Pole Position

Which razor is your favorite one and why? Just curious.

X

PS I guess I should Participate. For me it's my 7/8 Desert Ironwood W&B Sway Back.

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This has been my staple shaver for about a year now. The Sheffield steel is of course a dream to hone taking a brilliant edge very easily, and the curved or 'smiling' edge and is very comfortable and both that feature and the spike tip are great to get in some of those tighter corners. The Aesthetic value of the ironwood scales were the first thing on my mind when I bought it (off eBay for $10 if I recall correctly) for Bill Ellis (did I say thanks Bill yet today? :) to restore, But it's often the last thing on my mind (of a very short list of important details) when I take it into the shave. I still can't believe what it looked like on eBay ... this:>

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Right now, a heavy 6/8 Eskilstuna with French point - it just seems to drive itself!

It's also the one I sent to Lynn so I'd have a benchmark for honing.

X, you should know. You introduced it to Mr. Norton :D

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X, you should know. You introduced it to Mr. Norton :D

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Yes I do, but knobody else does. Share.

X

I think my overall favorite is a W&B Celebrated For Barber's Use razor that I got from Robert WIlliams. Large-heavy blade, barber's notch, smile - what;s not to like about that?!?!

I thought this thread was about something totally different...NASCAR!

For me, it's a toss up between my Mondesir and my SRP #89!

RT

Dubl Duck Satin Wedge...holds an edge, and shaves like a dreram.

Dave

Strange as it may sound (given I just bought a Henckels), my favourite is my wife's great-grandfather's 6/8 Bengall. It shaves well, hones easily and holds it's edge for a reasonable amount of time. But that's not why I love it. I love it because (1) My father-in-law gave it to me, with the trust that implies and (2) It gives me a sense of history and connectedness whenever I run it over my face. There's bigger, flashier, and fancier razors out there - and I'll probably end up with a few of them in time - but none can come close to that.

James.

6/8 Genco spike. It was my first razor.



Terry

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Yes I do, but knobody else does. Share.

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Yes sir! Taylor's Eye Witness 6/8 singer sir! :D

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The more razors you have the more difficult this question is to answer. I guess if I had to pick the best of the best it would be the TI Pierre Thiers Limited Edition. The reason is a combination of factors which added together puts it in a class by itself. It gives an exceptional shave in both comfort and closeness, its perfectly balanced, its physically beautiful and it feels very natural in the hand, and it hones fairly easily and maintains its edge a long time.

I would concur on the Pierre Thiers razor, mine is definitely my favorite razor for the reasons you mention. The Pierre Thiers is ergonomically wierd, but handles like a dream. And it takes a wonderful edge and holds it extremely well.

My 7/8 Friodur and 7/8 Heljestrand are both outstanding razors that I dearly love. But the Pierre Theirs was an eye-opener.

Since I'm really still learning, my favorite razor is the last one to give me "the best shave of my life".

Jordan

Probably my Thiers-Issard 7/8 Red Stamina.

Even if it didn't give me awesome shaves, I'd feel more or less obliged to
name it as my favourite, seeing as how I payed more for it than just about
all of my other razors combined.

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That one is my favorite. For that reason as well as for the fact that is DOES give me awesome shaves.

Coming in at a close second at the moment is the Purpleheart 5/8 Krusius that I got from ToxIk. shaves like a beast, looks like a beauty.

Currently I can only shave with one of my three razors. One is being held hostage by my wife's parents until Christmas, and the 5/8 Bengal spike that Gary sent me is on its way to be honed. Until I get to try the both of them out I can not honestly comment......yet.