Thread: Giant Razors?

Originally Posted by PensiveDragon

I searched the wiki and only manage to find 2 razors that are larger than 8/8 (2 9/8).

I found three; maybe you missed the 17/16 W&B here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...s_Use%22_17/16

I shave with a 9/8. It's just big enough to give me a little trouble directly under my nose - 8/8 doesn't give me trouble there though.

There are bigger though. Some vintage 10/8 blades are floating around out there, and tjiscooler found an 11/8 Wostenholm. There are also larger customs like others have mentioned including Josh Earl's famous 12/8 from Bill Ellis.

But these are not truly large. There are a handful of giants like the 2 foot Henckels Sham saw on eBay awhile back. Here's a big one Lynn posted from a shaveworld meeting:

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

. Here's a big one Lynn posted from a shaveworld meeting:

Yeah but how does it shave ?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Yeah but how does it shave ?

There were problems finding a big enough hone. Rumor has it they're still working on the bevel

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

I found three; maybe you missed the 17/16 W&B here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...s_Use%22_17/16

I shave with a 9/8. It's just big enough to give me a little trouble directly under my nose - 8/8 doesn't give me trouble there though.

There are bigger though. Some vintage 10/8 blades are floating around out there, and tjiscooler found an 11/8 Wostenholm. There are also larger customs like others have mentioned including Josh Earl's famous 12/8 from Bill Ellis.

But these are not truly large. There are a handful of giants like the 2 foot Henckels Sham saw on eBay awhile back. Here's a big one Lynn posted from a shaveworld meeting:

OMG! That is one huge razor! And those Henckles were nothing to sniff at either (were they really horse razors, or display ones like this?). They put the idea of a 12/8 razor being large to shame, lol. I can not help but think of the line from Crocodile dundee "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife"

WOW!WOW!WOW!!!!!!!!!!

I remember Sham posted pics of an absolute monster vintage chopper some time ago...

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

I remember Sham posted pics of an absolute monster vintage chopper some time ago...

Chris L

The thread is here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...r-you-own.html

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

The thread is here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...r-you-own.html

great thread!