Thread: Your favorite razors in the $200-300 range

I second the Portland razor co! I love mine. For that price you can almost get two. Great deal for a handmade American razor.

If I had $300 to spend on a semi custom, it would be a 7/8 square point from Brian Brown.

I would look at Revisor.

I'd be going with either a Brian Brown, a 7.8 Hart or a Livi new grind.

Originally Posted by PaulKidd

I bought this one when it was on sale, and I like it a lot! It wasn't that much cheaper on sale,
so don't be disappointed.

https://www.lehmans.com/p-8492-thier...68w-blade.aspx

I love the etching on that blade...

I finally got this from The Superior Shave, I've wanted one for a couple of years.

Originally Posted by Quixoticshaver

I second the Portland razor co! I love mine. For that price you can almost get two. Great deal for a handmade American razor.

+1 for the Portland RazorCo! Love my Phoenix and you can add their deluxe strop to any razor order for a real bargain. The only downside is the wait time, about 12wks for my Phoenix and same for the Kamisori I ordered afterwards and I'm still waiting on, but the delay was because Scott, their lead guy was diagnosed with cancer and couldn't work in the shop while receiving chemotherapy/radiation. He's currently cancer free, off treatment, and back in the shop, so they expect the wait time to reduce again when they get caught up. Fantastic guys to work with and they put a love for their quality into every razor. Would order again in a heartbeat.

I,ll give you best advise you will get, most are biased towards their purchases. And if you ask a guy who has bought several customs or semi customs then it's a more informed choice, but if you want to buy a razor and spend 300$ on it then custom is out, semi custom yes. Look up one of the really respected razor hone guys and ask them before getting one, those guys know the best razors for the money. When your fixing quality issues daily you tend to know who's to buy. So we have 2-3 guys around here who do this professionally so ask them first, be informed or find at least guys who have a bunch of customs to really give you an idea, or just buy them till you get the one you want, your choice. Tc

I would go with Ralf Aust. I have one in 5/8 and one in 6/8. If I had to pick one it would be the 6/8 but they are both excellent razors.

I only have 1 razor in my rotation that falls into the category that you are interested in. It is a 6/8 Revisor and I am well satisfied with it. Revisor has an incredibly line up of their own newly manufactures razors and vintage ones that appear near NOS. They are excellent to deal with, at least on the 1 occasion I had to do so. I would really have a squint at what they had to offer.

Bob