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Gentlemen,

Scott makes a good point: What Thiers-Issard may be to one shaver it may not be to another. We had made this point in one of the previous posts in this thread: that the term...

Gentlemen,

In the end I chose to send all three of my Thiers-Issard straights to Lynn for honing. Life's too short.

Regards,

Obie

Andy,

The razor is gorgeous. The Snake Wood scales are striking, and the blade is beautifully decorated. The fitting could be a bit better perhaps, but that seems to be the case with Thiers-Issard...

Thanks for your thoughts.

This is a Thiers-Issard factory edge, as I suspected, and I will send the razor to Lynn for his magic honing.

Regards,

Obie

Mark,

You make an excellent point: Pre-sharpened according to what definition? This razor could have been pre-sharpened by the Thiers-Issard factory only, which obviously is the problem. I tend to...

Gentlemen,

Today I had the first shave with my new Thiers-Issard 5/8" Sheffield Steel razor with Snake Wood scales. The razor is a stunning beauty, but the blade was as dull as the Best Man's...