Thread: Did you ever meet a razor you did not like?

I have read here about many different razors and all seem to get good reviews. Are there any razors out there that you dudes just don't like? Other then a Zeepk I just can't find one.

I bought a TI Historical a while back that was a real beauty - but she hated me. I shaved with her once and then sold her off.

I hate Timber Rattler / Timber Wolf. It's like trying to sharpen chrome

Matt:
I know that I usually don't review razors I don't like....
I have sold quite a few razors that I didn't like, Nothing at all wrong with the razor it just didn't work for me...
I think that most of the vintage razors unless they were damaged or perhaps made with a bad warp pretty much will produce a good shaving edge...
The only ones I don't like are in the group only because of my personal preference against larger blades and heavier grinds....

My perfect razor is a 11/16, Spike Point, Full hollow grind, so the farther we get from that razor the less I like them

I've got one vintage razor that I hate. Its been in my shop for a year. Every time I get to really working on razors I pull it out and do a little more honing on it, it just won't take an edge, just when I think I'm getting close chips appear again. I swear the steel on this thing is like a rotten tree perfect to look at but as soon as you get below the surface there is just sponge and fluff in there.

I tried a couple "Singing" blades, one from TI and one a Boker and both didn't work for me... I think my extra tough beard likes normal hollow or half hollow blades.

I don't much care for razors smaller then 5/8. My favorite size is 6/8 in a square point. But like the looks of barbers notch razors. I also like full hollow grinds.

Originally Posted by MD11

I tried a couple "Singing" blades, one from TI and one a Boker and both didn't work for me... I think my extra tough beard likes normal hollow or half hollow blades.

Please explain what a singing blade is and what a normal hollow is - are they mutually exclusive?

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Please explain what a singing blade is and what a normal hollow is - are they mutually exclusive?

A singing blade is an extra hollow ground blade with the blade between the belly and the spine being ground very thin. They will give a "zing" sound when they are stropped and sometimes while shaving. This takes a very high quality of steel to make these. Full hollow is not ground as thin as the singing. Singing blades are the thinest and full wedges are the thickest.

I have to say a filharmonica 13 .It took agreat edge but the shaves i got with it were not very good although it now belongs to my Stepson.
Dovo prima Klang razors, I bought 3 of these & got rid of them all they just didnt work for me