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Hello!
I thynk it is time to ad another good razor to my set :-)
But I would like to ear your feed-back on these 3 great razors and help me decide:
- Dovo 6/8 tortoise;
- One of the 5/8 black scales Henckels Lynn is selling now in the classifieds;
- 1/4 hollow ground Le Grelot from Rasurpur;
Thoughts any one ....
P.S. Although I would love to, buying all three of them is not an option right now! :shrug:
I my humble opinion which one is selected really depends on your current inventory. For example if I so desired to add a third straight to my collection I would not add a Dovo Inox since I have two of them already. Please list your current inventory of straight razors.
These are all fine razors...
What does your heart tell you?
Good point!
Here it goes:
-Dovo 5/8 'Best Quality' 1/2 hollow;
-Fisher 6/8 Full hollow;
-Bengall 5/8 Full hollow;
-Kropp 6/8 Full hollow.
B
Seems like the Henckles is the best bang for the buck ....:shrug:
That henckles is pretty....Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
But.. I guess another questions is.... Are you looking for a shave ready razor?
I guess you could pay to have lynn hone that henckles while it is still at SRD Headquarters....
Personally, i'd take the Henckels, but that's because i like them. I'd be very interested in how this new generation compares to the older ones.
If it's taking Lynn a while to hone i would consider carefully before attempting to finish it yourself.
The LeGrelot hands down, check out this thread on B&B
I'd go for the Le Grelot. Not sure that you can make a bad choice with those three though:shrug:.
le grelot would be much stiffer grind than your current ones
the henckels would be stainless and yes, have them hone it for you if you go for that one.
Henckels for my money...good luck
Thanks for the feed-back!
I thynk I am going to decide between the Le Grelot and Henckels!
B
You can add my vote for the Le Grelot. I'd pick one of those henckels myself if I had the extra cash, but the Le Grelot will expand your shaving options. You've got full hollows covered pretty well I'd say. It's good to try different grinds.
Why would he have to pay to have a Henckels honed by Lynn?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slartibartfast
My opinion is that the Le Grelot is one really fine razor and would be my choice for a first razor were it I making the choice from what I know now: Martin of rasurpur.de will assure you that it is shave ready. It is an old stock blade newly ground and once the current supply is gone, there won't be any like them again as a production razor. Next on my list is the 6/8 DOVO special and third would be the Henckels only because I prefer a razor larger than a 5/8.Quote:
Originally Posted by barnabeflores
Read the above knowing that my current favorite razor is a Henckel 7/8 Friodur from the Shaving Shop. Yes, I am a fickle shaver, but I will be returning to a Le Grelot in the relatively near future as it will always be in my rotation, as well as the DOVO turtle, 6/8 of course. And some others, too; it sure is reassuring to know that I got into I got into this straightly shaving thing to save a buck or two. :roflmao
Lynn and Don are selling a small overstock on them here in the classifieds at a discount. They are partially honed but not shave ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Crowley
I'm going to look but I'll also ask for a link
link??
EDIT
here apparently
http://straightrazorpalace.com/class...uct/3283/cat/3
Historical 1/4 Le Grelot white scales and satin polish - Tax Free Price: 108.40 EUR
plus you will have to pay the shipping, this would be my choice if you were only going to buy one. This will be more expensive than getting the henckels, both shave great, but the le grelot has a much different feel. You have to get use to stropping with a thumb notch too, I think its a little harder to do. The le grelot comes shave ready and I must say its was very sharp. The henckels is very temping though and if I had an extra 100 bucks lying around I would get one my self.
Definitely the Le Grelot is the better choice IMO... I have one, and it is a great shaving razor!