Thread: All time classic razor

I disagree, respectfully, with bigspender. to me classics are no longer in production, that's what makes them classic. I'm not a collector and haven't been in this even a year, so don't know about collectability. but I say that of course the most classic are the oldest, nice blades. regardless of manufacture. I'm basing all this off my views on cars. then after age I think you get into scarcity. personally when I look at a razor it has to really grab me somehow. either the lines are great, the materials are gorgeous, or its unique, but classic (not into the really new fangled handles and such).

I think for instance Torrey is a real classic. I haven't heard a bad thing here about them, they aren't the oldest, but probably the oldest American, and my understanding is they are American, not american branded made elsewhere (no aspersions, just distinctions). beyond that I think individual examples that aren't cookie cutter. I have seen posts with razors where the only difference is the handle or stampings, even if they were different manufacturers. I have only 26 blades (19 if you don't count the 7 day) and 6 or 7 spikes there's hardly a difference between them. but I have two w&b that look nothing alike. I like that about them.

oh, and there is nothing classic about round points! for some reason the last two weeks I've developed a total dislike for the appearance of them. I'm going to reshape the tips of most that I end up keeping.

Red

I don't know about classics, but I can say that when a certain something (country/style/material) is mentioned, centain razors pop into my mind.

Some examples:
Stainless - Friodur; Swedish - Helji or Engstrom; American - Red Imps; Collectible - Ducks; Barbers - Butcher's Barbers Use; British - Greaves (don't really know why I make that association)

Maybe that's more like word association (try it, it's fun), but I think that's part of what being a "classic" is all about.