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01-28-2016, 02:44 PM #1Senior Member
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Whare your 3 razors you like most the shave with? Vintage only please + or - 100 Year
Personally I like to find old Vintage razors on E-Bay in very good shape get a bit of varnish off of the them sharpen them up and shave with them, I ONLY have 4 out of 19 that are "Name brand" A Genco Grant, 2 Wade butchers, and a Joseph Wostenholm&Sons "Ebro"
Pensance? sp Works. And G. Wostenhom " no pipe"mark. So far in the rotation is a Wade & Butcher, a Worcester out of Worchester, Mass. and hardware razor named Dizons Cutlery "Germany". So whats yall's Best vintage razor to shave with or are getting in the process to put into the rotation? I really what to try my Wm. Elliot &Sons straights as I got them Practically brand new. "Very Little to no hone wear".Last edited by THORandODIN; 01-28-2016 at 06:40 PM.
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01-28-2016, 04:59 PM #2Senior Member
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My three favorites are:
George Wostenholm
Gilchrist
Manhattan Cutlery Co.
All 6/8 or larger.NewellVW likes this.
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01-28-2016, 05:31 PM #3Senior Member
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My top one is easy:
1. A Joseph Rodgers and sons late 1800s near wedge
Next two are tougher, but they would be:
2. Late 1800 Greaves wedge (on the right)
3. Plain Jane 6/8 wade and butcher wedge from 1870ish. No picture of that one
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01-28-2016, 06:11 PM #4Senior Member
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3??? Just 3???? I have about 70 equal first favourites!
I don't think I can take this kind of pressure!celticcrusader and BeJay like this.
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01-28-2016, 06:30 PM #5Senior Member
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filarmonica doble temple #13, Case Red Imp full hollow spike & Torrey near wedge... easy
why only old though? I have a brand new Thiers Issard (cheapy came in a beginner set) that is in my top 3 razors as wellLast edited by ecormier; 01-28-2016 at 06:32 PM.
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01-28-2016, 06:38 PM #6Senior Member
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Old because of the history, and in honor of those that used them or may have used before us.
Originally Posted by ecormier
filarmonica doble temple #13, Case Red Imp full hollow spike & Torrey near wedge... easy
why only old though? I have a brand new Thiers Issard (cheapy came in a beginner set) that is in my top 3 razors as well
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01-28-2016, 06:50 PM #7Senior Member
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1.) Filarmonica Doble Temple #13
2.) One of the six Joseph Rodgers & Sons
3.) One of the three Frederick Reynolds"If You Knew Half of What I Forgot You Would Be An Idiot" - by DoughBoy68
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01-28-2016, 07:20 PM #8Senior Member
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Vintage razors-->
1. Lakeside Cutlery Army/Navy. 6/8
2. Wade and Butcher. 5/8
3. John Doe (No name). I think it was 7/8 now is 13/16
4. Shumate. 4/8 Just restored and not tried yet.
5. Henry Sears. 3/8
Non vintage-->
1. Boker Silver Steel. 6/8
2. L. and A. Razor Co. shavette.
3. At the bottom of the heap is my Gillette DE "dial a shave".
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