Hype is the worst enemy to our SR community. Jnat honing

[mainaman]

Everyone knows that certain blades are just amazing like the Filarmonicas, the Bartmann and Le Grelot. But there are so many other razors that i have traded that shave as well for a fraction of the cost.
First, vintage razors are best and I think that we are all in agreement. Has anyone ever used a Gortz- probably not. I simply could not believe how well it shaved. Recently used a T Hessen Bruch 6/8 that blew my socks off!

I firmly believe that jnats are the best final finishers. The evidence is in the slurry. I can finish with my Belgian yellow after no more slurry is given off, then I use any of my jnats with a small amount of slurry and the mixture turns instantly black. Coticules are great but if there is empirical evidence that a jnat keeps cutting then something has not been finished.

are you ona mission or something?

Then I use my TM linen to debur,

unless you meant to burnish the edge, you just disqualified yourself here. Burr on a straight razor is an admirable achievement, and especially after a Jnat.

[Otto]

What razors have you used that really impressed that no one has heard of?

There are quite a few. I'm not going to tell you because that will increase their prices. It is simply law of supply and demand.

[thebigspendur]

It really doesn't matter whether you think one razor costs more than another and maybe the cheaper one is better. The fact is that unknown treasure you got for $40 in ten years will probably still fetch the same plus inflation while the DD that costs $250 today might very well be selling for $500 or more down the road.

Now of course if all you care about is the shave then this doesn't really amount to a pile of beans but if you might like to make some money on it later on it's an important factor. Apparently many folks do think of it as an investment of sorts otherwise the prices wouldn't be what they are.

So, what does worth and value really mean? It's an individual decision.