Thread: Awesome gift: Getting an expensive razor, advice/help wanted!

So here's what I'm thinking guys. Keep in mind, after this I'll still have a bit of money to spend on some other things (I got a lot of money to burn!). I'll probably get a strop from SRD, a Thater brush, and maybe another razor from the classifieds. But as my primary purchase, I think I'm going to go with a Robert Williams. Here's what I'm thinking, and I'd like some input on these:

6/8
half hollow
French point
small thumbnotch with jimps
snakewood scales

Of course Robert would excersize his artistic skill, but as a very very rough idea, I've attached a frankenstein picture. So let me know what you guys think, especially on the 6/8 and the half hollow. And let's see if I can attach a photo here!
French_point_snakewood.pdf

IME you absolutely can't go wrong with an RW. I think it is a wise move to select the 6/8 , the French point and the thumbnotch. Ask Robert to do the top notch/jimps too. Really user friendly IME. I can also highly recommend the Thater brush. I have a few and they are as good as any of the many I've used. Here a pic of an RW similar to what you're looking for that shows the top notch I'm talking about. Not a great pic (cell phone) but I think you can get the idea.

Thanks Jimmy! I did just that. Can't wait to see this thing in real life. Now comes the hard part, waiting... and waiting... and waiting...