Originally Posted by
ChrisL
If you find them inexpensively enough, you can almost never go wrong buying a heavy Sheffield wedge from any of the old makers. Of course the wider the blade the better.
I travel a fair amount in my state for business and I'm able to stop at antique stores when time permits. My Dad travels as well. He had no interest in straight razors, however, he stops from time to time at antique stores to look for razors for me. I've given him a primer on razors and have emphasized that if he sees any heavy wedges (by "heavy wedges" I mean the 100+ year old English wedges almost always scaled in horn) to buy them even if the scales are in bad condition.
Chris L