Thread: Titan razor

Just found this "limited edition", the black sander scale is kinda thick...but $67 is worth to try for me, according to you guy's comment ;-)

Are these razors even any good?

well,,, will see, at least cheap

Originally Posted by kwlfca

Are these razors even any good?

I got one to try - not that limited edition, just the standard one.

And it's not bad at all - the spine seems a bit thick and the bevel angle is therefore perhaps not as acute as ideal, but it shaves me pretty well.

My biggest complaint is that the scales are horribly thick and heavy and that throws off the balance in my hand - I intend to unpin it and sand them down a lot thinner when I have the time.

the seller said that the "limited edition" uses better blade which is 64HRC ..

It seems it's not that easy to re-pin, the copper pins might quite firm

Originally Posted by Leiz

the seller said that the "limited edition" uses better blade which is 64HRC ..

That's pretty hard - should be better than my standard one!

Originally Posted by Leiz

It seems it's not that easy to re-pin, the copper pins might quite firm

Hmm, interesting - it does seem to be quite substantially made, so I can see it might be tricky.

I see it this way....vintage razors are typically excellent shavers, new/modern production razors made by vintage companies are typically good shavers....so where does that leave these titans?

Oscroft...please don't take this the wrong way but...may I ask if you have shaved with both a vintage razor and a modern production razor (Dovo, Boker, TI, Revisor etc) to be able to really tell the difference? I only ask because one's point of reference may be different than another's. For instance, some will claim that Gold Dollars are "good" shavers...and there's a big difference between a GD and a modern Dovo (I use Dovo as an example because it is one of the most well known names), just as there is a big difference between a vintage razor and a modern razor.

Again, I don't mean to offend you or anyone else giving these razors positive reviews. I'm just explaining why I have such strong feelings of hesitancy towards these razors.

Because they have handled and used so many different razors, I'd be interested in hearing what a honemaster/meister (especially the ones that also do restorations) has to say about these razors.

I have a bit of experience with one. I think a dressed-up Gold Dollar, personally. It won't shave until after much work and even then, not so good. If you want to beat a bevel on something and try to shave with it, get a GD. Save your money. The strop is practially useless and a vintage razor for half that money will blow it away. My opinion, am not alone in this.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I think a dressed-up Gold Dollar, personally.

My exact vibe.

Originally Posted by Leiz

the seller said that the "limited edition" uses better blade which is 64HRC ..

Originally Posted by Oscroft

That's pretty hard - should be better than my standard one!

Really ????

See this is a substantial clue to me...