Thread: Thiers, no more Tears

I got the SR in the attached photo from Invisible Edge for about 90 GBP, this is they call "basic black" or "basic townsend razor", based on Le Grelot form, made from C135 carbonsong steel. I had other 2 Thiers before this: a 7/8 with a with beautiful stabilized curly maple and a barber's notch blade, and another 6/8 snakewood neck, decorated spine "historic blade" series. Very good and smooth esperience with the 7/8, but on the opposite side the 6/8 historic blade was catastrophic.

So I concluded to accurately avoid every "historic blade" and preferring the C135 carbonsong, so I bought this cheaper 11/16 razor, the blade is without decorations and it is not mirror polish (just like a Puma, Kama or other normal german razor), the neck is a good quality "plastic" (maybe acrilyc). I was expecting that this str. razor working at least like my wonderful 7/8 TI, and no more tears with the "historic" 6/8.

Just received this new Thiers form the postal office, it was packed accurately with oil on the blade. The finish is appearing accurate and no issue with it, but the geometry of the blade is not so precise. But this is a characteristic of Thiers razors, because all my 3 TI have inaccuracies related to the geometry of the blade, after all it is an handcrafted blade so I like this aspect, but compared to the blades from Solingen is a shock!

The bevel appears uneven and rather high and evident (like my other TI), but the edge is well polished and the razor appears perfectly shave ready.

I have choosen this razor because I have thick wiskers on a very delicate skin, and my previous 7/8 TI gave me perfect results from this point of view, so after a short stropping I had a first shave with it. The blade is not singing at all, this is a perfect deaf blade, like a wedge, but the shaving was smooth and perfect. So I cannot complaint anymore and I like this "essenzial" and basic straight razor from all the point of view and I want share my experience with you guys.