Thread: Ti Pierre Theirs hand forged

Originally Posted by Steelforge

My view, perhaps this will help.

The TI Pierre Forged LE is a $425 razor. In that sort of price range, it's up against custom razors made by Maestro Livi or Robert Williams.

The TI will shave at least as good (if not better) than anything from Maestro Livi or Robert Williams (IMO). It's not hard to hone, takes a great edge, and keeps the edge pretty well too.

For me it would come down to which I preferred in terms of looks, and whether I wanted a historical hand forged blade of which supply is very limited; or a modern custom hand forged blade which is a one-off but the maker is still alive and kicking (so maybe not so limited/rare in terms of supply).

If money was no object I would definately have a TI Pierre Forged LE in my collection. I had one once, but sold it as I wanted a custom Maestro and couldn't afford both.

I do remember the TI Pierre Forged LE was a superb shaver, very close and very comfortable. The odd shape didn't make it the least bit hard to hone or use. I managed to hone it myself without any difficulty, and that was when I had much less experience than I have now.

IMO, if you want one and can afford one then go for it - you won't be disappointed.

So
let's say I have the $ and want it, should I send it for Lynn to hone it?
Or
Can I just put it in the shelf for now, and use my other straights till I now for sure I am good at honing and then hone it myself and use it?
Doesn't the odd shapr of its edge make it harder?
And how does it feel when it come to wheigt and so on?

Personally, if I was spending that much on a blade and I wasn't confident of my own honing skills, I would send it to Lynn.

You could always leave it on the shelf as you suggest and wait until your honing skills are there or thereabouts, but you'd be a stronger man than I if you could take looking at that beauty everyday on your shelf, tempting you, taunting you, begging you, gagging to be used on your bristles, every single day. I know I'd crack!

Iwan suggested that the 'odd' shape does not make it more difficult to use or hone.

If you do buy these sorts of beauties, please do take photos and share with us!

Ok tanx for the advice, I will be thinking about it

What other limited editions does TI got?

Go to classic's website, and look at the limited edition page, it's full of TI's :-)

Originally Posted by mparker762

Go to classic's website, and look at the limited edition page, it's full of TI's :-)

Yeah but this is the only one that is hand forged and really limited, isn't?

no, not by any means.

Originally Posted by EAD

So
let's say I have the $ and want it, should I send it for Lynn to hone it?

I would. A great razor deserves a great edge.

Originally Posted by EAD

Or
Can I just put it in the shelf for now, and use my other straights till I now for sure I am good at honing and then hone it myself and use it?

If you want, but then why buy it now if you aren't gonna use it. There is a limited supply, sure, but there are also a limited number of people willing and able to buy them. And there are even rarer Pierre-forged TI's than that one if you're really worried about availability.

Originally Posted by EAD

Doesn't the odd shapr of its edge make it harder?

Harder to hone? A little but not much. For me it affects stropping more than honing, and it's not really the blade shape that causes problems but the shank coming up from the blade at an angle, which makes the blade somewhat prone to rolling over.

Originally Posted by EAD

And how does it feel when it come to wheigt and so on?

It's a fairly lightweight razor, not as light as a full hollow 5/8 but not as heavy as a 6/8. It feels very small and nimble and balanced in your hand, and for some reason mine is a very fast shaver, I normally take about 10 minutes for the actual shave portion of the routine, but this razor gets the job done in about 5 minutes. The combination of sharpness, form-factor, and balance make this one of my favorite razors - I would use it more often if I didn't have so many other razors clamoring for attention.

That said, however, there are a *lot* of great razors out there. Both Livi and Robert Williams make excellent razors, TI has several other greats in their limited edition range, and there are a lot of great vintage razors out there.