Thread: Joining the Fillie Fanciers

Thanks very much, gentlemen...One shave seems fast, but wow, what a shave! I think it's a definite winner!

Filipe, thanks for giving me the chance!

Max, I'll keep them in mind...I actually had a Sub Cero, but no Doble Temple.

I still can't believe the edge--did anyone else have the same with an NOS?

Lordy lordy lordy, I want one of those things, I've heard tales of how good a shaver they can be, but they're all out of my price range, being a poor student and all. Maybe I'll win Lotto in the future and be able to buy one, until then I can only look and drool and congratulate those lucky enough to get such a pristine example as yours. Congratulations on your great find, I am exceedingly jealous.

Congratulations, Jim!!!

See if you can hold on to this one for more than a couple weeks, eh? Not like those other Fillies you got...

Or sell it to me when you're done with it.

Originally Posted by olafurson

Congratulations, Jim!!!

See if you can hold on to this one for more than a couple weeks, eh? Not like those other Fillies you got...

Or sell it to me when you're done with it.

Hey now, I still have one!!! And I needed the cash...

This one is mine, though. I can tell you that already...

Congrats Jim! She's a beauty!

Originally Posted by JimR

I still can't believe the edge--did anyone else have the same with an NOS?

Nice razor, congrats! My experience with the edge of my NOS Barbas Duras was the same - I was amazed at how sharp it was right out of the sealed plastic. Totally unexpected surprise.

The other thing I noted is that the Barbas Duras is not just a #14 with a rubber tang grip, as I expected. They seem to be different razors but both excellent. The grind on the Barbas Duras feels thinner to me, and it handles and shaves a bit differently. Mine lacks the typical smile of the #14 Doble Temple, is more evenly balanced, and is more aggressive. My #14 Doble Temple feels thicker, blade-heavier, and has a more forgiving-feeling edge.

The scales are different too. The Barbas Duras scales are harder and shiny, the Doble Temple scales are softer and dull (but with great vintage automobile/guitar colors). Both are admittedly cheap-feeling, but the Barbas Duras seems less so. I love the rubber tang grip too.

The shave from the #14 Doble Temple is unique, I haven't felt anything exactly like it in terms of how it handles and feels against the skin. Big, heavy, sharp, friendly. Like a more refined W&B chopper. The Barbas Duras reminds me a little bit of a really good Friodur, both in terms of how well it handles for it's large size, and for it's edge. Big, but precise, streamlined in it's handling, and just wickedly sharp and efficient.

Love them both. Those Spaniards got it right.