Product Overview

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

Pine is a light wood, and at 1.3 oz this is the lightest razor in the Parker barber range while also being the longest at 5.8 in. That combination gives it a noticeably different balance from the rest: long in the hand but almost weightless.

The blade arm carries a black finish rather than bright steel, which pairs with the pale handle instead of matching it.

Key Features

• ✓ Clip to close mechanism holds the half blade square
• ✓ Pine wood handle with a black finished blade arm
• ✓ Takes any double edge blade, snapped in half
• ✓ 5 half double edge blades included
• ✓ Weight 1.3 oz, length 5.8 in
• ✓ The lightest and longest of the Parker barber razors

What Is Included

• ✓ Parker SRP 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 SRP weighs 1.3 oz and measures 5.8 in, so it is both the lightest and the longest razor in the Parker barber range. A long light razor gives you reach without asking your wrist to carry any weight, though it does mean the razor will not hold its own angle for you the way a heavier one does.

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. Pine is softer than the other handle woods, so dry it after every shave and keep it out of standing water. 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