Thread: What’s your favorite straight razor?

Just out of curiosity what razor do you prefer?
Mine is a old 5/8 hollow ground ERN.
It’s not the best looking but its my best shaver.

Some days is 7/8 Wacker Round Point.

Other days it's a 4/8 Wosty.

And a few in between where it's a 5/8 Shumate Barber, or 4/8 W&B Special.

Then there are the days in between those days.....

My favorrite are my le grelots.

Shave like a dream and stubble just falls off my face when I use it. Loved my first one so much that I got another two and sold every other razor I had.

Some days it's a 7/8 Double Duck #1, some days its a Hart Steel, some days it's a Juste Judicato 1/4 hollow, some days it's an old W&B wedge, some days... well you see where this is headed.

Go figures, mine is a ERN Ator 5/8 shoulderless. That thing is wicked!

My favorite razor is usually whatever on I use on any given day. Today it happened to be a Dubl Duck Goldedge.

That is a tough question to answer. I would have to answer by favorite per era. 1750-80 G. Smith, and another with an untraceable trademark. They were hidden in a house built in 1740, and redicovered about 4 years ago. The Smith is mint, and a shaver!
1800-35 Lisbon, made by one of the Warburtons. This is in my regular rotation. 1850's, hands down, Wade & Butcher barbers use. Guessing around 1900 for Heljestrand, of any size. 1920 George Korn. Not sure where Thiers Issard fits in- but it does.
But honestly, this is so unfair to hundreds of other great razors. If many people answer this query, you will get many different answers. Further, I doubt anybody with more than a dozen razors will be able to pick just one.
Each razor, depending on ones' level of obsession, is unique unto itself. To compare it with another type is sorta not really possible- the apples and oranges thing.
Ed
quicknicker

Originally Posted by Theseus

My favorite razor is usually whatever on I use on any given day.

I could agree with that. I wouldn't even be able to narrow it down to one. Every time I pick up a razor that I think may have fallen out of favour I get a superb shave. It's probably also why I haven't sold any and probably never will.

It is hard to pick a favorite. Of course the ducks always shave great, especially the Wonderedge. Fily's are awesome, Puma, and My Livi New grinds.

I don't have a large enough collection yet to have issues finding a favorite. My JR Torrey (just under 5/8) shaves like a dream...

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