Fat Guy Adjustable Butterfly Safety Razor

$89.99 USD

Fat Guy Adjustable Safety Razor by Replica Razors

Perhaps the most sought-after vintage razor of all time, the Fat Boy is a legend, and rightfully so. Our Fat Guy looks like the Fat Boy, operates just like the Fat Boy and shaves just like the Fat Boy because it is a part for part replica of a 1960 Fat Boy!

Amazingly enough this razor has the positive click feature while turning to make the adjustments. Adjustments are 1-9 with 1/2 increments in between. Many have marveled at Fat Guy's shave quality which is indistinguishable from the Fat Boy's.

To Use:

Open the razor head by turning the bottom dial counter-clockwise.
Insert the blade
Turn the upper adjustment dial to your desired number (or half-increment dot setting)
Close the head by turning the bottom dial clockwise until head is closed firmly.

Includes a Package of Double Edge Razor Blades so you can get started shaving right away! Ships stowed in a black fitted box perfect for gift giving.

**Please note there are a few small differences between our replica and the original. The weight of Fat Guy is a bit lighter, then the original, because it is made of stronger and lighter materials.

Fat Guy comes with a 2-year warranty covering normal use. Abuse from over tightening, dropping, etc. is not covered.

Approximate Specifications:

Weight: 2.3oz-65g
Length: 3.4in-87mm

Made in Canada

SHAVE NATION ITEM NUMBER: SN3072

Follow-up to my review of the Fat Guy razor

I need to add two things to my 5-star review of the Fat Guy razor:

1: There's a typo in the second sentence of the second paragraph in my review. I wrote "I happen to own a 1960 Gillette Fatboy with a date code is F 2." It should read "with a date code of F 2."

2: I want to say that Shave Nation's service is superb! I ordered the Fat Guy razor late on a Friday afternoon, and it was shipped the same day. I live on the East Coast of the USA, in New England, and the razor arrived on Tuesday. It might have even arrived sooner if it had not been for the weekend. Anyway, wonderful service from Shave Nation.

Thanks. I'm enjoying the Fat Guy razor!

Fat Guy Adjustable TTO razor

I'll begin by saying right away that I give five (5) stars to the Fat Guy razor. *****

I have seen the Fat Guy listed as a replica of the 1960 Gillette Fatboy razor, and I can say that it really is. I happen to own a 1960 Gillette Fatboy with a date code is F 2, F for 1960 and 2 for the 2nd quarter. The Fatboy and the Fat Guy look identical, well, 95 to 99 % identical. My only "complaint" about the Fat Guy (and it's not really a complaint), is that it is totally unmarked. There is no identification on it at all. I wish that it said somewhere—on the handle or under the doors or somewhere—that it is the Fat Guy and/or even that it's made in Canada. As it is, anyone picking it up and looking at it might assume that it is an unknown brand, a TTO (twist-to-open) razor made in an unknown country.

It arrived in a sturdy black box. The label on the front said "Fat Guy, Happy Shaving." There was also a label that said "Made in Canada." It was well packed with a piece of foam to keep it from moving around. It contained a 10-pack of Dorco DE razor blades, and according to the label, the Dorco blades are made in Korea.

I have had the Fat Guy razor for a couple of weeks now, and I have compared it to my Gillette Fatboy. I have shaved when I've had light beard growth, medium beard growth, and heavy beard growth. The Fat Guy's adjustments are identical to the Fatboy's adjustments. There's a dial that goes from 1 to 9, with a dot in between each number, and it "clicks" between adjustments, just like the Gillette Fatboy.

As the saying goes, "your mileage may vary" (YMMV), but, for me, the Gillette Fatboy razor and the Fat Guy razor by Replica Razors are identical in the way they shave.

According to what I've read, the Fat Guy razor is just a bit lighter in weight than the original Gillette Fatboy razor. I have a kitchen scale that's fairly accurate, and I got these weights: Fat Guy razor = 2.3 oz. Gillette Fatboy razor = 2.9 oz.

Note: The adjustment numbers are easier to read on my original Fatboy. The numbers on the Fat Guy are lighter. There's a video on YouTube somewhere saying that you can use Testors model paint to make the numbers darker. Maybe I'll do that at some point, for now, it's not a problem.

Note: The bottom knob on my Gillette Fatboy razor was getting hard to turn. Matt Pisarcik, from Razor Emporium, has a video on YouTube showing how to lubricate a TTO razor. I used regular clipper oil. (I have an Andis hair clipper.) I put a drop of oil into the top hole while the doors were open, I put a drop of oil on the two openings of the adjustment dial, I put a drop of oil onto the bottom dial (the one for opening the doors), and I put a drop of oil into the opening at the bottom of the razor. I opened and closed the doors about 10 or 15 times and I turned the adjustment dial about 10 or 15 times, and my Fatboy razor is as good as new. I say all all of this because I assume that the Replica Fat Guy razor—or any TTO razor—might need to be lubricated every once in a while to make it work "as smooth as butter," as Matt said about the newly lubricated Fatboy.

Final thought: If you've always wanted a Gillette Fatboy razor, but if you can't find one in good shape, or if the seller is asking too much money, you really can't go wrong with the Fat Guy razor by Replica Razors of Canada. What's more, it's got a two-year warranty. The company is in Montreal, and their address and website are listed on the box.

Happy shaving!