I'll add one that nobody seems to favor thus far. I just love shaving with my #132 Red Imp. Always seems to give me a great shave every time.
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I'll add one that nobody seems to favor thus far. I just love shaving with my #132 Red Imp. Always seems to give me a great shave every time.
I have not posted to this thread yet because I have many razors that would fit this question and I do not favor one over the other. Some have more sentimental meaning to me such as gifts bit there are too many lo list as the best. I do agree though that Red Imps fit in that grouping. In the end, for most razors it is really how well a job of honing was done on the razor over any one brand in particular. Of course there are the a few that stand out from the crowd for one reason or another.
I have a Frederick Reynolds (SP?) that just says "Sheffield" so I presume prior to 1880? It has horn scales and a lead wedge. It shaves very well.
After this morning, I'd say it's my new ERN "Master" For Professional Use.
Thanx,
Christopher
This is my Mastro Livi custom 7/8, Barbers Notch with Stag Antler scales. Great weight and balance. Shaves smooth as silk with no maintenance. I do 10-15 strop laps on my SRD modular horse hide just out of conditioned reflexes not because it needs it. Shaves as good as it looks.Attachment 229763
Attachment 229765This is my Tim Zowada custom the Blade is Timahagane & Metorite with preban Ivory scales? If I could get 6 more to make a 7 Day Set I w would be set for life
That looks like a nice shaver :)
Great looking blade too
This changes as I trade/sell and buy more razors! Today the best shaver in my collection is this Livi:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...pst5osg8wv.jpg
I am working on a Joseph Rodgers right now that hopefully will be even better!
My best shaver is a Thiers-Issard Le Thiernois 7/8.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...D/750cc283.jpg
Definitely my Rodgers 13/16 near wedge (the hollow ground in the picture is no slouch either):
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Your right, I am. I was just going to post a question about that ,sort of, out of all my razors, about 35-40, my Hammesfahr French point, has NEVER had to go back to the stones ever! Not once, the most it's ever gotten is a few strokes on a Swaty and that is it. I have at least 250 shaves on it and it's still my best shaver. Has anyone ever had a similar experience?
I have a couple Williams Razors which have a lot of shaves on them and have never seen a hone since I got them. Probably the all time champ was the TI Damascus which over several years and a couple hundred shaves easy, never had to be rehoned. Of course to initially get it shaving properly took months of on and off honing with probably thousands of strokes on the hone.
I find my best shaver depends on the soap and edge it has on it. One of my early Best Ever shaves came from a Iwasaki folding SR. Later on, it was my FEON SR that gave one of my smoothest shaves with no tugging, pulling or irritation. Then I got the edge tuned on my Stephen Fowler custom W2 Smiling fixed blade razor. Just as smooth as the FEON, no irritation! Still chasing the edges on some other razors, but my Ribbon Super G and Ralph Aust 5/8 round point are in my regular shaving rotation with the other ones I mentioned. I am still working on getting my edges tuned up a touch more, experimenting with slurries on the J Nat stones. When I get the edge dialed in, it's a wonderful shave! RazoRock soaps work very well for me. Finally got a good lather with MWF recently and Chiseled Face and Caties Bubbles brands also work very well currently with the straights.
I have 2 Genco Henry some number or other and am struggling to put a good edge on them?? May have to send them to get honed one of these days, heard great things about them! My Gottleib Hammesfahr was in my daily rotation until I dropped it and the scales broke. I got some cheap replacement scales for it and it's working not, but the edge needs to TLC.