Thread: # 14

I don't know where you have been shopping but it appears you have been finding some vey nice razors.

The same place as everyone else, More to come on the next episode of Keen Eye for a Straight razor Buy.

@ Badgister: your first statement is very true.
The second posting with the picture is indeed a very beautiful razor with all the bells and whistles of a 14.
Due to no 14 stamped in it sadly also off topic. My suggestion is that you quickly get rid of it by sending it to me as a gift.

Edit: due to some ICT mystery I commented on a posting that was apparently two pages back...
Have to give it to you Badgister: respect for the razors and pics you posted, please keep the #14 pics coming.


@ Phrank: you saw it coming and beat me to it.

All: please keep sharing!

Kindest regards, Jazor

Palmera 14.
Phrank, I can't get a good photo end on. Might have to sell a few razors and buy a descent camera.
Tried to capture it in the reflection. 27mm whatever that is in inches. I think mine was from the same gent that Pixelfixed got some of his from. Wish I had him make some Ivory scales for it when the chance was there. Read somewhere they were finished in two different places, so that would be why yours aren't bellied I am guessing.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Palmera 14.
Phrank, I can't get a good photo end on. Might have to sell a few razors and buy a descent camera.
Tried to capture it in the reflection. 27mm whatever that is in inches. I think mine was from the same gent that Pixelfixed got some of his from. Wish I had him make some Ivory scales for it when the chance was there. Read somewhere they were finished in two different places, so that would be why yours aren't bellied I am guessing.

That's the best explanation I've heard and makes sense, they were finished in separate places, and the one's I have didn't get the final treatment. You'd think with three of them, I'd luck out with one, but no joy...

Thanks....

@ Grazor: truly wonderful blades these Palmera 14's. A 27 mm none the less, that's a keeper! I have a similar one and it's one of my favourites.

For Phrank I checked it and mine seems to be bellied hollow.


Kindest regards, Jazor

Originally Posted by Phrank

That's the best explanation I've heard and makes sense, they were finished in separate places, and the one's I have didn't get the final treatment. You'd think with three of them, I'd luck out with one, but no joy...

Thanks....

Pretty sure yours got the final treatment, just from someone else. If you recall, Bill had both, including the rarest of them all, the round point. Don't remember him mentioning one was any better than the other, in fact he raved so much about them he was the reason I ended up with this one while everyone else was chasing Fillies at twice the price.

Originally Posted by Jazor

@ Grazor: truly wonderful blades these Palmera 14's. A 27 mm none the less, that's a keeper! I have a similar one and it's one of my favourites.

For Phrank I checked it and mine seems to be bellied hollow.


Kindest regards, Jazor

Yeah, I spotted your Palmera in that bowl of Candy a while back...

Originally Posted by Grazor

Pretty sure yours got the final treatment, just from someone else. If you recall, Bill had both, including the rarest of them all, the round point. Don't remember him mentioning one was any better than the other, in fact he raved so much about them he was the reason I ended up with this one while everyone else was chasing Fillies at twice the price.

Agreed - I found all of mine for the price of about one good condition Fili #14. Mind you, the Fili #14's I have, with the exception of one that I paid normal price for, I grabbed off ebay.es, using the translator for "straight razor" and got around 5 of them for approx $80 USD each. And my claim to fame from that site - an NOS Filarmonica EBPD for $67.00 USD....

I want that darn 27mm Fili that Jazor has with the bellied grind...

Jazor my man....can you help a fellow out who's challenged in the bellied department?

@ Phrank: perhaps some misunderstanding. My posting was that I have a Palmera # 14 with a bellied grind following Grazor's posting of one with picture.


Kindest regards, Jazor