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    Born on the Bayou jaegerhund's Avatar
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    Default 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

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    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...

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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).

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

    Jordan

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