Thread: Holly Grail

So guys what is the Holly Grail of Straight Razors?

The one you would sell off all for?


The one you would stay a wake at night waiting for the auction to close?


The razor that would make you weak in the knees when found in the Antique mall?

For me I've alrady got whatever my obscure object of desire was at the time. Puma duck, Wonderedge, dubl duck Lifetime, W&B for barbers, Fillys, Livi Takada dam.... now I just pick up whatever appeals to me at the time. There are a lot of awfully nice razors out there that are by obscure makers that can be had at a reasonable price.

I've tried a lot of rare and wonderful razors in the past, but one I've never tried (or am ever likely to ) is a Tamahagane Iwasaki western straight like JimR's.

Realistically, maybe I'd like to buy another Livi one day, with a Silvano damascus blade.

As recommended by J. MacLeod: Chronik "First Class" 6/8 - Straight Razor Place Wiki.

Originally Posted by Steelforge

I've tried a lot of rare and wonderful razors in the past, but one I've never tried (or am ever likely to ) is a Tamahagane Iwasaki western straight like JimR's.

I so totally agree...

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I really think that the "Holy Grail" of razors is that razor or razors which you find for yourself that gives you what you consider the ultimate shaves. There are a bunch that fit that bill for me.



Have fun,

Lynn

mmm, I don't think I would have been happy until I owned a wilkinson. So far, I haven't been driven to buy or find any other particular razor but that one, and I got lucky.

Originally Posted by Icemanxxxv

So guys what is the Holly Grail of Straight Razors?

There can only be one. THIS ONE.

The holly grail must be this one.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...-progress.html

As for the Holy Grail....

The ultra-rare Grübelsdotter "Bleistiftskügelscreibe". It was forged in secret forge of Monace, which located exactly in the middle of Sheffield-Solingen-Eskiltuna Triangle, as reported by Plato. It was forged in 1888 from alloy found from the site of a meteorite crash to Soviet Union earlier that year. No-one knows who the smith was, but the legend tells that he wound up in Polish mental asylum chanting "it doesn't need stropping" all over and over again. He never did manage to grow his beard back after that and in 2007, he still was as BBS as when he was committed.

Unfortunately 8 of these blades we melted down to make the Eiffel tower, but I was luckily able to get a hold of the last one and it is still so sharp you'll nick yourself just looking at it. The rest 7 of them are in a 7-day set, held by a homeless man in Australia, that shaves sheep for fun.

But We're not planning to sell them, even for $20, so you can quite worrying about it and buy just what feels good to you.

To be serious for a moment, what Lynn just said has been said time and again in the other threads to aimed to find "the best razor of all time". It's individual. It's whatever floats your boat. It's whatever I choose when I shamble off for a shave.

Anyways, welcome to SRP mate. I hope you find your holy grail of razors soon. Many happy shavings =D