Thread: Favorite razor in rotation

No, not really.

The most expensive does not necessarily have to be the best in terms of quality of shave.

Yes, but that may be because I only own two.

Originally Posted by RezDog

My most expensive razor is not my most valuable, nor is it my favorite razor.

+1. My most expensive razor I hardly ever use. My most valuable is mainly for display and I use it maybe once a month. My favorite razor I use every time I get the chance.

I love shaving with my chopped ERN ATOR (such a sweet edge!), but I have no idea of what its monetary value would be.

Although I haven't shaved with it yet, my 8/8ths Wade & Butcher Celebrated will no doubt be my most expensive razor when Glen finishes working on it.

Originally Posted by RezDog

My most expensive razor is not my most valuable, nor is it my favorite razor. I have one that stands out far beyond all the others. It is an old, but not anywhere near my oldest razor, JA Henckels 6/8 half hollow. Its take a wicked edge. I shave with it periodically, for special events, and if I'm feeling a little nostalgic. It was purchased new by my great-grandfather, I have had it for 34 years.

+1 Shaun

I am in the same boat. My costliest is not my most fav nor most valuable.

Dave

My favorite is my best shaver and my most valuable and most collectible. Its a 9/8 George wostenholm smiley.

Originally Posted by WW243

Wondering if your favorite razor in your rotation is also the most valuable razor...in the monetary sense?

I hate to be a "razor whore", but I think it's whichever one I just used successfully that is my favorite.

As a real life example, of the five I have in my rotation, my original 1980s Hoffitz 5/8 is the one I've had the most success with, BUT, after my recent bout of Hone, Strop and paste/spray acquisition disorder, I am now equipped to refresh my razors.

I immediately touched up my Hoffritz with my new Naniwa 12k and then CrOx, and after stropping, shaved with it and it was a hit and clearly still #1... at least UNTIL I got the SRD modular paddle strop with Diamond spray, and yesterday I put the other 4 through a Diamond spray on felt, CrOx on another felt, rough leather, smooth leather stropping routine. When I picked up my Boker 6/8 Silver Steel today and shaved, it was a heavenly experience and it is clearly now my favorite...probably until I hit the next one in rotation, a Dovo Prima Klang tomorrow.

Oh well, I'll just have to admit I'm not monogamous when it comes to razors.

In my case it seems the cheaper the razor the better then shave. My first and least favorite (doesn't mean I don't like to use it) is my most expensive which was a brand new Dovo Pearlex. My cheapest and best razor which I won from here on the give away is a Genco 4/8's and I absolutely love that razor. Its fast and easy to hone, takes a phenomenal edge that last forever, and it feels like a squeegee no matter how many days growth I have. And the rest follow suit. Same with my hones too. My favorite stone is one I got for free and its a Surgical Black Arkie. Puts a buttery smooth edge on anything it touches. Then next is a vintage coti/bbw combo that I got for 5 bucks and so on and so forth.

My favorite razor of any that I've ever used is an old fried. dennert razor. It is pefectly dead nuts straight, very fine grained, extremely hollow (with a tiny bevel), but with a little bit of bulk in the spine. It seems to get functionally sharp from anything, and very keen from a proper fine razor stone, it loves a linen and it loves the strop and will go for a very long time before it needs the stone again just from strop and leather. Every little bit about it is just right except for a small bit of corrosion and a little scratching around that from me, before I knew what I was doing - and tried to pick the corrosion off with a carbide scribe - that could easily be rectified.


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I doubt that it's particularly valuable, and it was the second razor I ever bought, and I paid $65 for it at the time I got it (which I thought was a princely sum back then). I'm now down to three razors, after going through probably 36 or so of them, and it is still the only razor that I've ever had that I wouldn't ever sell for any reason. Three years ago when I made that post, I was mired in RAD and was in a "oh, i think this one might be my favorite" mode, and now there is absolutely no doubt. The only problem is that I can't find another one of it to have a spare in case I would ever do something stupid.

my favorite is a 20 dollar Kinfolks blue steel, none I have will take an edge like it and smooth, but right behind it is my Bruno blade that Glen finished for me , its the most fun to use and the shave is just perfect, maybe after a few more shaves it will give the Kinfolks a run ,,, tc