good reviews; especially from the converts - people switching from the conventional razor to a straight one. In addition, straight razors can get extremely expensive (several hundred dollars). When I looked into this one, I felt comfortable with the balance between the product reviews and the price. Appearance-wise it is a nice razor. It appears to be constructed well. However, right after I said this, my husband was inspecting it and the FROMM logo just rubbed right off....anyway, I digress.
My disappointment came with the fact that this razor was not "shave ready". This means (exactly how it sounds) that it did not arrive in the condition in which it could be shaved with. Even though I had bought my husband the strop (in which you can sharpen the blade), you cannot sharpen a non-"shave ready" razor (a.k.a. virgin blade) with a strop. You can seriously mess up the blade and/or strop. The bottom line is the razor needs to be honed. Honing requires either purchasing another set of tools (and learn how to use), taking the razor to a knife shop (good luck finding a local one), or sending it to someone who will hone it for you. So, my Christmas gift (already un-useful for the passed week) will continue to be so for a few more...We discovered today that we have to mail it to someone to hone it for us - big let down.
The morale of the story is when you are shopping for a straight razor, check to see if it is "shave ready" or not. If it does not say (like this one did not) ask...I did not know to ask this question. However, other than that, my husband likes the razor...it is just disappointing to not be able to use a gift that you have received.
Hope this helps any potential buyers!
Thanks for reading!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Name brand + good shaver, September 10, 2010

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Alethephant (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fromm Straight Razor, 5/8" (Health and Beauty)

I have been very happy with this razor. It was easy to sharpen, and gives a close, comfortable save. I also have a Dovo Astrale, and the Fromm seems just as good a shaver.

New razors general come not shave-ready. You have to do some light honing to get a shaving edge. If you don't know how, send the razor out for $20 to get it honed.

Otto Fromm is a longstanding brand that is well respected for its razors.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Economical Quality, July 15, 2010

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Satanofall ""Fire makes everything better... (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fromm Straight Razor, 5/8" (Health and Beauty)

I purchased this straight razor because my first, a Kreiger, was a dull piece of junk (very sharp, but not sharp enough to shave with, and the metal was not quality enough to get the required edge on it). I've read other reviews for this razor that have stated it to ship dull, well mine certainly did not. When I got it, I simply made about 15 passes on my strop, and was able to use it. I have found that the silver lettering of FROMM on the handle does rub off, and leaves it on your fingers. That doesn't effect how well it cuts though. Also the plastic handle is somewhat flimsy, so you have to be careful not to push the blade past the handle, you can bow the plastic out and have the blade exposed if you try (but you shouldn't). The blade itself seems to be very good, and I find it best to keep the blade well honed by stropping it both just before shaving, and again right after; I wash the blade carefully before doing the post shave stropping.

Overall, I think this is a great razor to get, especially if you plan to bring one for travel as it has the quality blade, but isn't rediculously expensive.