Thread: Thoughts on this razor??

Hey,

looking at the razor on this link:
elliott1794OOAK
anyone have any thoughts? I've never heard of the maker and its from late 1800's so im wondering if the shave will be as good as say a new le grelot from edwin jagger (another possible option!!!) AAAGGGGHHH this razor porn is getting addictive!!!

Wow, that looks like a sweet razor to me!! It's a old Sheffield from a reputable name (as far as I know), so it looks good to me. It's a little pricey though....depends on how much you wanna spend! But I'm sure it'll give a nice shave.

Dave

p.s. those scales are pretty sturdy looking!

It seems to be a sweet razor to me. The Joseph Elliot's I've encountered have been great shavers, the owner of the store is a member here IIRC. He has a good reputation for his honing, so the shave ready part should be true.

The edge on that one is with 99% chance in shave ready state out of the box, the Le Grelot from EJ, from most vendors, needs to be honed before use, which you'll have to send it out to have done. Or you could order some stones for the price of about the same as the razor and start learning how to do it, pricier, might not do the trick the first time (it take a while to learn apperantly), might ruin your new razor, but better in the long run. Personally I'm going with option B atm, but if you live in the states or canada, consider having it done by someone who knows honing.

If you have the money, you're probably going to be happier with the Elliot for starters.