Thread: Do you own one or more special razors?

I have and use three that I am very fond of. Once again I am sure I will get beat up for this but I love my cheepies, First and foremost is one of my Gold Dollars, this one cuts sweet and stays sharp. Second is A Wade and Butcher, not enough O's in smooth to describe it. And third, another Gold Dollar, this one took a lot of work on the hones to get it right but it does perform. I have others that need Honorable mentions. Believe it or not, my first razor, A cheep Pakistani. I honed it on my oil stones and it shaved very nice, holds an edge and makes a wonderful ringing sound as it shaves. It is kind of magical. another one I am fond of is a Keen Kutter. I got this one for about six bucks at a thrift store. None of the razors in my top 5 cost me more then 10 bucks, but did need a little effort to make them into something I like, love.

My daily shaver is my great-grandfather's razor... Nothing fancy, but it delivers a dependable shave.
The ivory-scaled Heljestrand given to me by my grandfather 30 years ago was stolen after ten years of wonderful shaves.
I also would love to get my hands on my father's Puma, given to him by his brother in 1946... beautiful blade and golden blond scales... no one seems to know where it went.

I just got this one from my father... It's never been used, never been honed, but for some reason he kept it for the past 20 years or so.
Now I should learn how to hone and see if I can fix it.

Originally Posted by Eco82

I just got this one from my father... It's never been used, never been honed, ...snip...
Now I should learn how to hone and see if I can fix it.

Please have it honed by a person with a long and good track record!! That one is too nice to leave to chance. A new razor is a whole different barrel o' fish than a used one. I had one honed by a self styled expert, and the person had a problem and I got it back with years of hone wear.
Your razor is top shelf, please keep it that way!
Thanks
~Richard