Rockwell 6s, old vs new

Futute BST threads: WTB Rockwell 6s( USA MADE)

I wonder if the new Made in China label will come with a new lower price.

No, I wouldn't expect that. Price is already very good IMO. $99 for such a great razor system is excellent. But considering the fact that they will move production to lower the cost and maximize the profit, producing more razors, economies of scale etc., that's a logical thought. Price could be different.

Like I previously said, OneBlade is also made in China. That didn't stop them from asking hundreds of dollars for a razor...

I'm a big fan of Rockwell due to their combo of price and quality. I have a new R1, the lower end butterfly, and the 6C. Both are very high quality. Part of my business will be working to convert cartridge users to safety razor shaving and I haven't been able to find anything as good at their price points. I also like their shave brushes and they have styptic packs that look like a pack of matches.

I don't think of Rockwell as making a craftsman product. My straight razors, Brad Sears shaving brushes and Stirling soaps are what I think of as craftsman products. We are all personally making the product.

I think of Rockwell as a manufacturing company that has done a good job in managing quality and price. Sadly, I think it is probably true that China has more sophisticated metal injection moulding than the US. I consider it a grave error that the US has allowed itself to fall behind in manufacturing technologies in many areas, though that is a whole different topic.

I don't track stainless double edged razors the way that a lot of folks here do, though gather that $100 is a great deal for a completely stainless razor.

R1 is made by Weishi I believe.

R1 is made by Weishi I believe.

It's a rebranded Baili BD179, and costs 8 or 9 bucks shipped. Either way, not a R1 plate razor.

I guess in the end, the market won't care where it's made as long as the quality is there.

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With all due respect, wrong. I, for one, will stop advocating for this razor if they move manufacturing of the 6S to China. I have been a very active supporter on at least one site but that will cease. So I care and I am a part of the market FWIW.

I guess in the end, the market won't care where it's made as long as the quality is there.

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With all due respect, wrong.  I, for one, will stop advocating for this razor if they move manufacturing of the 6S to China.   I have been a very active supporter on at least one site but that will cease.  So I care and I am a part of the market FWIW.

I agree with you, but you and I are probably the only 2 out of every 100 people that don't shop at Walmart either. The other 98 will continue to buy anyway.

I guess in the end, the market won't care where it's made as long as the quality is there.

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With all due respect, wrong.  I, for one, will stop advocating for this razor if they move manufacturing of the 6S to China.   I have been a very active supporter on at least one site but that will cease.  So I care and I am a part of the market FWIW.

I agree with you, but you and I are probably the only 2 out of every 100 people that don't shop at Walmart either. The other 98 will continue to buy anyway.

In 30 years of selling products in the jewelry, watch, & shaving area to retail customers...VERY few care where.

With all due respect, wrong.  I, for one, will stop advocating for this razor if they move manufacturing of the 6S to China.   I have been a very active supporter on at least one site but that will cease.  So I care and I am a part of the market FWIW.

I agree with you, but you and I are probably the only 2 out of every 100 people that don't shop at Walmart either.  The other 98 will continue to buy anyway.

In 30 years of selling products in the jewelry, watch, & shaving area to retail customers...VERY few care where.

I think that has been shown by the American consumer over and over and over for decades now. I try and buy from people who make products made in the US, but I wouldn't be able to watch TV, talk on my phone, or be on this MB for the most part if I stuck to that.

Hello everybody,
Have tried out of boredom all 6 plates edited.

At first I polished down, but did not like it at all.
then sandblasting gun machiner, abrasive grain of copper slag, I had not had glass beads, unfortunately. Now it looks almost true to the original.
Right to compare ATT R1

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