Thread: What size and point should I buy for my second straight razor?

Hello,

I joined this forum as a newbie in 2010 and started with a Murker 38c DE safety razor. It's been a revelation and I still use it almost daily.

In late 2017 I bought a Ralf Aust 5/8 round point with plastic scales from Lynn's company. I've used it maybe twenty times at most. For some reason I neglected it for a long time and I just started using it again with my last two shaves.
It blows away the DE razor.

I want to use a straight from now on as much as possible. I'd like to upgrade to better quality scales and I'm open to the possibility of purchasing a different size and point.

I've heard great things about Ralf Aust's razors and am inclined to buy another. I don't want to be a razor collector!
I just want one more razor and that's it.

Being that I've only done about twenty shaves with a straight, I'm sure I'm still classified as a beginner. I just do one pass downward so far. Then I clean up with the Murker DE.

Any thoughts and recommendations on different sizes and points are greatly appreciated by this specialty group of guys!

As a separate and less important question, feel free to comment on Ralf Aust or recommend another brand.

Thanks in advance!!
July10Newbie