Thread: SRP Mentorship... a hard earned success story.

Glad to hear that you didn't give up. While we may not all live so close together as Kelly and you do. There are plenty of people here willing to help.

I too suffer from the wire whisker syndrome. Along with hefty blades I found others that work also. Griffin Carbo Magnetic is among the others that work great for me. Others are Boker, Morley & Sons, A. Feist Luna, Maher & Grosh, and an Acme. Some are carbon, while others are silver steel or stainless, etc. Of course my technique has gotten much better also. Though I still haven't tried a shavette yet I do have DEs and imagine it would be a much different shave then a real straight or even a safety razor.

Finding the right razor is half the fun. Enjoy!

I did try some heavier razors at Kelly's place. All 7/8 and slightly lighter. But nothing felt so natural as the full on weight of the 8/8. I'm scouring ebay for one, (2 sold yesterday)... but all i'm seeing is 7/8ths and very expensive ultra-restored 8/8s.
I dont have enough money to buy a 7/8ths and not be completely happy with it, so I'm waiting.

One day, I'll find her!

Luis, I thank you for the many kind words and I was more than happy to share one of your beers with you! Most of all I am happy the time was well spent helping a new found friend find his niche. Now if we can find the right "chopper", bliss will be at hand!

Kelly aka nun2sharp

BTW I hope your face is healing well! LOL

Originally Posted by dukeofwails

I did try some heavier razors at Kelly's place. All 7/8 and slightly lighter. But nothing felt so natural as the full on weight of the 8/8. I'm scouring ebay for one, (2 sold yesterday)... but all i'm seeing is 7/8ths and very expensive ultra-restored 8/8s.
I dont have enough money to buy a 7/8ths and not be completely happy with it, so I'm waiting.

One day, I'll find her!

Agreed - they provide an awesome shave!!

Know exactly where you're coming from. I've got two of the monsters you're talking about, both 9/8, one is the celebrated hollow, FBU, weigh's in similar to the one you used, the tang won't even fit into the wire razor stand I have. Took me a long time to find them...have a look in the Butcher Shop, a sub-forum under Razor's and you'll see all kinds...give you an idea what you're looking for.

edited to add: Revisor has a nice 8/8 razor, hollow ground....not a lot of weight to it though and at a reasonable price.

YES! At last someone else who thinks that anything less than 8/8 is just wasting their time!


Mick