The White Solingen/Rooney Straight Razor Set.
ClassicShaving presents a deluxe straight razor set sure to please
the most discriminating gentleman and provide him with a lifetime of smooth shaves.
This set has
all the basics in one handsome package complete with:
White Solingen 5/8ths Straight Razor,
Rooney Shaving Brush, Style 2, Small, "Pure Badger"Imitation Porcelin
Clear Vulfix Shaving Brush Stand,
Linen and Leather Illinois Hanging Strop #835,
Matching Classic Shaving Mug with your choice of one of 12 Classic Brand Shave Soap Scents
And a 3&1/2 hour Instructional Video on the Art of the Straight Razor.
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Please also see The Sharpening Gift Set on this Gift Page. The Sharpening Set will be a necessary compliment to this lovely Straight Razor Set.
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Make it Special by adding Monogramming or Personalization!
Monogramming is available on all of our Classic Shave Mugs. See link below:
Monogramming
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See below for individual descriptions of the Razor, Brush, Stand, Strop, Shave Mug, Soap and DVD:
Solingen Hollow GroundStraight Razor,5/8
This Straight Razor is the perfect choice for your first straight razor. No Frills and No High Price but no corners were cut in the Materials or Craftsmanship.
The razor's blade is forged into a High Carbon Steel blank that takes shape in the hands of a Master Craftsman who shapes and grinds the blank into a semi-finished 5/8 Full Hollow Ground blade.
Every bit of the many generations of experience that went into this razor's making is immediately evident when you hold it in your hand. And rest assurred - It will provide the finest shave possible for many generations to come!
R. A. Rooney Shaving Brush, Style 2, Small Size
Pure Badger Brush
RR215
100% Hand Made Quality
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Rooney's very best shaving brush - From the lathe-turned and hand polished imitation ivory handle to the hand-sorted and knotted Pure Badger Fillings.
Vulfix Shaving Brush Stand
Your Shaving Brush should be allowed to air dry in a "Bristles Down-ward" position after use. Doing so will assure long brush life and proper bristle shape retention. Never enclose your brush in a sealed container while still damp.
#127 Hanging Razor Strop
This Double Sided Razor Strop will keep your straight razor "Shaving Sharp" for many years to come. Made of Best Quality Leather, it was designed and intended for "Professional Barbershop Use" and is made by America's oldest production strop maker.
The Strop measures 2" X 23" and is actually two separate strops, one made of Prime Quality Leather, the second of "Barber's Best" Fine Weave Linen Finish. They are joined at the top by a removable Brass Plated Swiveling clamp and swivel. Both the leather and linen strops have Stitched Leather Handles.
"Traditional" Style White Ceramic Shaving Mug
This Traditionally Styled Shaving Mug is as handsome as it is practical. Designed as an updated version of the mug used for over 200 years by men the world over.
Made of Finely Glazed, High Quality Ceramic, this Shaving Mug comes with your choice of our Premium Shaving Soaps. Choose from; Vanilla, Almond, Citrus Spice, Bay Rum, Fresh Lime, Lime & Coconut, Sandalwood, Menthol, Lilac, Lavender, Rose, Violet, or Unscented.
Please specify your choice of Shaving Soap Scent from the pull-down menu above when ordering.
Takes our standard size cake, (2.5" diameter) soap refills listed separately.
Lynn Abram's
"World of Straight Razor Shaving"
DVD
"Razors can be Expensive.......Knowing how to use one.....Priceless."
ClassicShaving.com is proud to have available for purchase Mr. Lynn Abrams Straight Razor Tutorial DVD: "The World of Straight Razor Shaving."
Known far and wide as the "Honemeister" for his ability to produce the finest shaving edge possible on virtually any razor; Lynn's many years experience in sharpening hundreds of brands and styles of razors makes him one of the world's most knowledgeable craftsman of the kind. If he can't get it sharp it can't get sharp!
The World of Straight Razor Shaving is eight sections of 3 1/2 hours of great straight razor information including hones and honing, strops and stropping, shaving demo (hot towel), an intro to mugs, soaps and brushes, eBay buying, cleaning razors, minor restoration including a dremel demo, great resources including books, what to look for in buying a razor, eBay questions, great razors including part of Lynn's collection and a whole bunch of good information.
You will likely find this DVD to be the most important "tool" in your shaving kit