Thread: SRP TI Limited Ed.

Originally Posted by Traveller

TI's are a lot like 1911 pistols,not worth a S*** out of the box,but make pretty nice customs with a little(some a lot)of rework
Greetings from sunny Belize where the fishing is great,come on down still plenty of room on the boat.Best regards gary

HAHA I used to be the Armourer for my Co... 1911's lived on my bench but once you got them fitted

I finally got my first TI
I picked it up in an antique/junk shop in Sonora California
It looks brand new... Some kind of light colored wood that looks almost like pine, and a slight smile. the pins are perfectly straight. My only gripe would be a slightly odd grind. It's 13/16 at the toe, and just over 7/8 at the heel.
It took a lot of work to put an edge on it, that's probably why I was able to get it so cheap. $125 I've ordered some horn scales for it, and once I get it rescaled, I'll post pictures.
Once I got it honed up, it shaved like a dream.

Don't rule out TI just because of a few problems other people had... My experience with ClassicShaving was in all a good one. Just inspect your razor when you get it. I would tell anyone to do that, regardless of maker. If you get a razor that isn't to your liking, classic will do everything they can to make it right.
I passed on quite a few TI's because of minor issues... I looked through TheArtofShaving's entire stock in SanFrancisco and didn't buy because they didn't have the right razor for me... In the end it was well worth the effort, I now have my TI, and I'm lovin it. It's smoother than any of the Dovos I've used, and will hold it's own with most of my vintage razors... I can't wait till I can compare it to a Williams or Livi

I got my first TI ( a new 5/8 Sicilian Olivewood scales from classicshaving.com) - also my first straight razor ever - last week as a gift from my girlfriend. I'm a complete newb in terms of straight razors, so I have nothing to compare it to, but she paid around $180 for it, and IMO the craftsmanship could be a notch better. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful razor, the scales are great, the blade is great. . . but I notice some 'laziness' on the gold engraving on the blade, and the pins seem a little banged up.

At any rate, I love the thing, even if it is slightly flawed. It seems to shave good enough for me, but again, I have nothing to compare it to. . . I'm just happy I haven't sliced anything off my face yet