Thread: Wacker or TI?

I'm looking for a 6/8 or 7/8. preferably a 7/8. I do like black scales but I don't really care. Would you guys go for TI or Wacker? If the Wackers, what is the difference between all the Wackers besides the blade width, scales, and etching on shavingshop? Are all the blades the same? Is the Jungmeister http://www.shavingshop.com/index.php...6category%3D74

better than this below?

http://www.wacker-rasiermesser.de/ra...dd0ce0401.html

I'll take the better one. Thanks.

wacker all the way !!!!

Hello, Mastermind,

My first choice would be Thiers-Issard "Dos Festonne" 6/8"-7/8" white bone scales from the Invisible Edge (Thiers-Issard-UK) or wood scales at Rasage Poulin or Rasurpur. This is a glorious razor, although pricey.

This one is a swing vote: Thiers-Issard Le Grelot 6/8" with plastic or wood scales available at several vendors. This is a great shaver, although modest in appearance. I'd go with plastic, which is substantial.

The Shaving Shop is a Wacker paradise. I suggest also looking at the Wacker 6/8" Spanish point "Antik" or the Sheffield Steel 1st Edition 7/8".

What could be more enjoyable than searching for a new razor? Well . . .

Good luck and enjoy.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by Obie

Hello, Mastermind,

My first choice would be Thiers-Issard "Dos Festonne" 6/8"-7/8" white bone scales from the Invisible Edge (Thiers-Issard-UK) or wood scales at Rasage Poulin or Rasurpur. This is a glorious razor, although pricey.

This one is a swing vote: Thiers-Issard Le Grelot 6/8" with plastic or wood scales available at several vendors. This is a great shaver, although modest in appearance. I'd go with plastic, which is substantial.

The Shaving Shop is a Wacker paradise. I suggest also looking at the Wacker 6/8" Spanish point "Antik" or the Sheffield Steel 1st Edition 7/8".

What could be more enjoyable than searching for a new razor? Well . . .

Good luck and enjoy.

Regards,

Obie

for the Dos Festonne at invisible edge, is that the spartacus dreadnought point one? i dont see the sheffield, fox and rooster festonne.

Originally Posted by MasterMind

for the Dos Festonne at invisible edge, is that the spartacus dreadnought point one?

Hello, MasterMind.

Yes, that's the one. Mine has white bone scales. It is perfectly balanced with good heft — and I have small hands. It not only gives me a glorious shave, but it is also a beautiful razor. Once or twice a week I still take it out of the rack and just look at it.

Regards,

Obie

it does look very nice. it isnt in stock. would you recommend this TI over the wackers? the TI is half hollow by the way. i dont have much experience with any str8's so i have no clue what hollow to go with. i guess starting off at a half hollow isnt that bad. i have a feeling the full hollows are harder to shave with. is that true?

Originally Posted by MasterMind

it does look very nice. it isnt in stock. would you recommend this TI over the wackers? the TI is half hollow by the way. i dont have much experience with any str8's so i have no clue what hollow to go with. i guess starting off at a half hollow isnt that bad. i have a feeling the full hollows are harder to shave with. is that true?

Hello again, MasterMind.

Thank you for your note. I hesitate to recommend a razor to anyone, because we're dealing with a profoundly personal item. Variables that prevent such recommendations include taste, blade preference, price, beard heft, and so on.

Also, as a straight razor pilgrim who is far from an expert, I don't feel I am qualified to make a sound recommendation.

In my modest razor collection, I have 6 Thiers-Issards of various size and model and 2 Wackers of different models. You can see my special fondness for the Thiers-Issard. If I were making a recommendation to myself in this case, I would select this particular Thiers-Issards over my Wackers, although both brands are fine razors.

Another thing: the extent of a razor's hollowness makes no effect on my shave. There, too, I feel the variables come into play. An expert might feel otherwise, in which case, I would opt for his opinion rather than mine.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by MasterMind

I'm looking for a 6/8 or 7/8. preferably a 7/8. I do like black scales but I don't really care. Would you guys go for TI or Wacker? If the Wackers, what is the difference between all the Wackers besides the blade width, scales, and etching on shavingshop? Are all the blades the same? Is the Jungmeister 7/8 Wacker "Jungmeister" Spanish Point - blond buffalo horn : Shaving Shop - luxury classic wet shaving products - straight razors

better than this below?

Art.Nr. 1050

I'll take the better one. Thanks.

We recently had a discussion on good or best razors. I recommend consulting the FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions - Straight Razor Place Wiki. (What is "a good razor"? What is "the best razor"?) All Wacker razors I have seen in the last 18 months were of high quality, and you should be fine with either razor. I haven't shaved with either of the razors you mention, but have generally found that I like some razors others do not, and vice versa. Therefore, I would be cautious to recommend a razor to anyone else without mentioning that they may not like its shaving characteristics - too many variables involved.

Regards,
Robin

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

Therefore, I would be cautious to recommend a razor to anyone else without mentioning that they may not like its shaving characteristics - too many variables involved.

Regards,
Robin

+1 on this .

personal preference.you are the onlyperson can answer that question.gl