Thread: Hart razor vs Jacques?

There are other custom razor makers who have less wait time and depending on there experience lower prices while still producing flawless products. That said if I was going for a first razor I'd stay away from custom or Hart, that doesn't mean go with a dovo. I can understand wanting to stay away from a dovo best even if they do provide great value for money, I went with a middle of the road TI but there are plenty of nicer new and vintage razors to pick from I'd stay with one of them as they are a more known quality. Also when buying a custom it helps to have an idea of what you like, if you have no experience with a straight you don't know what your likes/dislikes are.

Originally Posted by richmondesi

However, the Harner I tried was excellent, and it took an edge as good as my Robert Williams custom which was quite good.

This isn't helping me be fiscally responsible...

Originally Posted by thehekler

I can understand wanting to stay away from a dovo best even if they do provide great value for money

Why? An $80 razor will serve the same function as an $800 one, namely shaving whiskers.....

Anything above that price point you're just paying for a name brand and fancy materials.

Square points are fine, you just have to be aware of where you point it. What I like about the Hart is that a slight smile is ground into the blade and the point is not as aggressive / pointy as some other square points. So I have to tilt the point in towards my face to get it to make contact. I've never cut myself with my Hart square point, although I know it could happen if I got sloppy.

I don't know where this whole anti-Dovo thing comes from. I keep reading it over and over. It's like people consider them to be total lemons. I have a few of them, the Best Quality, the Bismarck, and a square point ebony. They all take and hold an edge that's just as sharp as any of my other razors, and they shave just as well. They are well made and very good.

Maybe the problem is that they are sold by so many retailers, most of which do not sharpen the razors beyond the factory grind. Most people don't understand this. Then when they try to shave with their (unknown to them) unsharpened Dovo, it tears their face off and they think the razor is a POS.

Like a lot of the other guys said here, get a cheaper razor from the classifieds here or an entry-level Dovo from SRD, maybe as part of a starter set. From SRD you know the razor will come properly sharpened, with a coupon for a second free sharpening. Once you get better, then graduate to the Hart. Keep the Dovo, as you'll find you will want more than one razor.

You have a razor budget projected starting at $255 to upward of $700 basically you can buy near any razor out there...

Sorry but I have a slight problem comparing a Hart and one of Alex's Full Custom Razors these are just not in the same league in my opinion and expiereince...

Comparisons come in the same price range and materials Like the $240-$260 TI's compared to the Hart or The Livi regrinds, or the TI finished Le Gerlot's or perhaps the large 7/8 and 8/8 Fridors... These are more in that price range the $200-$350

But Alex's razors are for way more than for just taking off whiskers, they are functional art... anyway that is JMHO

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You have a razor budget projected starting at $255 to upward of $700 basically you can buy near any razor out there...

Sorry but I have a slight problem comparing a Hart and one of Alex's Full Custom Razors these are just not in the same league in my opinion and expiereince...

Comparisons come in the same price range and materials Like the $240-$260 TI's compared to the Hart or The Livi regrinds, or the TI finished Le Gerlot's or perhaps the large 7/8 and 8/8 Fridors... These are more in that price range the $200-$350

But Alex's razors are for way more than for just taking off whiskers, they are functional art... anyway that is JMHO

Yup.
Totally different animals.
Both will shave ya, but a custom by AJ is much more than that

If you even considered a $800 razor for your first, then I'm assuming the budget is no problem.

IMO, it's a lot like driving. You let your kid start on the old family car, just in case, and when you know they won't wreck it (or lose interest - there, this analogy falls apart), then you think about giving them the keys to something nicer.

But, if your old family car is a BMW cause you prefer the Ferrari, it's a different story.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

If you even considered a $800 razor for your first, then I'm assuming the budget is no problem.

That's a very valid point I didn't consider.

So if that's the case, why not just get both?

Originally Posted by zappbrannigan

That's a very valid point I didn't consider.

So if that's the case, why not just get both?

Grab one for me, too!

Originally Posted by zappbrannigan

That's a very valid point I didn't consider.

So if that's the case, why not just get both?

Dunno, I don't even dream about having that much disposable income.