Filly that punches above its weight

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10-02-2009, 09:43 PM
Sharp&Shiny

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Filly that punches above its weight

I recently came into possesion of a Filly 3/8 blade from ebay. I thought I was buying a 4/8 but when I recieved it it was 3/8.
I got round to shaving with it this week ,I got it up to a great level of sharpness using the Blue hone on my Dovo paddle strop .The razor responded to this better than it did to my other hones.
I must say that the shave I got from this was amazing & the shaves Just keep getting better, I used to have a 5/8 Filly but I couldn't get on with it But this blade Just seems to get into my awkward areas with no problems. I would say that for anyone who is thinking of trying one of these Get one & you may well be as surprised as I am by it. Cheers Paul
10-03-2009, 07:00 AM
Traskrom

Are you sure it is 3/8? This #10 actually looks like 4/8
10-03-2009, 12:06 PM
netsurfr

Nice looking blade. Have actually never tried a blade under 5/8. Maybe ought to give it a go.
10-03-2009, 03:08 PM
Traskrom

Just wondering, how does that blade differs from mine? :)

http://traskrom.users.photofile.ru/p.../131140567.jpg
10-03-2009, 06:48 PM
Sharp&Shiny

I put it on a ruler & it's definately 3/8 .
Cheers Paul
10-04-2009, 06:33 AM
Traskrom

Do you mind to post the picture with the ruler? I've heard about 3/8 razors, but never seen one.
10-04-2009, 07:02 AM
shorynot

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Originally Posted by Traskrom

Just wondering, how does that blade differs from mine? :)

http://traskrom.users.photofile.ru/p.../131140567.jpg

Oh my....that blade is beautiful.

Edit-

Trask, i sent you a pm with a few questions, its not showing up in my pm folder. Did you get any of them?
11-01-2009, 07:27 AM
Sharp&Shiny

This is the razor that I've been looking for all these years

I've been using this almost exclusively since I posted it.
It has now become the only razor that I use .
It's been along & fascinating journey that I have enjoyed immensely.
But at last for me the search is over I have found my perfect razor.
The shaves just keep getting better &the razor keeps a truly great edge that is easy to maintain .
If you get a chance to try one of these . I would say go for it .
Cheers Paul
11-01-2009, 07:37 AM
Kees

Quite a few have turned up on ebay lately so now is the time to get one!
11-01-2009, 07:38 AM
KristofferBodvin

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I've got one to! Not to happy with it tough, its hard to hone, and harder to strop.

Kristoffer
11-01-2009, 08:20 AM
Kees

:confused:, Fillies usually take an edge easily.
11-01-2009, 10:00 AM
Leon

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Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

I've got one to! Not to happy with it tough, its hard to hone, and harder to strop.

I have one #10 too and it's really awkward to strop it. I don't use it often, I believe that this was meant to cut hair and maybe the mustache, not the entire beard.
11-01-2009, 11:33 AM
Stropper

Buying one Fillie is like eating one peanut.http://straightrazorpalace.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
11-01-2009, 05:17 PM
Sharp&Shiny

I know that the usual belief on this blade size is that it's not suitable for shaving the whole face , but I would say that my own experience would say that this may be just another generalisation that does not necessarily apply .
After all most barbers will shave you with a very light weight shavette & there are a lot of people who are very happy just using the Dovo shavette.
This razor has a better balance for me & is a little more forgiving than a shavette .
Paul
11-01-2009, 05:36 PM
antioch510

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Originally Posted by Stropper

Buying one Fillie is like eating one peanut.http://straightrazorpalace.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Amen Brother!:beer2: