Thread: Razor Preference --- Plain or Ornate?

I tend to like razors with an all business look --- black or white scales, a nice square point or Spanish point blade and little else. I don't care for gold wash or elaborate ornamentation. So what say you -- what do you like?


Justin

I like a little bit more but not alot. Horn handles, file work is nice, rustic styling... High flash and shine does little for me...

Barbers notch or square point, black or horn scales. Ivory is nice too. No design on the handle except what is natural! The spine should have a slight curve to it. Plain blade or etching is OK but no gold wash!

No gold wash at all in any way shape or form. Minimal etching/decoration on blade if any at all, relatively plain scales. Some of mine have nice scales, but that is the farthest I will usually go in the way of aesthetics. Other than that, I am not really interested. I have to admit though, I have a really nice square point swedish steel blade that has plain black scales I am thinking of getting burled walnut scales put on it.

I never got gold wash either, I definitely prefer a clean blade. When it comes to scales I don't mind a design on it, for instance Traveller's embossed epoxy scales looked gorgeous.

i feel the same i think gold wash is pointless, other than that i like just about every size shape of razor available.

Some may call me crazy, but I just polished the graphics and gold washing off my brand new TI Pierre Thiers Limited Edition handforged razor last week. I think it looks better without, so out came the Dremel and it was gone in seconds.

I think it looks much better plain.

Talking of the TIPTLE, clearly many people like it and how it shaves, but I can't get around the fact that I think they looks ugly, as if something went wrong in the manufacturing process. I think it's because the edge looks straight but the spine doesn't.

Apart from my custom, I do prefer simplicity on the whole. I like mirror finishes on round or spike point, with simple scales (but a bit of colour never goes amiss).

I like them both. Either way, a nice razor is a nice razor.

Jordan