Thread: good quality production razors, New $100-$150 price range

Hi
I am new to the forum.
I have an old wald and a gold dollar.
I am considering buying a new razor like one of the Dovos or some other brand.
I am getting what feels like a good sharp edge on the two razors I have but not the best shave.

Will anybody venture an opinion as to the best brand in that price range.

Thanks
Dennis

Dennis
I am in Pompano Beach. Where are you?
If you get our razor thru the Art of Shaving it will not be shave ready. Go thru SRD.

Hi
I am between Tampa and Orlando on I 4

I had not looked at the classified section. There seems to be a number of older razors for sale.
They look very nice in the pictures.
I may go for one after payday.

Maybe there is someone near you that can help you with your honeing. That may be part of your problem.

No one close that I know of for help honeing.

I watched all the vids and I bought a 10000 grit no name artificial stone from china.
The white stone seems soft but cuts metal fairly quickly from the razors I have.
I have a pretty strong glass to examine the edges I can achieve.
After watching the shave test vid from sixgun I am close to passing the shave test.
I want to get some diamond grit to make a strop.
THe leather strop I made by gluing the leather to a board works but I want a step in between.

You can use this link to find members living near you.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/memberlist.php?do=search

Hi
I think I am making some progress.
I got a half decent shave with my GD razor. GD= Gold Dollar. Really worth what I paid for it :<)
The first half actually went pretty good.
By the end of my shave the GD razor had definitely lost its edge.

Hi
Thanks for your long post.

I think I am looking for a 5-6/8 size razor.

Something about setting the bevel.
Most are taping the spine to set the bevel.
To my mind the tape raises the spine off the stone making a steeper angle then they remove the tape lowering the angle to the stone.
This lowering puts the blade contact behind the edge of the bevel that was set by the tape.
I saw this in action on the gold dollar blade. The smooth section made by the 10000 stone was behind the edge until I worked it long enough to see the smooth section meet the edge.
This condition was only on one side of the gold dollar.
BTW the Gold Dollar took longer to work down than the other razor. Harder steel?

By looking at the edge side on along a straight edge I could see a frown section.
I butter knifed this on a stone to get a straight edge. The smooth band is now pretty uniform along the edge now.
The green buffing compound is a poor grade and more coarse than the 10000 grit stone.
Thanks again for your input.

Looking at the straight razors on E bay is confusing as heck. Certainly some sellers prise their goodies unreasonably "<)
Thanks

You could save a chunk by just getting one of your razors professionally honed. But you would probably want to contact your honer of choice first to see if they think it is worthwhile.

I like to do for myself.
I think I have gotten a feel for how steel works on various stones.

I would like to forge a piece of T 42 tool steel into a razor. I bet it would hold an edge for a very long time.
I know that stuff holds an edge on a metal lathe.