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What is your perfect razor?
I was daydreaming of all the razors I've owned and loved, and started wondering about the "perfect" razor. Who would make it? What would it look like? What would its features be? And then I began building it in my mind.
Vintage or new? I'll take vintage. Hollow or wedge or concave grind? I'd prefer hollow, I think. Carbon steel or stainless steel? Whatever, both are fine. And the point? Spike, definitely. How wide is the blade? I believe 13/16" is the magic number. Jimps or no jimps? Jimps, please. Thumb notch? Not[ch] necessarily. Any other special features? I can't think of any. What about the scales? Give me a nice dark brown hardwood, triple-pins in bullseye nickel, and a bright eye-catching wedge (yellow or red or blue or green).
Okay, so I think my current favorite razor (photo below), despite its round point, is close enough. And the only change would be to add custom hardwood scales. (I'm not sure if unnecessarily removing the flawless original scales is some kind of SRP sin, so I may leave them. But then it wouldn't be my dream razor, would it? Hmm.)
Anyway, what is your perfect razor?
Christopher
How About Preferred Razor?
I am ambivalent because I love whatever razor is in my hand at the moment. I enjoy using a variety of styles and sizes. That said, I have contemplated what razors would be my keepers if I reduced my 25 down to 7. The answer in order of preference today would be:
6/8 Thiers-Issard Le Grelot
6/8 Hart Steel
6/8 Heljestrand No. 6
5/8 Dovo 105 Black Micarta
5/8 Le Grelot P-Hospital, Medaille d'or Paris, 1931, 71
6/8 Thiers-Issard evide sonnant extra, Medaille d'Argent, 1931, 69, 1196
6/8 Wade and Butcher "The Celebrated"
My answer might be different tomorrow. There is no perfect razor for me because I love them all but the 6/8 Thiers-Issard Le Grelot is my "preferred" razor at the moment.