The Shavette is a disposable blade straight razor made in Solingen, Germany. The Shavette works like a straight razor, but the blade can be changed as it becomes dull. It has a plastic handle and aluminum shank. The removable plastic sleeve firmly holds the razor blade. Any Shavette can hold either a red sleeve or a black sleeve, but the red sleeve is specific to the short razor blade and the black sleeve is specific for the longer razor blade. Double-edged blades must be broken in half to fit in a Shavette. The Shavette uses one-half of a double-edge razor blade. On the back of the plastic Shavette packaging, there is a double-edge blade which can be split for use in your razor. To prepare more blades for use in your Shavette razor: hold a double-edge blade with a needle nose pliers near one edge of the blade with the other edge resting against a soft cushioned surface and bend the blade until it snaps in half.
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Solingen Shavette with Red Sleeve (the red sleeve holds shorter blade only)
The Shavette works like a straight razor but with a disposable blade. It has a black plastic handle. The aluminum shank holds the removable red plastic sleeve, which securely holds the razor blade in place. The red sleeve holds a "short" blade which is 1-3/4 inches long, with a 1-1/2" cutting edge. Any Shavette sheath can hold either a red sleeve or a black sleeve.
Razor Refill for the red sleeve: Take the red sleeve out of the aluminum shank of the handle by sliding it out the end. Open the red sleeve and notice that on one side there are two very small posts near the narrow side of the sleeve, and on the other half there are two holes that the posts go into. Place the sleeve in front of you with the narrow side of the sleeve toward you, and the posts pointing up. Take the blade (always handling it carefully… it is very sharp) and notice that there is an indention just past either end of the sharp edge. Lay the blade so the indentions rest in between the posts of the sleeve, and so the sharp edge protrudes slightly from the narrow side of the sleeve. Then follow the rest of the instructions for the black sleeve.
Product Number Dovo 201-081RD
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Merkur Replacement Blades only fit in Shavette with the Red Sleeve. These "short" stainless steel blades are made in Solingen, Germany. Platinum plated for longer wear. Each blade measures 1-3/4", with a cutting edge that measures 1-1/2". Ten full double edged blades per box. The double edged blades must be broken in half and inserted in the red sleeve. (This results in 20 half blades.)
Product number 219
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The removable sleeve firmly holds the disposable razor blade. The red sleeve ONLY holds the shorter 1-3/4" disposable blade (with a cutting edge that measures 1-1/2". This red sleeve automatically comes with the Shavette order number 201-081RD. ANY Shavette handle can hold either a removable red sleeve for short blades, or a removable black sleeve for the longer blades. Heimerdinger Cutlery carries the red and black sleeves and the replacement blades. If you have purchased the Shavette 201-081RD, which comes with the removable red sleeve, you can also separately purchase a black sleeve, and then use it in the same Shavette handle to hold long blades
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The Solingen Shavette from Dovo with Black Sleeve is a disposable blade straight razor made in Solingen, Germany. This Dovo Shavette has a black sleeve, which only holds the German-style longer blade which is approximately 2-1/2" long. The Shavette works like a straight razor, but the blade can be changed as it becomes dull. It has a black plastic handle and aluminum shank. The removable black plastic sleeve firmly holds the razor blade. The black sleeve only holds the German-style longer blade. Any Shavette sheath can hold either a red sleeve or a black sleeve.
Razor Refill for the black sleeve: Take the black sleeve out of the aluminum shank of the handle by sliding it out the end. Open the black sleeve and notice that on one side there are three round posts, and on the other half there are three holes that the posts go into. Place the sleeve in front of you with the posts pointing up. Take the blade (always handling it carefully… it is very sharp) and lay the blade so holes in the blade fit over the black posts, and so the sharp edge protrudes slightly from the narrow side of the sleeve...... Next, hold the blade near the open end of the sleeve, and carefully squeeze the sleeve closed with your thumb and finger at the 'hinged' end, gradually closing the sleeve completely, making sure the blade does not move out of position (always handling it carefully…it is very sharp). You may hear it click into place. Still holding the sleeve securely at the open end and making sure you are holding the sleeve by the top part away from the protruding blade edge, carefully slide the sleeve into the shank of the razor handle, making sure the blade does not slip out of place. Be sure to hold the sleeve securely until the sleeve is completely in the shank. ALWAYS exercise extreme care when removing the razor-filled sleeve from the shank.
Product Number Dovo 201-081BK
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Longer Dovo Replacement Blades for Shavette with Black Sleeve ONLY: Longer German-style razor blades which are approximately 2-1/2 inches long. Stainless steel, platinum plated for longer wear. Ten full double edged blades per box which must be broken in half and inserted in the black sleeve. (Results in 20 half blades.)
Product number Dovo 201-014
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The removable sleeve firmly holds the disposable razor blade. This black sleeve ONLY holds the German-style longer blade, which is approximately 2-1/2" long. The black sleeve automatically comes with the Shavette order number 201-081BK. ANY Shavette handle can hold either a removable red sleeve for short blades, or a removable black sleeve for the longer blades. Heimerdinger Cutlery carries the red and black sleeves and the replacement blades. If you have purchased the Shavette 201-081BK, which comes with the removable black sleeve, you can also separately purchase a red sleeve, and then use it in the same Shavette handle to hold short blades.
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