Product Overview

The Parker SRDW is a clip type barber razor with a sheesham wood handle and a stainless steel blade arm. It takes an ordinary double edge blade snapped in half, and it arrives with five half blades.

Sheesham is an Indian rosewood, dense and strongly figured, so no two handles carry the same grain. It is the warmest thing to hold in the Parker barber range and the one people buy when the razor is going to sit out on a shelf.

At 1.6 oz on a 5.6 in frame it sits between the resin and the all steel models for weight.

Key Features

• ✓ Clip to close mechanism holds the half blade square
• ✓ Sheesham wood handle, stainless steel blade arm
• ✓ Takes any double edge blade, snapped in half
• ✓ 5 half double edge blades included
• ✓ Weight 1.6 oz, length 5.6 in
• ✓ Every handle carries its own grain pattern

What Is Included

• ✓ Parker SRDW straight barber razor
• ✓ 5 half double edge blades

The five blades are supplied loose in the box and are not fitted in the razor, so load a blade before the first shave.

Product Specifications

How a Clip Type Barber Razor Works

A barber razor of this kind is not a traditional hollow ground straight razor. Nothing is honed or stropped. You snap an ordinary double edge blade in half and clip one half into the blade arm, which gives you a fresh, genuinely sharp edge every time for the price of half a blade.

The clip to close mechanism is the part that matters. The arm folds over the blade and clips shut, which holds the half blade flat and square along its whole length. A blade that sits square does not chatter, and chatter is what causes the nicks people associate with these razors.

Who This Razor Is Best For

Weight and Shaving Feel

The SRDW weighs 1.6 oz and measures 5.6 in, between the resin handled models and the all steel SR1. Wood sits warmer in the hand than metal and grips well when wet, which is the practical reason barbers have used wooden handles for as long as they have used these razors.

How a razor feels is subjective and varies from one shaver to another. Beard type, blade choice, lather and technique all affect the result, so treat these descriptions as a general guide rather than a promise about your own shave.

Getting the Best from Your Razor

1. Prepare the skin first. Many shavers find a hot shower or a warm damp towel before the shave makes a difference.
2. Build lather with a shave soap or cream. A shave brush lifts the hair and spreads the lather more evenly.
3. Let the razor do the work and apply very little pressure. Hold the head at a shallow angle to the skin rather than pressing it flat.
4. Take the first pass with the grain, then reduce further on later passes if you want to.
5. Rinse the head under running water between passes rather than tapping the razor on the sink.
6. Change the blade once it starts to feel rough or drag. Blade life varies between individuals.

Care and Storage

Rinse the razor under warm running water after every shave and shake the water off. Open the clip arm and rinse underneath it as well, because lather and cut hair collect there more than anywhere else on the razor.

Remove the blade before you put the razor away and never store it with a blade clipped in. Dry the wooden handle rather than leaving it wet, and do not soak it or leave it standing in water, because wood will swell and lift its finish over time. Rinse and dry the blade arm and keep the razor somewhere dry and open to the air.

Keep unused blades dry and stored in their original packaging. Place used blades in a sealed Razor Blade Bank or another puncture-resistant container. Never place loose blades directly in household trash.

Shipping and Returns

Ships fast from Montreal, Canada. Free shipping in Canada on orders $49+.

See our Shipping Policy and Return & Refund Policy for full details.

Frequently Asked Questions