Thread: If You Could Own Only One?

Originally Posted by jockeys

if it's one i currently have, my dovo SS 5/8 roundpoint with pearlex scales. for some reason i keep coming back to that one.

I have a Dovo SS 5/8 as well, it is at the top of the list as well....takes and holds a fantastic edge. Lightweight, super easy "sports car" handling, no corrosion worries....

So, today's "keeper" is the Dovo SS 5/8! Forget what I said about that LeGrelot!

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I have a Dovo SS 5/8 as well, it is at the top of the list as well....takes and holds a fantastic edge. Lightweight, super easy "sports car" handling, no corrosion worries....

So, today's "keeper" is the Dovo SS 5/8! Forget what I said about that LeGrelot!

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

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....

Originally Posted by Big Red

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 landed it off eBay for $20 and got Bill Ellis to polish it up and put the Desert Ironwood scales on. Needless to say I'm supremely happy with it.

X

Originally Posted by Seraphim

it once again became my "favorite".....seems to happen with whichever of my razors I pick up....

The problem with having RAD is that this question is almost impossible to answer. I would have to pick a straight that I already shaved with because my choice would have to be based on my experience and not someone else's opinion. It would also have to have some sentimental feeling behind it like a Father's day present or Christmas present or out perform all of those by a mile. I would also like for it to be used by the person I would be leaving it to.

I shave with every razor I own that can be made shave worthy (all but maybe three) and enjoy the shave with each and every one of them. Of course on some days one more than another, but that changes daily with what I had for breakfast and the exact position of the planets and stars.

So, using the constraints I noted above with the choice of only one I would pick my 7/8's 3/4 hollow Fridour square point. If I were to consider my son's choice on the matter it may be be the same or different but I do know for sure it would be as difficult for him to chose as it is for me. Ask me again tomorrow and my answer will probably be different.

What a beautiful razor Seraphim!

That dovo with that scale has to be one of the best looking razor I've seen. I'm absolutely dying to get one those with that scale! Make sure to let me know if you ever decide to sell it