wardonia bakelite razor

Pjotr · Jul 10, 2011

Does this one take standard De blades? I've been reading up and it appears that non-standard blades and Wardonia razors are often mentioned in the same sentence. This is an old BST item but it's a razor model I'm looking at at the mo and was just wondering....

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...or-quot-WARDONIA-quot-1927?highlight=Wardonia

gearchow · Jul 10, 2011

Pjotr said:
Does this one take standard De blades? I've been reading up and it appears that non-standard blades and Wardonia razors are often mentioned in the same sentence. This is an old BST item but it's a razor model I'm looking at at the mo and was just wondering....

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...or-quot-WARDONIA-quot-1927?highlight=Wardonia

unfortunately no it does not. The alignment studs are off.

-jim

alex2363 · Jul 10, 2011

Pjotr said:
Does this one take standard De blades? I've been reading up and it appears that non-standard blades and Wardonia razors are often mentioned in the same sentence. This is an old BST item but it's a razor model I'm looking at at the mo and was just wondering....

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...or-quot-WARDONIA-quot-1927?highlight=Wardonia

They take propriety blades, this model is the legger model .... go on this web uk site its everything Wardonia razors or blades eye candy http://www.wardoniarazors.co.uk/

cvixx · Jul 10, 2011

Unfortunately they definitely use a proprietary blade. I ended up with several of the razors and they are interesting. Thinking they might work, I bought a mess of old barrel hole blades, but even they are a no-go. Then tried sharpening several original blades but they are made from very thin steel and crack easily, and don't even think of using a NOS blade, your face will NOT like it.

So for me the Wardonia is a dust collector.

alex2363 · Jul 10, 2011

cvixx said:
Unfortunately they definitely use a proprietary blade. I ended up with several of the razors and they are interesting. Thinking they might work, I bought a mess of old barrel hole blades, but even they are a no-go. Then tried sharpening several original blades but they are made from very thin steel and crack easily, and don't even think of using a NOS blade, your face will NOT like it.

So for me the Wardonia is a dust collector.

Not really, if your a collector then they are worth collecting...but your right in terms of function, they use their own blades and are not very useful.

KM-instructor · Jul 10, 2011

I had one in the case and it got smashed/crushed to bits when i recently moved, GF backed the truck over a box that was in the driveway, it was a nice razor from what I can remember.

talibeard · Jul 10, 2011

Standard DE blades can be adjusted to fit the Wadonia. With a pair of pliers you can remove the parts of the blade that are in the way. This can be done for both types of the urea (not bakelite) Wardonias but the job is a bit risky.

livingontheedge · Jul 10, 2011

I modified a DE blade to use in my Wardonia, just carefully use a hole punch and remove the offending metal.

Pjotr · Jul 10, 2011

Thanks people. Don't know if I can be bothered modifying blades. Was glad I found out in time. I've just got a 7 O'clock bakelite razor which has become my favorite DE and am sort of looking out for other ones.

Pjotr · Jul 10, 2011

talibeard said:
...............both types of the urea (not bakelite) Wardonias.....

Not that I know much about it but I always had a feeling that bakelite is used liberally to describe any older plastic.

talibeard · Jul 10, 2011

Pjotr said:
Not that I know much about it but I always had a feeling that bakelite is used liberally to describe any older plastic.

I am hardly an expert either but this one I happen to know. And yes, I agree that all 'vintage plastic' is too easily called bakelite.

pjgh · Dec 1, 2014

... er-hum! Wardonia Fixed

rocky555 · Mar 2, 2015

Got one of the Wardonia bakelite razors.
It is not too difficult to cut the modern blade to fit inside.
And shaving with it is really great. Aggressive but without irritation. You can see the blade gap on the photo.
Cutting sound is enhanced compared to the usual metal razor, that is a nice effect.

:thumbup1:

Advertisment... look at the top right corner, quite modest :biggrin1:

pjgh · Mar 2, 2015

"Aggressive without irritation" is a good summary of this razor.

Roderick · Mar 2, 2015

pjgh said:
"Aggressive without irritation" is a good summary of this razor.

+2. A very good shave, and it is not difficult to modify a blade.

DrAwkward · Mar 2, 2015

My Wardonia "Standard" can use regular modern blades (it looks like it would accept either type). Did Wardonia switch at some point from proprietary blades to regular ones?
Mine looks almost exactly like the one in this picture:

pjgh · Mar 2, 2015

... it would appear so. See: http://www.wardoniarazors.co.uk/New razor blades.htm

Check the blades on the second row, the 'New' ... there's a barrel hole with corners cut and the next one is a regular Gillette-type blades. Both of those would no doubt fit other DEs as well, particularly Gillette-types with blade retaining lugs in the corners of the top cap.

Looking at the razors (see: http://www.wardoniarazors.co.uk/SR22.htm), there doesn't seem to be a pattern to the blade pole positions.

BSAGuy · Mar 3, 2015

Wardonias are cool, just not practical for every day use.

pjgh · Mar 3, 2015

Not being argumentative, but why? One mod which takes literally a few seconds and you're set for certainly three shaves ...

DrAwkward · Mar 3, 2015

pjgh said:
Not being argumentative, but why? One mod which takes literally a few seconds and you're set for certainly three shaves ...

Yes, and then there are the Wardonia models that accept regular blades ...

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