Thread: Razors you find ugly

+1 on gold wash, like mentioned, gold isn't my thing..

I also find most of the Filarmonica razors to be ugly, not sure why, they just are...

I like all kinds of razors.
There is just 2 things I really don't like.
First there is the Wade & butcher style, you know with the ridge/bulge on the spine.
It sorta look like a shavette or something. I have no doubt they are excellent shavers though, just not pleasing to my eye.
The other thing I don't like is razors that is just too much, design-wise.
there is one debated on this site right now, the one that is on ebay for about $40 dollars, damascus and not made for shaving(sic). That kinda design is just too much in my opinion. I want it clean, flowing and simple.

Razors, like people, gain a lot of credibility with a little patina. I don't remember where, but I recently saw a razor with black and white checkboard scales, it just looked...tacky...kinda new wave, metrosexual, hipster. No Sir, didn't like it. Not a big fan of skinny blades either.

I don't like razors that are too flashy. A lot of gold wash really blows. Oh, and razors with "worked" spines don't do much for me either. Going up and down them with a grinder like that isn't very artistic. I don't like stainless steel scales. Oh, and I dislike bulky scales too. And aside from the vintage English meat choppers, anything over 7/8 is just dumb.

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

Oh, and I dislike bulky scales too. And aside from the vintage English meat choppers, anything over 7/8 is just dumb.

Thanks for the kind words.

I'd hate to see what kind of thread-monster we'd have if we discussed our differing tastes in women.

I find square ended scales to be ugly. Two of my best razors have square ends. Are form and function mutually exclusive?

I've had to really think about this one. I like all points, all styles, all materials so long as they go together with the period in which they were made. I enjoy seeing the progression straights have gone through from the earliest to the latest. They are all works of art designed by their creators. They all tend to reflect the times in which they come from. What I find ugly is when somebody mismatches scales to the blade. Say Celluloid on an early stubtail for example or very flashy scales on a very plain blade. All of these styles have their place IMO but the overall razor must all come together to really shine. I do have one exception though........Bolsters......ughhh.......I don't know why but they just make me cringe in most cases. They just look cheap to me.