Thread: Need advice on a straight purchase please!!!

Hi all , thanks in advance.....
There is a razor in classic shaving that really cought my eye, is call filarmonica ( i believe is from spain) 6/8, beautifull and what i think is a great price, $99, i was thinking on buying it and sending it to lynn for sharpening.
Anybody knows anything about this razors? is there a better option for this budget?
Thanks again and keep up the spirit, this site rocks!!1
thanks a mil.
Sergio.

If you do purchase that razor then I would definately send it to Lynn to have honed. The razor has a smile in the blade (which means it has a curve to it) which makes it more difficult to hone IMO. If you lay the razor flat on the hone only the middle part of the razor will touch the hone due to the curve in the blade. Many people recommend using a rolling hone stroke or a narrower hone on smiling blades so that the entire length of the blade comes in contact with the hone at some point durring the x stroke. The razor is very good quality, but there are several threads with people talking about the difficulties that they have had in honing it. FWIW if I had $100 to spend on a new razor I would get one of the newly grounded 7/8 NOS Henckels Friodur razors from Jim Crawley at the shaving shop. They are extremely strong stainless steel.

The Filly's a good razor but a bit of a trick to hone since it seems to be as hard as Stainless Steel. I generally find the smiling blades easier to hone and at 7/8 it's got a wonderful heft to it. I like mine, but the edge isn't quite in the sweet spot yet. Just honed it tonight so we'll see how it goes.

X

You'll avoid the honing difficulties by having Lynn do it. Fillys have excellent steel and I love mine.

Well my friends im making the switch from a D/E to a straight. I need help on a first razor, I was thinking a Dovo or TI but i have no clue. Price doesn't really matter because the way i see it, it pays for itself over time. i want something that will hold an edge for a long time and something nice. so help is appreciated
can someone tell me the difference between a Dovo or TI? and i was looking on ebay and saw a lot of guys from here selling razors so if you guys want to jump in a point me in the right direction thanks!

TI and DOVO are both good razors, I own both and have both in my rotation. The DOVO will be easier to hone, the steel is hard, but the blades are shaped so that the hone up quickly. The TI steel seems much harder, Takes a little longer to hone, but if you have a tough beard, it seems to hold the edge longer. PM me and I might have a TI that I would part with, as I have an extra.

Phil

To continue this thought, I too am looking for a first razor (using DEs now), have a tough beard as well and my question concerns hollow grind. From what I've read a 1/2 hollow seems to be better for tougher beards than a full hollow; is this correct?

Thanks.

Jeff

Originally Posted by Jfala

my question concerns hollow grind. From what I've read a 1/2 hollow seems to be better for tougher beards than a full hollow; is this correct?

Thanks.

Jeff

Who knows... we have a member with very tough beard who loves 5/8 hollows. We also have others who claim they can only shave well with a wedge.

I have decided that I have tough beard too and get great shaves with both hollows and wedges. So - I think it's a personal preference for a particular feel.

I should say that when I haven't shaved for a really long time - it might be a bit easier to shave with a wedge just because the weight adds some momentum.

Cheers
Ivo

Ivo,

Thanks. I guess I'm just going to have to pick one and go with it.

This may have been discussed elsewhere, but does a 1/2 hollow hold it's edge longer than a full hollow, or does it not matter?

If you buy from Classic Shaving you can ask them to send it to Lynn as he does their honing. Saves you on shipping costs!