What's your "Holy Grail" razor?

I'd really like a pre 1800 restored straight. I've got an 1825 John Barber but I'd love a nice restored straight from the 1700's.

As of right now, this is my own holy grail razor. The small amount of Scott I have in my blood is boiling over these beautiful scales.

Unfortunately eBayer altima55's razors tend to be a few hundred dollars out of my price range.

Springville, NY Case XX razor, Only made there for like 3 years. Im from Springville, NY so it would mean a lot to me. found one a couple months ago in a antique shop but they wanted $175 which i did not have. but i go to garage sales every week in springville so ill find one some day

This one

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/...cc16050b_o.jpg

One of the last made.

A weird mix between the ancient time and the 70's

No one did this design since the death of Fila.

I recently acquired my Grail, for now. It's my first and only custom, and my first and only Damascus, and I like big razors. This one is a monster (112 G weight, vs. 93 G for a big W&B "Barbers Use" in 8/8ths). But it handles and balances beautifully.

L. R. "Butch" Harner Damascus in 8/8ths, with Redwood lace burl scales. Butch told me the steel is 1018 and pure nickel for the cladding, and 1084 Fine Grain for the core, with FeCl etch to contrast the layers.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...amascus02A.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...Damascus03.jpg

Stunning razor there Fatboyslim your a very lucky man :)

ian

Mines is a number of razors lol, I have a heft 7/6 W&B with horn scales and I want 6 more, because I think they would make an awesome 7 day set, the idea is to make up 7, resore them all and have the spines stamped then I'll have a lovely set .

Geek

Butch outdid himself again on that one...simply gorgeous.

I don't know enough about the various makes and vintages to "know" which razor is my grail... but my gut tells me a Spanish point wedge blade of an overall shape like the razor in the logo on the top left of the SRP pages would be about perfect.

Dark horn scales... perhaps a wood or vintage ivory.... or ebonite... or celluoid. No plastic though.

Anyone have suggestions as to makers I should keep an eye out for? Just landed a Wade and Butcher Wedge with is about 93% of what I want for under 20usd of the 'bay... it'll hold me till I find better.:bow It's point is just a bit too "blunt" to be the perfect Spanish point... but it is a nice wedge in ebonite scales. Need to get it off to be honed as my skills aren't up to snuff yet.

Oh yah... a worked spine with a good smile on the blade and "hump" on the tang would be major points toward "grail" status.

I don't know who made the razor I lust after, but I'll sure know it when I see it. Till then, my Torrey and WB blades will suffice.

I recently saw for the first time a Zowada which I think was made for another shaving forum, and I knew then I had found my (probably unobtainable) Grail....