Thread: WHAT IS YOUR SMOOTHEST SHAVER?

i start myself first.
PUMA Gold
TI 1/4 hallow grind heavy blade.

HMMM!! Tough question. Probably 6/8 full hollow C-Mon Blackie
2nd-- 6/8 Dubl Duck Satinedge

Mine, when I do my part is the Northfiels Rattler. Even before I started using the coti this was shaving smooth.

My big Sheffield, 7/8 John Wragg & Son "The Gentlemens Full Hollow" with my Engles Leader coming in a very close second. I've got a 133 Red Imp and a SatinWedge that are in the middle of restoration that I'm holding high hopes for, mainly the Imp. My full hollows seem to be some of my best shavers all in all.
The John Wragg, little oil heavy on both .

The Leader

Mine is a 6/8 full hollow W&B - I liked it so much I bought another!

Definitely my Puma #69, rescaled by Gabor!

Smoothest by far is a 1/4 grind Le Grelot.

I now have a few new ones, though (Filly #13 Doble Temple, Filly #14 Especial, Palmera, J. Breidhor Les +++ Croix) and they are not yet quite dialed in. Although I've used the Filly #13 twice now and it was pretty good, the Le Grelot is still smoother.

s.

This one is easy (so far), for me: Filarmonica #14 Doble Temple.

The Filarmonica #14 takes a fine edge, but I have other razors I seem to get sharper still (LeGrelot, Friodur, Kinfolks). But two immediate things I noticed about the Filarmonicas:

1. Very smooth, and forgiving of less-than-perfect technique
2. Loses it's edge more gently than any razor I've tried.

Most straights (or even DE blades), as they lose their ideal edge, become increasingly harsh. The Filarmonicas just get...duller. They cut less effectively, but stay smooth and don't chew up your skin if you push them too far by getting a bit aggressive. And they bounce back to a perfect edge with a good stropping about as easily as a Friodur, but smoother.

I've noticed that Sheffield steel razors like W&B's have a similar smoothness/gentleness trait, but the Filarmonicas just seem to have it in spades. Something special in that Spanish steel, sweet.

Mine is that Rongin you honed for me, Sham, but I'm working on getting a couple of mine up there!

I have a DD Dwarf spike point that gives such smooth and comfortable shaves while being able to be honed extremely sharp.

Neck and neck with that is a Hoffritz 5/8 round point 3 pin razor with no frills blade and no frills white plastic scales. That Solingen blade is so comfortable. It's been in my primary rotation ever since I bought it from Lynn in days before SRD asking him for a great shaving no frills razor that I could use for life. He sold me the Hoffritz. He gave me exactly what I wanted and I will always remember that. I've shaved with it so often in the past few years that I've rehoned it several times (for fun rather than true necessity). Thanks Lynn!!

Chris L