Thread: NEW RALF AUST ARRIVED!

Nice!

My 7/8” Ralf Aust arrived this late afternoon.

Looks Scha-weet!

Weather here is a smidgen damp. And it was also delayed a few days because of bad weather back East. So I will wait a day or two (as the blade is a smidgen off center on the scales), before taking some corrective action.

It is tree-topping the hairs on my arms, so I will leave it like it is (without stropping) for my first shave.

It’s a bit late to shave now. But I have not shaved in two days in expectation for receiving this straight. So tomorrow morning will be my first shave.

It looks good on my shaving sink.

I've had a few. He makes a very nice razor attractively priced. I think it's a better bet than Dovo and most TI's.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I've had a few. He makes a very nice razor attractively priced. I think it's a better bet than Dovo and most TI's.

Yeah...honestly, DOVO and TI’s don’t attract me (or impress me) much.

I don’t know what it is about the latter. Maybe too many stories floating around about flaws that should not be acceptable in a new product. (Totally my opinion).

I remember when I got into straight razors, that I said I’d only purchase one to three of them, max.

Well, I’m at around 5 that I will keep. (The three you see in the photo, a nice almost 200-year old Wade & Butcher I fully restored, and a sweet WH Morley that I really enjoy).

All are wider, and all are square point.

I have a few others (maybe 4) that I purchased really cheap, which I will be giving away, or selling, in the near future.

Anyhoo...I “ MIGHT” be interested in a wide (7/8” or wider) French or Japanese straight in the future. Just to have country variety.

But for now, I’m pretty happy with what I have, and also my newest acquisition.

Makes the rotation, and shave, different and interesting.

Originally Posted by RaymondMillbrae

I remember when I got into straight razors, that I said I’d only purchase one to three of them, max.

Well, I’m at around 5 that I will keep.

Anyhoo...I “ MIGHT” be interested in a wide (7/8” or wider) French or Japanese straight in the future. Just to have country variety.

There you go...down the rabbit hole. But...If you're gonna go there, another Ralf Aust is a good buy,
and there are some really nice Japanese straights.

Congrats on a fine razor.

Nice looking razor. I like your setup there at your shaving station. Let us know how it works out for you. Sounds like it will be a good shaver.

You might want to look at a RigaRazor, for your next purchase.

He makes a tungsten razor, that's very similar to vintage, English steel, in feel while shaving.

Here's a 8/8 carbon steel, that he also makes.



His craftsman ship, is impeccable.

Check out this video on Ralph Aust
https://sharprazorpalace.com/general...o-alert-2.html

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Check out this video on Ralph Aust

Yeah, I’ve seen a few videos of his razor-making process. (The Ralf Aust ones, not the Dovo and other stuff).

Originally Posted by outback

You might want to look at a RigaRazor, for your next purchase.

He makes a tungsten razor, that's very similar to vintage, English steel, in feel while shaving.

I’ve looked at the RigaRazors. They look pretty cool.

But honestly, all this mix of old-style looks with new age materials is kind of a turn-off for me.

Barbers notches are not attractive to me at all. Especially when placed on a modern blade, with newer steel materials. (They look like a bottle cap openers on the end of the blade). No purpose whatsoever.

But if found that on a vintage model, the barbers notches are cool. I can totally appreciate the history.

Round nose blades are also not attractive to me either, as I cannot get into the opening of my nostrils, where some of my whiskers grow. That’s why I like “square points”. Even a clipped square point, like my modified Koraat 14-2.0. (It’s an incredible shaver)!

Some razor designs dumbfound me. Like razors with the spine being longer than the cutting edge. What a useless design. Just gets in the way of everything, for no reason whatsoever.

But to each his own. Who am I to say what people find attractive, and are willing to drop their “shekels” on?!

But I digress. I have seen some really nice RigaRazor designs that immediately caught my eye.