Such a subjective question I know....BUT...if you have RAD (which I do...lol) then you might have more than a few str8's on hand. Of those, which is/are your best in your assessment? Me?...I seem to have scored some good Wade and Butchers, some good Walds and a good Wostenholm along with the Solingen I purchased from SRP. Some of the others are still up for judgement but I had a neat little surprise too. I purchased a str8 from "Dixie Manufacturing Company" out of Atlanta (I think)...kind of basic, hollow grind, looks like 5/8, round point with faux wood scales made out of plastic...at first glance my thoughts were "nothing special to this one" but the thing took a brutally sharp edge, strops nice and shaves like a champ...right up there with my WB's, Walds, Wostenholm and Solingen. This is a "for fun" question...not meant to generate anything more than a thread...so have fun with it and happy shaves. T'chau...