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Here's some guidelines I think would be helpful in making this a valuable thread:
Make sure you mention which model(s) you have.
Please be detailed. don't just say you love it; tell us what you love about it. Same goes if you hate it.
Let us know how experienced you are with using a straight razor.
Keep it focused on the product. Let talk about razors, not service.

And one final (big) request, please keep personal attacks to a minimum. If someone posts a review of their shaving experience, they should not have to write countless replies defending it just because you have a differnt opinion of the product. People are going to have different experiences and I want to hear about all of them. (if you don't like a review, try down-voting instead)

I'm pretty surpised that nobody has posted there experience. Based on the arguing that takes place in the item comments, I assumed there were dozens of wooters with these razors.

@atomicorange: You should at least give a safety razor a try. They are very easy to use, and they give a great shave. Depending on the day, I either use a straight or a safety.
A quality straight isn't much work to maintain. My Dovo came shave ready when I bought it (4-5 months ago) and I haven't needed to sharpen it yet. 20-30 strokes on a strop before I shave is the only maintenance I've done on it.

I bought 2 of this deal

http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/874bf9df-d8a2-452b-bfc4-298eda5e01de/80-off-boned-camel-straight-razor-strop-brush-shave-bowl-soap#29

I left a remark there.

Essentially the razor I got was a basic straight razor, hone and polish were good i have shave with it three times now.

Can you buy a better razor sure, for these prices probably not.

Can you get a better shave from a more expensive razor yeah, my girlfriend just bought me a dovo 5/8 that shaves slightly better but she spent much more around $260.00.(she didn't quite get that I wanted to shave with a straight razor on occasion not every time.)

I bought these more as a novelty they look nice on the counter and make a nice show piece look as good as my new dovo for a lot less.

I didn't have any problems with the blade or the shave. It was the same sensation as getting it done by the barber just took me a hell of a lot longer.

Take the reviews linked to with a grain of salt like all ways.

Most of these people like to think of them selves as experts and connoisseurs, some may be, some aren't.

I will admit I am not.

But I used to product and it worked out fine for me.

Think of the most of the reviews in this light.

If you park a new Lamborghini next to a new Corvette, most car experts will tear the Corvette apart in comparison without noting that the Corvette costs less than half of the price of the Lamborghini.

But in the end they both are just cars that cost too much and are too specialized for most people or purposes.

@regionalagent: You would be surprised how diverse the straight shaving community is. We are not all snobs.
There is a pretty large segment of straight shavers who enjoy looking for hidden gems among all the cheap new razors being sold. They are interested in cheap quality shaves, not $300 works of art.

They aren't interested in comparing Corvettes to Lamborghinis. They are looking for Camrys to compare Civics.

I guess my point is don't make the mistake of discounting the review of an experienced shaver as being overly picky. As long as they shave nice, a lot of shaving connoisseurs would have no problem with recommending Luke's razors and would consider them a prize.

@rustybender: The point wasn't to attack the straight razor community. The point was to show that most of the reviews point to something that costs two to ten times more than the razors being offered by this vendor.

The analogy between the cars was an attempt to point this out so it is not comparing a Camry to a Civic as the cost between the two is competitive $15,000-30,000 for each dependent on options etc. Where as a new corvette runs between $50,000-112,000 and a new Lamborghini Aventador starts at around $385,000.

So comparing a new razor $30-$70.00 dollar kit form this vendor to to a $99-$300+ razor is what that was attempting to show. Several of the reviews do tell you how to find a nice used razor on a budget, but the overwhelming majority point you to buy a Dovo or similar.

Hello Group! @rustybender thank you for posting this question. I will encourage people that ordered to post as well.

I just uploaded a quick video on a couple of the blades in action. Here is the link.
http://www.vintagestraightrazor.com/product/VSR-VIDEO

I made this video about 10 days ago and being Movember I am not shaving my head or face in it however I do show the quality that should be expected for shaving from one of our razors when they arrive.

The 2nd half of the video has a better view of the blades cutting a ton of hair.

Regards,
Luke

I purchased their camel bone razor deal back in October. The razor I got was not shave ready, did a lot of pulling and left my face red from irritation. The steel they are made from is not high carbon steel. The razor had some pits on the side of the blade. On top of that VSR took the time to go and remove the stamp on the side of the blade that said GB Buckingham and Sons.
The links that have been posted are from people who have bought razors from them.

On straightrazorplace Luke had an account on there and posted on a thread. At one point he had gotten himself banned and he had deleted his posts on the website. If he stood behind his product you'd think he would not delete his comments.