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    Quote Originally Posted by RaymondMillbrae View Post
    I’ve got two quick - and last - questions.

    1) Is $300-$320 a fair price for the above mentioned Fili-14?

    2) Just out of curiosity, which is the better shaver, the Fili-14 or the Wacker? (Steel hardness, edge bevel, smoothness of the shave, etc…).
    Appraisals are a no no on the forum fyi

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Appraisals are a no no on the forum fyi

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    Quote Originally Posted by RaymondMillbrae View Post
    Sorry.

    Won’t happen again.
    No worries, a lot of people miss that little rule.

    Bob
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    Can't help you with No.2 since I never shaved with a Wacker but the fili 14 is a spectacular shaver.
    Look often, be patient and you might land one for a good price.

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    Griffith shaving has beautiful 7/8 Wackers.

    https://www.griffithshavinggoods.com...29377195868254

    Condition is everything when it comes to straight razors. I rather have a mint Wacker than a not so mint Filarmonica.

    Most 7/8 razors that are well made and full hollow will shave very similarly. I have several type 14 razors from various manufacturers and they are just as good as Filarmonicas.

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    Wacker and Filarmonica: both are great shavers. It is a matter of personal preference whatever you will like most.
    Wackers are current production, Filies are no longer made and therefore part of their price is collectors' value. Same applies to other vintage 7/8 or 8/8 razors. Few were made at the time as most shavers used to prefer 5/8 or 6/8. Bigger is better seems to be the current trend.
    Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.

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    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    Might want to look at a Riga razor.
    High carbon or Tungsten

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    Where do I find Rigarazors? An internet search didn't tell me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wayne1963 View Post
    Where do I find Rigarazors? An internet search didn't tell me.
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/28439810743...kAAOSwEBthDCNx

    Maybe contact him through there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wayne1963 View Post
    Where do I find Rigarazors? An internet search didn't tell me.
    He’s on ETSY. I contacted him a while ago and he replied that he wasn’t making anything for a while. You might find he has some stock still listed on ETSY.
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    I would go for a Japanese something like a Tanifuji , or A Hollow Heljestrand.

    On the Riga , they are nicely done but tend to be heavy grinds, great if you like those.

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