Thread: Fillys Just About Out of Reach

so glad i found them before of this rush! ..even before i started to shave with str8.. love at 1st sight, and the only one, that gives me a BBS like last night! Truly Orgasmic! (waiting for camera to post in SOTD.. like someone says.."no picture..didn't happen" !)

Warning: dont put camellia oil on the rubber in the Barbas Duras! The rubber will get more flexible and start to get larger.. eventualy - like what hapenned to me - the rubber will get loose of the steel!.. maybe theres a better / gentle oil to the rubber.. my advise is just wash it and clean normaly with a towel..and only apply oil in the blade to protect!

Originally Posted by tcharah

so glad i found them before of this rush! ..even before i started to shave with str8.. love at 1st sight, and the only one, that gives me a BBS like last night! Truly Orgasmic! (waiting for camera to post in SOTD.. like someone says.."no picture..didn't happen" !)

Warning: dont put camellia oil on the rubber in the Barbas Duras! The rubber will get more flexible and start to get larger.. eventualy - like what hapenned to me - the rubber will get loose of the steel!.. maybe theres a better / gentle oil to the rubber.. my advise is just wash it and clean normaly with a towel..and only apply oil in the blade to protect!

you can use Qtip to appy oil just on the blade.
I use baby oil, and also Ballistol. Ballistol is not only preserving the blade but also cleaning from oxidation etc. According to Martin from Rasurpur, TI uses Ballistol as their preferred razor ointment.

Originally Posted by tcharah

.. maybe theres a better / gentle oil to the rubber.. my advise is just wash it and clean normaly with a towel..and only apply oil in the blade to protect!

I use silicone spray. Cleans, protects and keeps rubber from drying out. I also didn't have to buy it as it was laying in the garage.

Even the price difference between the 13 and the 14 is considerable. Imo the 14 is too big, worth saving the $ and getting the 13 IMO, even a 12 is a decent size.

Am I the only one who thinks the prices of these is way over inflated? I've seen them, used them and honed them. And, yeah, it's a nice razor. And to me, it's one of the most attractive nos razors around. I absolutely LOVE the barbas duras with the brown scales. But $300+ dollars!?! It's not that nice. Get a nice picture of it and use it as your desktop wallpaper, put the $300 towards a nice 1/4 hollow or a well done wedge, which will perform better than a barbas duras imo.
Are they sexy...heck yes, but as far as performance is concerned, it doesn't compete with other $300+ razors imo.

Max - does the silicone spray not leave your razor incredibly slippery??

Originally Posted by olafurson

Max - does the silicone spray not leave your razor incredibly slippery??

No, cause once impregnated and dried I remove the excess with a lightly damp Q-Tip. The Q-Tip also helps for cleaning between the ridges. The reason I use a lightly damp one instead of dry is so the cotton doesn't stick on the rubber.

I haven't slipped or dropped a straight razor in 25 years.

Originally Posted by Visibility

mo the 14 is too big, worth saving the $ and getting the 13 IMO, even a 12 is a decent size.

It's very personal. I have them all and the 14 is not to big. It's hands down my favorite. And that says a lot from someone that's been a 5/8 lover most of his life. For a razor I truly enjoy, use at least once or twice a week and considering it will give me a lifetime shaving joy, no I don't find $300.00 to much.
If it were laying in the drawer and not getting any use at all, yes it would be a waste.

Originally Posted by Stropper

If it is possible to contact the major holders of the Fillie NOS supply has anyone here explored a group buy?

Incidentally, what happened to the group buy section? I know I haven't been here much at all lately, but I don't see it anymore....

Originally Posted by Maximilian

It's very personal. I have them all and the 14 is not to big. It's hands down my favorite. And that says a lot from someone that's been a 5/8 lover most of his life. For a razor I truly enjoy, use at least once or twice a week and considering it will give me a lifetime shaving joy, no I don't find $300.00 to much.
If it were laying in the drawer and not getting any use at all, yes it would be a waste.

I have to agree. I have the Filly #14 barbas duras, just honed it up yesterday and shaved with it. I thought it was amazing. I didn't pay $300, but it was expensive and I still think it was worth it.

s.

I was just waching a Filly #14 barbas duras go for $345..... on the bay.
No, I jumped of the bidding long before that...