Since I seem to have a little extra money I was just looking at buying another razor... maybe a Le Grelot or a TI New Forging ... not sure which I should get. Anyone have both and have any preference to one or the other?
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Since I seem to have a little extra money I was just looking at buying another razor... maybe a Le Grelot or a TI New Forging ... not sure which I should get. Anyone have both and have any preference to one or the other?
Personally, I would go with the Le Grelot. I have a Silverwing and a B&B Le Grelot and I think the Le Grelot is far superior to the TI in every respect.
I have a Le Grelot 1/4 hollow and it is awesome. The best shaver I have. Each time I shave with it, I am amazed at how smooth it works. I've never tried a TI, though, so I am afraid I cannot give you a direct comparison. However I have a Henckels Friodur 7/8, a Dorko 5/8, and Philarmonica 7/8 (the NOS one Classic was selling until a few weeks ago). All are great razors, but the Le Grelot is by far the best one.
scott.
#3 to vote Le Grelot quarter hollow over TI. While TI has some good, even great, blades the Le Grelot is flat out a superior razor in my opinion. Disclaimer: I have no experience with the Le Grelot hollow ground razors, only the quarter hollow. I also tend to prefer wedges down to half hollow blades.
Here is another vote for the Le Grelot 1/4 hollow. It's a wonderful razor. I have some TIs which are also great razors, but much prefer a razor of greater "substance", or thicker grind, rather than the full hollows which to me sound too much like steel wheels rolling over cobblestones. And I'm nearly deaf so I wonder what shaving with a full hollow sounds like to one who hears well. Probably not unlike the shuttle taking off.
Give me another sentence or two and I'll be totally off topic;)
Then again, I just bought a Wade and Butcher hollow ground which is probably about the same grind as the Le Grelot 1/4 hollow and it shaves like a dream.:shrug:
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I vote for a full hollow Grelot. I have a 1/4 hollow B&B Grelot, full hollow Grelots and TIs. The 1/4 hollow is the most comfortable but the full hollows edge hones up easier and yields a BBS shave easier. I recently picked up a 6/8's NOS Grelot full hollow from Edwin Jagger for under a $100 and it a fantastic shaver.
In the true spirit of RAD I vote for one of each. :nj I like my Le Grelots but the TIs are mighty good too.
Looks like I'll probably buy the le grelot from rasurpur next month :)
Any other sources for the le grelots? Also anyone have experience with the shave readiness of razors from rasurpur.de ?
Thanks for all the responses :D
This the 6/8's Grlot that bought from E Jagger. The price is even lower than I paid in August due to a stronger dollar. It's the same razor as rasupur but much less as it's on sale at EJ.
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I've just honed a Le Grelot B&B SE for a customer - what a damned good razor!
And I should be having them in stock sometime soon! :y
I have both the B&B LE 1/4 hollow LeGrelot and the TI Silverwing from Rasurpur.de and both are quite good shavers. I had Joel over at B&B hone the LeGrelot and I am glad I did because these were reportedly a pain in the arse to hone....and Martin over at Rasurpur.de honed my Silverwing.
To me, both razors were shave ready, but I used the CrO on my pasted strop and the newspaper stropping trick to really dial both of them in...after that, they shave great....and about equal. As for my preference, I really like the LeGrelot since it is bigger and thicker. But if you like a 5/8 full hollow, the Silverwing is a must have....but it is expensive...so be warned.;)
+ 1: I have both too.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
It is hard to compare the Le Grelot to the TI's with the new steel, since the latter are not (yet) available in larger sizes. Compared to a similarly sized and weighted (which are the reasons why most prefer the LG) full hollow TI like a 7/8 or a heavybacked 6/8 in older steel, I like the full hollows better. But just ever so slightly. ;)
Sorry to be slightly off thread. RAD alert! I have the B&B LeGrelot and it is a wonderful razor, in fact I bought another but what about this Edwin Jagger 6/8 NOS. How is the quality of the steel? I probably want one to have a travel razor. Help! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by CloseShave
Take Care,
Richard
We'll tell the missus and she'll curb your spending on razors.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by riooso
It's a fantastic razor. It's hones easily and shaves well as well as being massive and well balanced. It glides through my dense beard.Quote:
Originally Posted by riooso
LGs of this vintage are said to be of fine Swedish steel.