New SE Razor - Rocnel

Some of you may already be familiar with this small company out of Istanbul as they already have a rather attractive DE razor on the market (The P1):


It come in a very attractive wooden box (and I believe the new SE will as well) - looks like something @PLANofMAN might like


Rocnel hand-machines their products and according to their site they are able to product three razors per week.
You can read about their production process here and see the machines used here.
They use a wide variety of equipment - from new...to old Japanese machines from the 1930's:



Anyway - the new offering is a SE razor.
The Rocnel SE uses DE blades snapped in half and is still in pre-production taking pre-orders but I believe they are ramping up to start production very soon if not already.
The price for the SE razor that you see online, is, I believe a 'deposit' of $25 that you make towards the final purchase of the razor. Not sure what it will cost in the end.







Looks like an interesting and attractive razor.

 

Nice looking razor. I am in sticker shock after seeing that the DE is selling for $295.

 

Yeah, I wonder if there is a possibility to opt out of the stand and box..that might bring it down quite a bit. I can understand the cost in a way though - cranking out only three boxed sets/week and it seeming very labor intensive.
I'd say it seems on par with what you'd pay for a Wolfman with stand and box (if he had a box)

 

Wow, now THIS put a different spin on things!

From the owner/creator:

"The SE razor will be USD 25 (without stand)

Details:
Handle: (316 Stainless Steel) USD 10. It's 85mm
Head: (316 Stainless Steel) USD 15"

 

Very interesting.

 

Is the SE razor $25 out the door? Plus shipping. Or is this a deposit? I don't understand the website.

 

My pre-order is also in.
No need for CC/payment - you just put yourself on the list.

 

The $25 is the cost of the entire razor. No box or stand though

Production is slated to being next month.

 

I filled out the form like you did. Let's see what happens, I've wasted $25 on much worse things. I like this. Yes, it does resemble the Falcon and I believe you're correct about it never getting off the ground. Thanks for answering my question.
K

 

Thanks cookie! I'm so in on this one.

 

It does have quite a similar look.
And as you said - it's $25.

Here's their instagram feed btw: https://www.instagram.com/rocnel/

 

The guy over there, Murat, seems ok. His English is so-so in emails but this could be a really fun razor to pick up.

From a post he made over on the DFS forum where he has an account:
My little knowledge of English . My goal is to provide the world's most affordable to the consumer the highest quality razors . Production is carried out with 0.01mm accuracy. We just , we use 316 stainless steel . I 'm also 15 years of classic shaving . Blade settings are doing very well. We produce moderate aggressive product now . We will start mass production in February. Regards

 

For some reason (I use safari) I was only able to enter up to my address, was there any more information needed?

 

I'm all about supporting a guy with ambition! Even if it's a flop, $25 won't break the bank. I like the idea that he's even giving this a go. It looks good and promising.

 

Nah, the entire waitinglist/pre-order form looked like this:

 

Ok cool. Thanks! So I got everything but the notes. I did get the message Ryan posted so I guess they received it. Now I'll keep an eye out for an email and my spam folder.
K

 

Yeah I didn't get a confirmation email either.
Let's post here when/if we hear anything back from them

 

Great idea. I was going to suggest that.