Thread: TI Le Grelot: Snakewood, Ram, Blond Horn, Ironwood?

When is your birthday??

I will mark that date down so I can hear all about the shave!


Sorry forgot to ask which Le grelot did you get???

On the 14th.

I got the ram horn scales. They are stunning, and I put it away until the big day. I'll post back when I use it the first time. My biggest impression was the overall level of quality, the overall weight, and the thickness of the spine and jimping. I thinking I'm really going to love this razor's shave!

Thanks for the interest.

Congratulations. My two TI LG razors are the best shavers in my collection. I hope you have a great experience with yours.

Be sure to post pictures when you post your review of the first shave with your new razor.


Happy Shaving!

So what happened to the pics you promised!!

I don't have a camera, but have a great report on a great razor. As I mentioned above, I've been using a Dovo Best for three years and that's the only straight I have experience with. It gives good shaves and i have no complaints with it at all. Yet the Le Grelot just blows it out of the water!

My first impression shaving was of the weight. It's considerably heavier than the Best, yet seemed well balanced and maneuverable. The spine is thick--really thick compared to the Best, and the blade is wide. I was amazed at how different a 6/8 is compared to a 5/8. It really holds a lot of lather! (I used Truefitt 1805 for the inaugural shave because my wife loves it. 1805 has always produced abundant lather for me). It is a bit harder to see around the edges when getting near the ears, that wide blade is harder to see around, but I'm sure I'll get used to the difference soon. Overall, I'm impressed with the blade's weight, width, and balance.

The shave itself was eye opening. By comparison, I had to push the Best a wee bit because it is a lightweight hollow ground. But the sheer weight of the Le Grelot meant that I could let the blade do all the work. It just "fell" over my whiskers and they seemed to melt before the edge. It was really that easy. My whiskers seemed to just fall out of the way. I can't believe there is so much difference between the razors--an edge is an edge, right? and it's the edge doing the work, right?--but there IS a huge difference. I can see why so many members here have strong preferences. This blade just glides over my face and smoothly removes whiskers with no seeming resistance. Amazingly comfortable. and kudos to Lynn on making it incredibly sharp.

As for the fit and finish, I was prepared for some quirks based on the maker's reputation. But the quality is outstanding! The scales are creamy with evenly-spaced figure throughout. From fore to aft, the figure is evenly spaced and centered top to bottom. The blade is ground well, and polish and fittings are all superb. In all, I'm very pleased and can't fault the razor at all.

Thanks to all for your help and encouragement. I'm delighted with the quality of the razor and of the shave it gives. In all, it was the perfect birthday present, and I can't wait for the group-order Thaeter to pair with it.

Vintage Le Grelot razors are very very good shaver, and as it's written here with minimum effort you can have very clean shave for years before having to resharp it with razor hone.