Thread: Last acquistion in a Sheffield buying binge

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

One of your favourites is Reynolds? Wow. Any particular type?
I have one, and it's pretty nice. It has an escutcheon plate so I find the balance out a bit, but the blade itself is pretty good. Easy to hone, and good edge.

I have a couple of 7/8" near wedges and a faux frame back. They are no harder to hone than any other smiling wedge and seem to take and hold their edges quite well. They shave nice as a result. I like the balance and feel. They seem to peek ahead of my W&B and Wostenholms and Greaves just a bit. It is probably more to do with me than the razors themselves, they are probably all pretty much the same quality.

Originally Posted by carrolljc

What's the first favorite brand?

Joe

Henckels is my favorite brand.

What's a buying binge? I get the shakes when I haven't been on eBay for over an hour.

Originally Posted by guitstik

What's a buying binge? I get the shakes when I haven't been on eBay for over an hour.

A buying binge is a point of high intensity within a continuous range of activity.

I had decided to settle in and get to know Sheffield better, so did a search on all the major brands and saved the searches, so that every few days I got updates on new razors in those brands. I focused on items 6/8ths or larger, mostly wedges, and got in an assortment. I kind of overdid it on Wade and Butcher. They must have been the prolific producer.

Joe