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04-08-2015, 04:23 PM #1Junior Member
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The Holy Grail of Straight razors....
Ok guys...a question here....is there a rare or perhaps old razor considered to be the holy grail of straights? A make or model ?
I have spent days and days reading the forums and realize different strokes for different folks but wondered if there was a concensus of the rare and wonderful.
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04-08-2015, 04:47 PM #2Stay calm. Carry on.
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For shaving? I'd offer that his holy grail isn't likely the same as mine.
For collecting? I'd start out suggesting an 8/8 Wade and Butcher for Barbers but, I've seen in the past two years here, "grails" change."We'll talk, if you like. I'll tell you right out, I am a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk."
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04-08-2015, 05:10 PM #3Senior Member
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User by user I think. Some are beautiful and coveted but once attained a new Grail search begins.
I have about 5 Grail razors. Searched and waited and saved and then found or purchased and moved on to the next. 7 day set in ivory maybe? I am sure I will convince myself I NEED another soon."The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas." -Linus Pauling
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04-08-2015, 05:14 PM #4Senior Member
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"Grail-ness" surely will vary from person to person. Mine would be taking a trip to Italy and having Mastro Livi make a totally bespoke razor (per my specifications) with me on site watching every step of the process.
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04-08-2015, 05:16 PM #5Senior Member
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There ain't no universal "holy grail" razor from what I can see and read. Every shaver/collector is obsessed with chasing their own "Moby-Dick" whale of a razor.
BobLife is a terminal illness in the end
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04-08-2015, 05:53 PM #6Senior Member
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Easy answer,,,Wade & Butcher,,,, next question.....
Originally Posted by albertaman
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04-08-2015, 05:57 PM #7barba crescit caput nescit
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Easy...Double Duck Goldedge!
edited to add: ...but a Wade and Butcher, "Ottoman and Egyptian Royal Windsor" straight razor would be OK as well....
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04-08-2015, 05:59 PM #8Senior Member
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A NOS Iwasaki western style straight for me.
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04-08-2015, 06:06 PM #9illegitimum non carborundum
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My holy grail is my one hundred and first razor.
In theory after I have made a hundred, the next one should be pretty adequate.
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04-08-2015, 06:14 PM #10I love Burls....... and Acrylic
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For me, a smiling 8/8 Charlie Lewis western ground Kami, and a Mappin & Webb Lancet Grind.
Ask me again in a few months. This will changeBurls, Girls, and all things that Swirl....
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