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    Does anybody know where to get one of these?

    Thiers-Issard - pre-production new steel test razor forging - Badger & Blade

    It looks like a 63-65 Rockwell hardness. However, its hard to compare razors this way since Rockwell hardness isn't usually advertised.

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    Quote Originally Posted by saladbar2000 View Post
    I wish you could get the 1/4 ground with the rams horn scales.
    You wouldn't recommend the full ground?
    Before you do anything else, write to Martin at rasurpur.de and ask him if he can get the 1/4 grind Le Grelot with ram scales or put them on for you.

    By the way, I have the 3/4-full ground and like it alot.

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    Get a razor from Philadeph! Alex is a stand up guy. I'm sure you won't be dissapointed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by saladbar2000 View Post
    Does anybody know where to get one of these?

    Thiers-Issard - pre-production new steel test razor forging - Badger & Blade

    It looks like a 63-65 Rockwell hardness. However, its hard to compare razors this way since Rockwell hardness isn't usually advertised.
    When TI came out with the Silverwing they issued it in a few different incarnations. Tony Miller had one of the early prototypes and sold it awhile back.

    They eventually settled on an alloy and said that as their stock of razors was depleted all of their new razors would be made with the new improved alloy that had been tested and finally settled on in the Silverwing. I have one of those and it is a great razor.

    It doesn't have a round point but I really like my Super Gnome 1/4 hollow. Mine is the old TI steel and it is relatively cheap. If you are on the USA side of the pond Classic sells them here.
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    I just got a reply back from japan woodworker and it looks like the smaller size Iwasakis are on back order and the larger ones are a little too rich for my blood. I might go another couple of rounds with the tosuke before I decide to wait for the Iwasaki or get a European style. Japanese razors may look like chisels but the materials used and craftsmanship is second to none.

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    Quote Originally Posted by saladbar2000 View Post
    I just got a reply back from japan woodworker and it looks like the smaller size Iwasakis are on back order and the larger ones are a little too rich for my blood. I might go another couple of rounds with the tosuke before I decide to wait for the Iwasaki or get a European style. Japanese razors may look like chisels but the materials used and craftsmanship is second to none.
    And why is it that the Tosuke isn't tops of your rotation?

    If your Tosuke was the razor you used the most, and enjoyed the most, then I'd recommend dropping serious coin on an even nicer Iwazaki. But....


    Japanese straights are neat.....but are not much fun/rewarding for evertyday use in my opinion.

    The 3/4 grind LeGrelot is a fantastic shaver, really. But the feel will be closer to what you already have, whereas the 1/4 grind will give you a much, much different shave experience.


    To get a "new steel" TI, all you have to do is buy either a AOS straight here, or go to knife center and buy the special coiffiuer, which is the same 1/2 hollow gring mentioned by JimmyHAD.

    I still say the 1/4 grind LeGrelot is the best of the bunch, or rather will shave you in a different manner than the other choices mentioned.

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    Seraphim,

    Do those TI's come from rasurpur shave ready, or do you have to drop the cash for the sharpening service? I'm still bad enough at honing that I send my nice razors out, and only hone razors under $100 bucks myself.

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    The LeGrelot's are nice shavers and have that new TI harder feel to them. They can be a little different to hone, but a couple more polishing strokes usually handles it. Feels a lot like the Silverwing Razor by TI. I believe they were re-tooling last year to a different steel and obvioulsy these are some of the results.

    Have fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smokelaw1 View Post
    Seraphim,

    Do those TI's come from rasurpur shave ready, or do you have to drop the cash for the sharpening service? I'm still bad enough at honing that I send my nice razors out, and only hone razors under $100 bucks myself.
    I don't know how shave ready mine came, as I alsways have to screw around with a razor myself to get it where I want it (except a custom I bought from Russel Baldridge, that came shave-ready indeed!)

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    Funny thing (agreeing with Lynn here). My Le Grelot 3/4 really, really liked a bit of polishing on a hanging Cro2 strop.
    1 either the bevel wasn't set well enough(and the hanging strop gave it enough of a "reach around" to polish the edge) Maybe??

    or

    2 It just needed a really fine abrasive to get it very sharp

    I don't know TBH, I'm a learner !
    Try a Le Grelot though. Lots of steel in 3/4 or the nicer looking one(1/4 grind?) for the £ or $
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