Just recently become addicted ,,,ER... I mean-- interested-- in straight razors.
Now I am wondering what you all that been using straights for awhile conder the Best razors.
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Just recently become addicted ,,,ER... I mean-- interested-- in straight razors.
Now I am wondering what you all that been using straights for awhile conder the Best razors.
the sharpest one in the box... favorite all depends on the mood I'm in but i don't like them when they are dull!
Indeed, Jim.
My top go-to blade is a smiling 7/8 W&B spike that was made before your grandfather was born. It's a half hollow and has desert ironwood scales. My pet.
X
If there are 3000 members I suspect you will get well over 2500 differing answers. And for the people who haven't using straights for a very long, the answer probably changes over time. My personal choice may not fit yours. Good luck with it...
If I had two or three I might be able to answer that but with a bit over one hundred there is no way. It would be like asking a mother with a dozen children which she loves the most. :shrug:
The newest acquisition is always the fave :D
Best answer yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I have a Henckels Friodur stainless 9/16, and a Henckels Zwillings carbon 5/8th. I prefer the Zwillingwerk, but my opinion is null and void, since these are the only two razors I've ever tried.
My favorites are the ones I have traded off or sold. One in particular was a Reincke Gold Nugget 4/8. It was the jeep of all my razors. Always ready and did a good job. I make leather leather pouches for carrying razors in pockets for show&tell, etc. I confess to a quirk: Whenever a razor seems to shave a Best Blade Shave, I place it in its pouch on the night table by our bed. It gets the reward of being near me during the night. I think this is from the days we boys took baseball gloves, BB guns, or favorite possessions to bed with us. I once had a favorite lawnmower, but it leaked oil...
Reincke Gold Nugget with pouches:
My favorite is my Livi custom 7/8. :D
Mine is a5/8 dovo super bismark half hollow that I bought a while back It just seems to be the one I keep reaching for .So much so that prettier razors in my small collection hardly get a look in now.Paul
This one is my favorite:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...paua-tang-.jpg
No, wait a second, this one is pretty nice too....
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...l-p1010786.jpg
Nope....OK, I'm serious this time.....THIS one is my best razor!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...aduak-open.jpg
Actually, the heavier grind of the LeGrelot makes it my BEST razor!
http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/att...1&d=1226505795
But if I'm talking heavy grinds, the vintage W&B wedge can't be beat for a smooooth shave!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...-wedge-w-b.jpg
Then again, I had this one custome made to my specifications....
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...sori-hamon.jpg
Vintage NOS Wusthof gives a damn close shave....perhaps it is the best?
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...5-8-wustof.jpg
These are all my BEST razors!
So far...................
Showoff!
Very nice.
My favorite razor is the one I just got from you!
Yup, showing off....:rock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
Just letting the new guy in on what he's in for!:D
I usually have 4-5 razors in my rotation. I do NOT like 5/8 blades and I'm not fond of Stainless Steel either. Lately, I really enjoy 7/8 blades-both round and square point.
I am currently waiting for USPS to drop off this-pictured, by Robert Williams- I'm anticipating a damn good shave too.:roflmaohttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b3...brass_tang.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by syslight
+1 Sharp str8s are best.
These are my two best shavers. A Wade and Butcher scaled by Traveler and Mastro Livi SRP Custom.
bj
I can't commit to a favorite. I love seeing the pictures of the very nice customs that you guys have posted here.
Call me selfish, but for non-custom vintage razors, I tend to keep my mouth shut rather than follow my urge to announce something along these lines:
"I JUST LOVE (INSERT VINTAGE BRAND AND STYLE RAZOR HERE) RAZORS! UNBELIEVABLE! I'M ACTUALLY SPEECHLESS AT HOW AWESOME THEY ARE! DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY (INSERT SAME VINTAGE BRAND AND STYLE RAZOR HERE) THEY WILL SELL ME? I'M FREAKING OUT HERE!" ;)
Similar or even somewhat similar but muted posts like that made by virtually anyone seem to have a real time effect to where you can almost watch the prices of said razors jump and jump some more.
Again, call me selfish, but I'm just being honest!
Chris L
That is absolutely right and one reason I kind of keep my preferences to myself. :wQuote:
Originally Posted by Chris L
I have never used my favorite razor. It's never been sharpened. It's one of those smiling Sheffields, a wedge that gets wider toward the toe. I just love the way it looks.
I guess I'm saving it for a special occasion
I have one like this (well it's smilingl, W&B and wedge, and 7/8s but not spike point and is getting new scales at the moment......) that might be my favorite - so smooth I don't even feel it. I'm also really happy with my basic 5/8 Friodur. And I really dig my cheapest a razor, a 5/8s T Hessen Bruch. And I also really like.....Quote:
Originally Posted by xman