Thread: A Celabration Razor - What Do YOU think?

Just got myself a nice new job after a long layoff; so by way of celaration I'm going to invest in a really nice straight. I've got my eye on either a Wade n Butcher or a Double Duck. I thought it might add to the specialness of the purchase and the joy of every time I pick it up if I took a 'straw poll' from SRP. I'll tot up all the 'best razor to by' votes and that will be the razor I will (attempt) to buy. Good idea or what! So, what would be your razor of choice?




Richard

And remember....if perfection was attainable it wouldn't be worth having!

Close call, Wade & Butcher for me.

Congratulations on your new job!!

It means you have less time for shaving so the time you do have to shave must be realy good.. a new straight ought to have that effect so it seems a wise decision.

W&B or Double Duck.... Hmmm.. that depends on your taste I suppose.. so I cant be of any help there.. (I would buy a Henckels Friodur)

Maarten

Congratulations. There is nothing like a break that gives you hope after going through a bad patch. To make it special and commemorative I'd get a W&B meatchopper on ebay from a good vendor like philotrix and have one of our restoration experts do a special handle for it. Cannonfodder did a beautiful olive handle for my W&B 7/8s. With a handle you pick it will stand out more as a commemorative, and all in buying the raozr and the resto it might cost less than a DD. I don't have a DD and want one, so I'm not trying to compare quality of shave because I can't, but my two W&B wedges shave incredibly - both close and smooth (once you learn to hone them).

heres's my W&B with cannonfodder scales and polish. It wasn't even close toa mirror polish before he sanded and polished it.

Damn good razor choices. If the wade is a smiler I'd pick it first. I like smiles. On the other hand ducks are beautifull, as well as pleasing to look at.

Ducks or W&B...
The difficult choice, both razors are good. But for me - W&B...wedge blade.

Both are very nice selections, but also potentially very different shavers. Are you looking at eBay razors? Adding a link to them would probably help with the vote. I have both and I love them. It all depends what kind of a shave you're in the mood for.

If you're starting out I would vote for the Duck. Big W&Bs are great but they are harder to hone and for a new straight razor shaver I think the full hollow and easily honed Duck would be more user friendly. If you are a seasoned veteran then whichever turns you on more. If your anything like a lot of us you will have a large assortment before too long anyway.

Wanna buy this W&B? lol Won't be cheap and I'm actually currently redoing the wedge so it looks better. It'll most likely end up on my email list.

You know what? That is such a good idea, should be getting a W&B soon that needs work. So I'm going to run with your idea (I'm also going to buy a DD!).

Many thanks

Richard