Thread: Raph Aust or TI?

As many have said you cant go wrong with either choice! I have both the TI (6/8 Bison) and the RA (7/8) both provide great shaves but I will say that for me the TI provides a closer and more comfortable shave and I feel I don't have to work as hard to get a great shave with the TI...I know this sounds strange but for me this is true!

The C135 is great steel. I am a fan of modern TI.

I emailed Herr Aust yesterday about exchanging it and he replied right away and was very apologetic. With all the love of RA razors around here, I'm sure I just got unlucky and that this is not a systemic issue.

With that said, the other thing I noticed about this razor is that it was a little unwieldy around my face. Almost like it was too big. I thought that 7/8" was the sweet spot for me, but this RA razor turned out to be a hair over 15/16". So then I measured my other two razors I really like that were supposed to be 7/8" and found that they were actually smaller than 7/8". Now I'm thinking that maybe 6/8" is a better fit for me, so I asked to exchange for that size since (in my only experience with RA razors) they seem to run a little big.

Has anyone with an RA razor found they ran large? Or are they true to size?

Originally Posted by supersco

Has anyone with an RA razor found they ran large? Or are they true to size?

I don't know...my two are "just right" and to my eye appear to be the same as my Dovo and Boker.! I'm not measuring mine, except in the satisfaction I get from it. No size complaints (pun intended).

Originally Posted by supersco

I emailed Herr Aust yesterday about exchanging it and he replied right away and was very apologetic. With all the love of RA razors around here, I'm sure I just got unlucky and that this is not a systemic issue.

With that said, the other thing I noticed about this razor is that it was a little unwieldy around my face. Almost like it was too big. I thought that 7/8" was the sweet spot for me, but this RA razor turned out to be a hair over 15/16". So then I measured my other two razors I really like that were supposed to be 7/8" and found that they were actually smaller than 7/8". Now I'm thinking that maybe 6/8" is a better fit for me, so I asked to exchange for that size since (in my only experience with RA razors) they seem to run a little big.

Has anyone with an RA razor found they ran large? Or are they true to size?

I have heard others say the Aust blades seem to run a tad large. My two 6/8 blades appear (to me) to be right close to that size when compared to my 7/8 Hart Steel (which is the only 7/8 razor I own).