Weber Razor, my first impressions... (repost from Simply Shaving)

Plain cardboard box the Weber Razor comes in.





Weber Razor: DLC head with "Classic" handle and complimentary pack of Astra Superior Platinum blades.

• A nicely printed box would have been nice, plus I would have liked to have seen the razor inside, packed in some closed cell foam (instead of bubble wrap). Yes it would add a little more to the overall cost (2 to 3 dollars max), but I think those little details are worth doing, especially as we are talking a 100% stainless steel razor here ("high end").
• Overall the razor has a nice weight to it, though it does feel a bit light in the head area and a tiny bit overally heavy at the very base of the handle.
• Like the look and feel of the handle, though I do wish it was a bit thicker (more like an iKon handle).
• Like the look of the matt black head and the DLC feels nice against the skin.
• I'm sure it is fine, but I would have liked to have seen a slightly longer screw thread piece on the underside of head. The handle itself is tapped out to receive a longer threaded piece...
• The pack of blades in the box is a nice touch (as they weren't expected).
  

Follow up:

• Via email I shared the above and other items directly with Weber Razor.
• I've received back a very! nice reply...
• +1 added to "first impression" for customer service.
  

Edit: Updated layout.

Thanks for the review, Mike.

I have a Weber razor also, and I find it a little more aggressive than my go-to Edwin Jagger. I am favorably impressed with it, however, and it definitely occupies my Top 5.

I prefer a thick, short handle, so I didn't anticipate that I would like the standard handle on the Weber. Nevertheless, I didn't have any problem adapting to it.

This razor is very limited in the third-party handles that it will accomodate, however, as there are a couple of cross members on the underside of the razor bed that will only allow a handle that is very narrow at the top. I have a shorter, hefty handle from another razor that fits and that I have been using.

- Murray

I have a Weber in rotation and enjoy using it. I too wish the handle was a bit thicker but, the Weber does deliver a fine shave. Like Murray, I find it a touch more aggressive than an EJ but not by much.

Hi Murray and Phil

I agree with both of you on the Weber being slightly more aggressive than the Edwin Jagger DE89... see here.

A little teaser, I was very! lucky to receive a custom made 100% stainless steel handle for zero cost, it fits the Weber and Edwin Jagger perfectly

(L to R) Handmade stainless steel handle, Weber Razor handle, Edwin Jagger DE89L handle.





Handmade stainless steel handle with Edwin Jagger DE89L head (Edwin Jagger DE89L handle in background)





Handmade stainless steel handle with Weber Razor head (Weber Razor handle in background)

Take care, Mike

Edit: Updated layout.