Thread: Favotie Sheffield razor?

I have 2 Bengalls and I love them both. Easy to hone and shave great. I have been thinking about reducing my collection to just chase Bengalls.

do they even make another razor other then a Greaves ????

Mine is a Joseph Rogers & Sons. All of the razors I have seen by them have been top quality and fantastic shavers.

Originally Posted by Willisf

So no loyalties? lol

I have W&B, J. Rodgers, J. Elliot, Greaves, F. Reynolds, and some others that aren't smiling wedges, and I really do like them all. For a while I really liked my 4 J. Rodgers blades, but recently really digging my F. Reynolds blades. Probably because they are the newest ones right now. I have 2 in my rotation and one needing scales that I'm dying to get done and use. I also have a Tally Ho that I'm itching to get done and will probably be looking for another one of those soon.

These are two of my favourite Sheffies but only because of what is marked on the blades.



This is another one and for 2 reasons. The first being it is one of the earlier, maybe earliest, razors made of stainless steel and secondly it was sold by the very Canadian store T Eaton.





Notice that I like them for the Canadian connection and not because they shave head and shoulders above any of the Swedish, German, American, Spanish or French razors I have.The only bad shaves I have had with a straight razor were when my technique was off or the edge I put on it was off.

Bob

That Firth Stainless could easily be one of the earliest SS razors made. I've seen the brand applied to sets of table knives but never before on a razor. Those knife sets were certainly pre WW2 so it's possible that this razor could also be of that date.

My favorite razor is the one I am shaving with, Sheffield or otherwise. Any other tactic would risk my attention being away from the task at hand. I have favorites that I like to look at and hold, and some I feel sentimental about, but once the blade touches the face, it instantly becomes my favorite. There are differences but I usually end up at the same place, just smelling a little differently.

Originally Posted by Maladroit

That Firth Stainless could easily be one of the earliest SS razors made. I've seen the brand applied to sets of table knives but never before on a razor. Those knife sets were certainly pre WW2 so it's possible that this razor could also be of that date.

Yes, when I did a little research into Firth Stainless I seem to recall getting the impression that these razors started being made shortly after the table cutlery was. Also what was commercially labelled Firth Stainless steel was used in British war production in WWI. At a guess the razor might be 1920s-30s production. From talking to a couple of people whose knowledge of straight razors I respect these are fairly rare razors to find today. I consider myself lucky to have found one on Kijiji of all places.

Bob

Not only my favourite but one of the most consistently well made Sheffields is the Bengall.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Not only my favourite but one of the most consistently well made Sheffields is the Bengall.

+1

In my Shefffield Collection(Taylor,Eaton, Puma,Kropp, reynold etc.) i often use my 13/16 Bengall and i love it. This kind of blade is bit different from other sheffield's razor because is bit deepper. Sheffield blades are very smooth but not so deep then Solingen Tridente , but my Bengall is very close but comfortable
Second position for Kropp...sure!!