Thread: What's your favorite razor in your rotation and why?

I've noticed a lot of "what's your favorite..." threads on this forum but none asking about what razor people enjoy using the most. So I thought I'd start one.

My favorite is a F.A. Clauberg Tonsorial Gem. It's the first straight razor I got. I won it from eBay for $8.00 with no idea what I was doing but it turned out to be in fact a gem.

I'm still experimenting with different razors and soaps pretty often, but lately my go to has been a Shuredge "New Science Concave." It practically honed itself and I've just been enjoying it. Plus I've been testing out different soaps, so sticking with 1 razor trying to be as objective as possible.
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My Filarmonica #13 DT is just as smooth as can be. As I had mentioned in another thread, I'm not one to buy into hype if I can avoid it, so I'm usually skeptical if one brand is touted over another. But I can tell you without reservation that this is easily my smoothest shaver. And that's not saying my other razors don't get a superb edge from the pro honers, it's just that the Filly stands out.

That's why I like my tonsorial gem as well. It's smooth as a butter knife. If it wasn't for the sound, I wouldn't know it was shaving.

For me it is a close call between my Wade and Butcher, and (gasp) my Gold Dollar 209 both shave supper smooth, take an edge quickly, and last a very long time. I have others that shave well but these two always give a great shave and neither is picky about what soap I am using,

I feel like I should add that this Staraet is a close second and that maybe given the same finishing stone treatment could compete... Always have to mention a runner up

Mine is the Goldedge I Re-scaled in Ebony!
Smooth as silk, great weight so it feels good in my hand and I personally think it is BEAUTIFUL!

I agree with Shane... This razor trumps my other ones at the moment, even the Iwasaki kamisori, but that might be due to the fact that I haven't mastered the technique quite yet...

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

I feel like I should add that this Staraet is a close second and that maybe given the same finishing stone treatment could compete... Always have to mention a runner up

Out of my collection of about 300 razors it is still my first Filarmonica Especial Para Barbas Duras #14.
Many will shave just as good, but no razor puts a smile on my face like that one.
Clean shaven and content every single time I use that one

The one I happen to be using on any given day is my favorite.