Higher Quality Materials: Most North American made products go through stricter quality measures when being made.So why spend more money on American made products? There are many wet shavers who use cheaper alternatives and report great results. The demand for higher quality safety razors is at an all time high and wet shavers can’t seem to get enough of it! Why Spend More Money On This Rather Than Other Cheaper Alternatives? Today, there are over a dozen producers making razors in North America, with several new makers emerging each year. The Weber received positive reviews upon its release and provided the path for other machinists to start producing razors. In 2012, nearly 24 years after the last Gillette left the assembly line, The Weber Safety Razor Company released a double edged (DE) safety razor that was completely made in the USA. The popularity grew and soon they had wet shavers wanting to purchase their own high quality razor brand new. Many would purchase old American made razors from antique/thrift stores,or would ask relatives if they had any tucked in the attic. Several wet shaving groups formed, all with the same interests, to shave with more primitive tools of yesterday that were of higher quality ( and in my opinion better performing) than the modern forms of today. In the late 1990’s with the help of the internet, safety razors started to gain popularity in the United States again. In 1988 Gillette decided to shut down production of the final USA made safety razor, and focus on overseas production for foreign markets. As technology advanced, new designs became more popular and the North American Safety razor business started to slowly disappear. There were once millions of North American razors produced and sold each year, from several well known producers (Gillette, Schick, American Safety Razor Company). Even though we loved our predecessors’ stories, many of us in North America wanted to start our own. Not long ago, one could only dream of purchasing a new razor from the west and usually had to settle for a vintage Gillette that already had a story. Recently we’ve seen an influx in American-made safety razors enter the traditional wet shaving market.
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