Thread: What is your dream straight razor?

entropy1049, from the looks of your avatar, you need anything that is shave ready!

Originally Posted by entropy1049

This. Badly. And how.

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Hey you don't have shiny dreams! You're at the deep end of the pool.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Very possibly these are my absolute, ultimate dream razors:



Made by Green & Pickslay in 1826 from steel alloyed with silver, rhodium and iridium. Owned by William Archbald of Kelso, Scotland.

And maybe, JUST MAYBE, previously by Michael Faraday. I'm still trawling archives to trace the pair Pickslay sent to Faraday, but there's a tiny chance these are them.

I'm very happy with them even if they weren't the ones Pickslay gave to Faraday, though.

Yep. Like that one.

Originally Posted by Birnando

I've chased each and every one of my dream razors down, one by one

Sure, yet another Buddel, Livi or Earl would still tickle me should I come across it, but in honesty, I am pretty much set with what I do have right now!

Hi Birnardo,

Is your collection posted somewhere? Based on some of your razors I have seen posted here I can only imagine how nice the entire collection must be!

Originally Posted by Cobre

Hi Birnardo,

Is your collection posted somewhere? Based on some of your razors I have seen posted here I can only imagine how nice the entire collection must be!

No, I don't think the entire collection is posted in one single place.
Many of them are in the various razor clubs though.
And some in the SOTD threads as well.

I should probably round them all up for a photoshoot one of these days...

I would love to have eventually around 10 razors - one of each of the "categories" as I think of them....the swedes and a Puma I have, on the list a Filly, a Thier Issard or Grelot or Les Croix (although it makes me cry to see the asking prices for Les Croix!), a Japanese folding and a kamisori, an American (probably Hart Stubby) a frameback, and a new razor by one of the custom guys (in the far far distant future). I will also get round to getting some lovely scales for my SRP gift (competition giveaway), which shaves like a dream.

My "current" White Whale is a Wacker Chevalier with streaked horn scales. One day....one day

My Mastro Livi custom with Antler scales. 6/8 barbers notch. Great weight and balance. Shaves smooth as silk. Just perfect!

I have two. I want a mint 5/8 Klaus Tornblom and a mint ERN Ator. Both with their original packaging. These are mainly nostalgic because two people in my family shaved with these razors in my youth. It would be nice to have the originals but that's not possible It is habit with our family that loved ones are interred with their personal effects such as grooming items, watches, wallets, pocket knives, etc.