Thread: Great Deal on T-I Razors...no kidding.

I also had to send my off for honing as the factory edge was really pretty bad. It will arrive back here tomorrow, actually today as it as after midnight. Very excited to give it a test run.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I just shaved with the TI for the first time after having it honed by my friend MODINE. Wow! It was a smooth and seemingly effortless shave. This razor is meeting expectations now. I hope everyone is enjoying Thiers.

I told you that you'd love it once it had an edge that shows off its real potential.

I'll probably use it for all of my shaves this week to get used acquaint myself to the razor. Really looking forward to it.

Received my razor back from FranfC today. He had posted that this was the hardest razor he had ever honed. Had some bad steel that had to be worked through and I can't tell you how many hours (days) he had to put into it to get it just right.

Just right it is. Shaved with it today and pretty much all bbs. It shaved great. Will shave with it for at least a few days but I am thrilled with how it turned out. Quite disappointed with it as it came.

I have great respect for someone that can do magic to a blade. I'm okay with a refresh but will continue practicing on my "practice razor" for some time before I will try something on a blade that really matters. It certainly is not a skill that is developed overnight. As I type this, I'm taking a break from trying to set the bevel (once again) on that practice razor.

Thanks so much FranfC.

Originally Posted by apipeguy

Received my razor back from FranfC today. He had posted that this was the hardest razor he had ever honed. Had some bad steel that had to be worked through and I can't tell you how many hours (days) he had to put into it to get it just right.

Just right it is. Shaved with it today and pretty much all bbs. It shaved great. Will shave with it for at least a few days but I am thrilled with how it turned out. Quite disappointed with it as it came.

I have great respect for someone that can do magic to a blade. I'm okay with a refresh but will continue practicing on my "practice razor" for some time before I will try something on a blade that really matters. It certainly is not a skill that is developed overnight. As I type this, I'm taking a break from trying to set the bevel (once again) on that practice razor.

Thanks so much FranfC.

Keep an eye out on eBay for anything that isn't expensive but you believe might very well be able to be honed and take an edge. That means avoid heavy rust and corrosion. When I was starting out on honing, I picked up some really rough stuff. LOL. But you might even find one in the classified for $25 or $30. Get it, kill the edge, and rehone it. If its at all decent, you can turn around and sell it again yourself. The idea is to get some experience before you take on anything too challenging. Smiling blades, wedges, lots of hone wear, and really hard steel should be avoided at first. I used to have about ten of them suitable for practice. I sold them to someone who wanted them for the same purpose for a fraction of what I paid for them.

Ordered mine last April right when they went out of stock. I completely forgot about them and I got a package in the mail today. Only took eleven months. It's like I received a gift from my former self.

Same story here, though mine is still in transit. I called the vendor every three or four months over the last year, and talked to some of the most unaware customer service people I'd ever encountered, so I'd pretty much given up hope on receiving the thing.

But now I'm pretty excited. Christmas in March!

So this morning the UPS guy delivered a box allegedly containing the half-price T-I razor with faux tortoise scales that I'd ordered 11 months ago. This is what was inside:



Notice anything interesting?

Maybe it's an upgrade because you had to wait, Montanan.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Maybe it's an upgrade because you had to wait, Montanan.

Could be, I suppose, though the packing label doesn't indicate that. Whatever happened, it's definitely gorgeous.

I'm sitting here trying to decide what to do with the thing ...