Thread: Old Razors vs. New Razors

I'm kinda curious as if to most of you get more of a kick shaving with old restored razors, or newly produced razors?

dw

Vintage....it's a cool feeling when you know you've just used a 100+ year old piece of steel to shave with! That's not to say that I don't like my new straights, but I've always been a fan of "antiques"......

I say vintage..its got a story to tell

well i like vintage blades but i also buy new ones... if we don't dovo and ti will stop making them ... then it will be a dead art

I voted vintage, because all but a handful of my straights are just that.
That said, I'll use a new razor just as fast as an old one, but with prices rising as they are, the new razors become more of a luxury to me than anything.
Especially considering the time involved and the workmanship of the old razors is often the same or in many cases better than the new stuff coming out.


Just my opinion, of course.

John P.

Vintage.. I like bringing something old back to usefullness.. and it is a fun little hobby where I can while away the hours instead of doing evil.

Definitely Vintage it has history.....
But I do own a few new ones too, I gotta agree if we don't buy a few, we wont have any to buy....

Had to vote vintage as all but 2 of mine are old blades

Vintage for me.

My razor collection is tiny, but my favourite is the single vintage I own - and it's nothing extraordinary. I just love having something old that is just as effective as any new replacement would be - a reaction to today's throw away tendencies I suppose.