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12-09-2011, 01:28 PM #1
First Razor Purchase... I want some input
Okay, so now that I have your attention...
This isn't exactly my first straight razor purchase... it's my second, but I'm not gonna count the first because I'm looking to replace that one entirely until I can find more information about it and get a decent bevel on it.
I'm looking for a Christmas present to tell my parents to buy, so I need to know this kinda ASAP so I can get it here by then...
Basically I'm down to three or four razors that I'm trying to decide between and it's making my head spin trying to pick one.
Here's what I'm looking at...
(by the way if you know of a better razor in the same price range, I am open to suggestions, I want this for the quality shave over having a particular name on it).
I also would like to mention that I don't know what grind I want on the razor (which yeah, is pretty important), I have a pretty coarse beard (my scotch-irish blood I guess) and I would imagine I would want to go ahead for the full hollow ground (which I am assuming that the ones below are unless they have stated otherwise)
to cut through the whiskers more efficiently... Am I right in thinking this, or am I way out there in left field somewhere?
My budget to try and stay within is $200.00 USD... so basically there are a ton of great razors out there in that range, I just have to find one...
**I would also like to avoid stainless, and with good reason... Stainless doesn't take or hold the same edge that regular High-Carbon steel does.
While I can maintain the razor myself fine, like I said, I have a very coarse beard so I need something that will hold its edge well and not need
stropping halfway through my morning shave...
1.) Boker "Tree Brand" Micarta - 5/8
2.) Boker Edelweiss - 5/8
3.) Dovo Prima Klang - 5/8 - Extra-Full-Hollow ground
4.) Dovo Ebenholz "silver steel" - 5/8 - Full-Hollow ground
I'm also looking to order a decent strop as well, any opinions there would be great as well... I want at least a 3 inch wide strop to keep it simple, and make keeping a consistent pressure on the entire edge at all times, less of a hassle...
Mostly what I'm looking for here is what material you have found works best for everyday stropping... I'm very familiar with different leathers, but some of the ones used in most strops I have seen are not really named as any leather in particular.
Thanks in advance for the help y'all,
-Alex