Thread: largest straight razor you own?

Here is my 8/8 wedge Marshes and Shephard, while not in the class as many here it is my biggest razor. Easaly twice the weight of most of my current blades

I'm looking for another heavy blade with a bit more to hold onto

I like the way the notches look on that one, does it make it easier to keep a hold of in use?

Red

great blades.Red did max make handles for your blade?Nice once

Originally Posted by Big Red

I like the way the notches look on that one, does it make it easier to keep a hold of in use?

Red

I have big hangds and fingers so the spacing is a bit off for me Other than that it really feels great

Yeah bud, that's another victim of Max. he never disappoints.

Red

Here's a W&B For Barber's Use that my son and I take pride in. It's an 8/8 and a little smaller than the Hess I posted to this thread earlier. More pics of this blade in the gallery here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/galle...nonfodder.html

Great . did you pinned yourself? why they are different?

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Great . did you pinned yourself? why they are different?

Thank you Sham. Yes, we polished up the blade, made the scales and pinned the lot together. The pins are different by design. The larger one on the spacer end is sterling silver. The blade and scales are a bit on the large side and I liked the way this 'washer' looked. Actually it is sold with jewelery making supplies. The washer at the pivot end is a domed stainless steel washer. I decided to go with the smaller washer and not use the jewelery stuff because I though I thought it would make the whole thing look gaudy.

this is not my widest but at 7/8" it is no slouch but it is about 1" longer then any other straight I own