Product Overview

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

The resin handle is what separates this from the all metal SR1. It brings the razor down to 1.4 oz, the lightest weight in the clip type range, and it stays warmer and less slippery in a wet hand than bare steel does.

A lighter razor asks you to guide it rather than let it fall, which some shavers prefer for detailed work around the jaw and sideburns.

Key Features

• ✓ Clip to close mechanism holds the half blade square
• ✓ Black resin handle, stainless steel blade arm
• ✓ Takes any double edge blade, snapped in half
• ✓ 5 half double edge blades included
• ✓ Weight 1.4 oz, length 5 3/4 in
• ✓ Lightest of the Parker clip type barber razors

What Is Included

• ✓ Parker SRB 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 SRB weighs 1.4 oz and measures 5 3/4 in, the lightest of the Parker clip type barber razors. The resin handle keeps the balance towards the blade arm, and a lighter razor has to be guided rather than allowed to fall, which many people find easier to control while they are still learning the angle.

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. Rinse the blade arm and the handle, dry them, and keep the razor somewhere dry and open to the air. Stainless steel resists rust well but a blade left clipped in a damp razor will mark the arm.

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