Here are 3 Frenchies I currently own...but for how long i really never know.... 2 of them could be gone soon....
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Here are 3 Frenchies I currently own...but for how long i really never know.... 2 of them could be gone soon....
Hello gents,
I'm the proud owner of the TI SRP LE #161, and since I love that razor so much, I decided to purchase another TI to give her a rest, after all, it's a limited edition razor, so I removed her from my daily rotation.
So I purchased the TI Special Coiffeur:
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One of the things I like about the TI's are the pointy edged scales.
Should I stick with the stock scales? Are you for/against changing the stock scales on the TI?
I might be able to get my local woodcraftsman to make me a new set of scales in ebony wood. But even if they turn out nice, this razor won't be the 1937 Special Coiffeur anymore - it'll be a 1937 Special Coiffeur blade with a custom made set of scales.
I don't know what I should do. I need your opinions.
I generally prefer stock scales. TI's plastic scales are quite nice, too, so I certainly wouldn't change them to custom wood scales.
I've always been a big fan of leaving things in their original condition as much as possible.
Yeah, me too, actually.
I wasn't thinking of some fancy-weird-shaped custom scales. I was thinking of a set of scales exactly like the stock scales, but in ebony, for example. By the way, does TI sells replacement scales, just like Dovo does?
But even so, this razor will not be the 1937 Special Coiffeur anymore...
Maybe I'll just leave her alone.
Your 1937 Special Couffier was made in 2005 (or sometime in the recent past). It's not a vintage collector's piece.
Therefore, if you want Ebony scales for it, go get them!
I'm a big fan of rescaling with wood. I feel that wood adds a touch of warmth & luxury to a razor, much as the wood panelling in a high end car does.
Just my opinion. Nice razor with whatever scales are on it!
I have a few Frenchies... I like them all, they are nice and wonderful shavers too: the well know Le Grelot (6/8 1/4 grind and full hollow), SRP limited edition and a TI 5/8 full hollow ground with Griffon scales...
Hi Leon... I know, the Athos Le Grelot is just wonderful... I fought hard on ebay to have this one - I apologise to the other members from SRP who bid on her, but she is MINE :p -; my best sniper shot so far.Quote:
Nice collection, Ockham! Your 2nd Le Grelot makes me jealous. I want one! :mad:
I also wondered: will I change the plastic scales of my first Le Grelot, or not... but in fact I like them like they are; maybe one day I'll make some wood scales for her - but I'll stick at the same form. There is some kind of simplicity that I like also.
I don't own a special coiffeur, but I've heard that they are very good shavers. I hope you'll continue to enjoy yours.
GGGAAAAAAAAAAAaaaarh!
I had forgotten about that Athos LeGrelot!:cry:
Very nice collection! I like your tastes in razors!
Actually, you don't have to worry too much about my sniper skills... due to money restriction, I had to calm down my RAD (damn student life: very interesting, lots to do, thin paycheck); maybe I'll have to exchange or sell one or two of my razors - still trying to avoid this option, but I've tried a DD dwarf, and now I want MORE :p
btw I still haven't try a wedge, and I'm looking for a nice - and cheap - W&B with their logo etching on the blade... so maybe I'm still dangerous... but not that much ;)
Here is my contribution.
It is an Edwin Jagger Le Grelot 3/4 hollow. It is nice. It is French!
And here is a matching box.
Great looking box!
Bonjour,
I have another French razor. A razor made by Veritable J Magnol of Thiers.
The original red box says "Rasoir Extra Garanti Veritable J Magnol Thiers".
The razor has "Special JM Barbes Dures" written on the blade.
"Veritable J.Magnol 326" on the tang.
The scales are dark swirly multi-coloured plastic or some-such that have little sparkly bits in them, metal pins and a white bone spacer.
Anyone know anything about this Maker?
Merci
M:D
Good God thispost is better than porn..wait...it is porn!:cry:
Does anyone have any experience with / opinions of the French razor brand Pradat Brun?
Nope, but some porn would go down well:tu
Well, I don't own one yet, but here's a link to one that I recently bid for and lost on eBay: Pradat-Brun 7/8 Clermont Ferrand. I think you will agree, it is pure eye candy. When they show up on the Bay, which is not often, they are very popular, and quickly get beyond my bidding range. I'd love to know what the fuss is about. I don't think the company is around any more, or if it is it's not making straights, but again any info would be appreciated.
Very nice. Why not try a cheaper French razor first? The two I have are both good razors.
I have a few French razors - 1 amazing new TI, a vintage Duvers Freres frameback (this one has given me the most satisfying shaves ever) and 2 Le Grelots (1 "perle des orients" and 1 "medaille d'argent") both of which I am still restoring. The one Le Grelot looks possibly NOS (it was a FleaBay find) and is so sharp it keeps slicing my fingers while I am buffing the blade - gotta be more careful!
We don't see enough "other(not TI or Le Grelot)" French razors . Please would you post some pictures of you extinct makes. I for one would be very pleased.
Did you see my J Magnol of Thiers?
I did - nice looking razor! How does it shave? Here is a pic of my Duvers Freres frameback. It's the listing photo from eBay. I have cleaned it and shined it up since, so it looks a little nicer now:
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The scales are horn.
I might try a nice French Rattler one day. I do like yours.
The J Magnol has/had a very slight frown. It looked like it had benn sharpened on a pasted strop that caused it. I used a coticule with slurry to tidy-up the bevel and remove most of the frown. Then lots of laps on a water only coticule then polished the hell out of the edge on Cro2 on flat card.
The edge is smooth and quite keen,but, I may do a bit more hone work then Cro2 again as I feel the razor could get very keen. It is a much lighter razor than the Le Grelot 3/4 ground I have.
Cheers Marcus.
The pasted strop seems to have been the preferred method of honing for French straight shavers. I am always amazed how many paddle strops I see on French eBay. Have you ever come across a Le Coq razor? This is, I am pretty sure, yet another extinct French razor brand. The razors are very streamlined and unique-looking (and very attractive!). Here is a link to one on French eBay I am stalking: Ancien rasoir coupe-chou "Le Coq" et son étui en vente sur eBay.fr (fin le 01-mars-09 21:31:05 Paris). Several have shown up in the last few weeks, but this is the nicest yet.
Have you given any thought to breadknifing your Magnol to get past the frown? I have used it more frequently recently restoring several razors, including a W&B that had a chip. I alternate between building a bevel and then breadknifing it away until I am past the chip. It should work for frowns, too.
In addition to a 6/8ths TI Super Gnome, and a pair of quarter hollow Le Grelot,I've picked up a Le Grelot Le Petit Coiffeur 196. The scales are trash but the blade is sweet.
I'll post another photo when she returns from a rescale job, along with the rescaled Super Gnome.
Leclerq
As it came, and then after rescale.
Big & beefy, shaves quite well!
Very handsome! Nice re-scale job. What wood did you use?
I finally picked up a Pradat-Brun razor on eBay. It is a pretty frameback with horn scales, and the spine is a nice shiny chrome. Unfortunately, a prior owner has taken some sort of rotary tool to the blade to remove the mild oxidation. Before I can post any pics, I am going to have to sand out the abrasions by hand, and buff it to a fine finish. I am a happy camper, though.
The rescale on my Le Grelot 196 is complete and is on its way back to me. So, here is what she looks like now, and the rescaled TI Super Gnome Extra. Work and photos by Max.
I just picked up a pretty-looking razor on eBay, made by Thierrazor. Does anyone have any experience with this defunct brand? Here are the pics that the eBay seller had posted:
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I will post more pics once it arrives and I have had a chance to clean it up and shave with it.