Thread: Custom razors

I do get a sense demand has increased for the older razors.

Originally Posted by Dlb1963

I do get a sense demand has increased for the older razors.

Well, they are not making any more I suppose.

Buy 'em all, buy 'em all!

I have some great custom, some awesome modern, and some fantastic vintage razors and damn, they all shave well! Rez nailed it, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Find the sizes and styles you prefer, check up on the few to avoid, and then have fun and....buy 'em all, buy 'em all!

Originally Posted by SemperFi

Buy 'em all, buy 'em all!

I have some great custom, some awesome modern, and some fantastic vintage razors and damn, they all shave well! Rez nailed it, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Find the sizes and styles you prefer, check up on the few to avoid, and then have fun and....buy 'em all, buy 'em all!

And all the lather you can as well!

I have customs from some of the best artisans, vintage and current production razor makers. First, a great shave can be had from all depending on the steel, edge quality and your technique. That said, if you can afford a Rolls instead of a Ford then there is a lot of personal art and craftsmanship in customs you won't get in standard razors. I really enjoy a good vintage razor. I find the shave, razor edge and feel to be exceptional for what you pay but I really like my Mastro Livi's for blade quality and looks.

Now you just KNOW when you do one side of your face with a vintage Dovo and the other with a custom Williams the Williams side is just smoother and closer right?

The same as when you detail yer car it always seems to run better.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Now you just KNOW when you do one side of your face with a vintage Dovo and the other with a custom Williams the Williams side is just smoother and closer right?

The same as when you detail yer car it always seems to run better.

I have a friend who has a lot more money than I and frequently buys high end cars. He says he knows he has to trade in his most recent vehicle when he no longer wants to wash and detail it on the weekend.

On the other hand, my cousin has an older Miata that he only drives on weekends in the summer. He’s had that car since it first came out in Canada and probably has fewer than 15000 miles on it. He babies that thing and takes it on Miata convoys whenever he can.

Two different attitudes that sound very much like what we are talking about with respect to razors.

For me in general, the more costly an item, the higher the expectation of perfection is and the more easily I am disappointed with it. Conversely, the expectation of perfection is lower with less costly items and the less disappointed I am with them. I prefer the latter.

With particular regard to razors, I have gotten as good a shave with a plain Jane restored old vintage razor as I have with the more expensive new current production ones I have bought. It would take a very aesthetically appealing custom razor for me to overcome my inherent cheapness because of these past experiences. That is just me though and everyone is free to spend their cash on whatever turns their crank.

Bob