Thread: If You Could Own Only One?

Originally Posted by Rastarize

You may as well just send the LeGrelot my way if you're going to hurt it's feelings like that!

I was just about to send it to you. However, once I held it in my hand, and felt the reassuring heft of the razor, it once again became my "favorite".....seems to happen with whichever of my razors I pick up....

My tastes change on a regular basis but my best shaver is a recently acquired Mappin & Webb 5/8 "Nulli Secundus" from a 7 day set. It is marked "Saturday" and comes with delicious looking Genuine Ivory scales. I enjoy it very much and thank Don for offering it on the classifieds. It gets regular use.

Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier

My tastes change on a regular basis but my best shaver is a recently acquired Mappin & Webb 5/8 "Nulli Secundus" from a 7 day set. It is marked "Saturday" and comes with delicious looking Genuine Ivory scales. I enjoy it very much and thank Don for offering it on the classifieds. It gets regular use.

Mike, that is a beauty but I have a feeling that when you get your Grandpa's razor back from the restore man that will be the one that you'll keep.

XMan, tell me more about your w&b who did the regrind or sanding on it, what was the grit it got taken to, scales etc. gorgeous!

I decline to answer as 1. I don't have enough experience and am still discovering my preferences and 2. what if my wife read this and thought I coudl get by with one razor?

so far best shaver is a 7/8 w&b wedge. next best was the thistle cut I sadly sold. however I have some promising ones to try out at some point. I have a couple of clement machetes I'm using that shave well but the handles are a bit bulky and balance/feel is a bit weird still. I'm working with them though. used one today and felt like it was going great.

Red

I gave up long ago trying to figure that question out, but I have figured out what type of razor it would be....

Vintage without a doubt, I like the history

Width = 11/16
Length = 2 3/4 I love a slightly shorter razor
Grind = Extra Full Hollow (singing sweetly)
Scales = Cracked Ice
Steel = Solingen or American
Jimps = Yes top and bottom if possible
Point = Spike

Most of the razors in my personal rotation fall very close to these parameters....

Think it would have to be my 1840's 15/16 Fenney humpback with the fully swept full wedge blade. That way if I ever went terminal on the beard stakes I could use it to chop wood or peel spuds, strop it on the sole of my foot and it probably would still shave OK if the beard had to go. Man they made them tough back then!

Definitely my Dovo because currently it's the only razor I have that can shave!

It would be hard for me becase I could be perfectly happy with only one of several from my current razors.

For example: my RW, the TIPTLE, a KK, my Novodur, the JL frameback, one of my Heljes, my Tiffany's JE frameback, the plain C&S, etc.

Heck, I can be very happy with a very basic blade, as long as it's in good condition and honed rght

Cheers
Ivo

A vintage C-Mon wedge.

blueprinciple, you have to post pics. can't just talk about it