Thread: What are your top 3 straight razors?

The first two are easy:

1. Henckels Friodur 8/8ths. Huge yet light, handles like a sports car, sings when I strop it, and takes a fantastic edge.




2. Filarmonica #14. Handles more like a big vintage Cadillac convertible on a toll road, pure comfort and smoothness.




3. Third place is harder, there are several. So I'm cheating with a tie to keep it minimal. An S.R. Droescher Gold Bug in 7/8ths, and Kinfolks Blue Steel Special in 11/16ths. Thin, light, ultra-precise shavers. Both are a joy to hone up, easiest I've ever honed.

My top 2 would be:

1) Custom J.C. 5/8+ and a 1/4 grind
2) W&B 11/16 wedge
and still on 2nd place, sharing
2) Le Grelot 6/8 and a 1/4 grind

1) J A Schmidt and Sohne, 6/8 and full hollow
2) Friedr. Baurmann and Sohne, 4/8 and 1/4 hollow
3) FWE Leader, 6/8 and full hollow

Varies so much depending on mood and what I've got honed right, but I'll say:

1. Friodur 70 1/2 roundpoint 11/16s - just the best basic razor out there.
2. C-Mon HF spikepoint 11/16s
3. Weltmeister rostfrei roundpoint 13/16s from shaving shop

But I'm lovin' a new Regeldso I just got and a big ATOR I have. And then there's my wusthof tridente, 81 Puma and my le grelot and .......

1. 7/8 Wade & Butcher half hollow sway back spike point with ironwood scales.


2. 7/8 Greaves & Sons notch point wedge with kingwood scales.


3. uhm ... the other dozen ... yeah.