Thread: want to get a new razor

I like a blade heavy edge, but you have to be careful that you aren't relying on the weight of the blade to overcome the discipline required for a perfect straight shave. I would lean to heavier and taller razors, like 7/8 over smaller blades like 3 and 4 8ths. Shaving with a heavy 8/8 razor seems weird but I know it's not really the limit. I know a guy with a 12/8 and he rarely uses it. I used to have a sport bike. No one ever suggested that it was too much, but I never rode it. Now I ride a Chopper. No one thinks of it as too much either, but I ride it all the time.

So, no razor is too much, but once you don't enjoy shaving with them then you've reached the ( your ) limit.

Knife,

I don't know about others, but Robert Williams has about a Nine Month back log. I would assume others are simillar in that they make each one by hand. The Purist was $375.00, Charlie Lewis blades go from $500 to $700 on straight razor designs. So as far as cost, the only person that can tell you that is the individual craftsman. Again with customs they tend to be 7/8 + in blade width from what. I have seen on of the customs.
Each blade smith will work with you on your design, all the way down to the fine details (blade length, width, type of material, point styles, jimps, spine work, scales, etc.) You will get what you pay for.

This event is what I'm waiting for. I missed it last year but won't miss it again.