Thread: The over rated hype razor

mine should be back to me in a couple days after a a cleanup and new scales from " mycarver" after reading everything he did to remake the scales to match even the tinniest curves and angles of the original ones i cant wait ..it had some cracks in the horn that i super glued so i wanted to replace them anf figured ill just have it all done while it was out ...lol
till then you get old pics b4 it went out ..
Celebrated 8/8

Im sure it will be a gem when shes done

Originally Posted by JoeLowett

Im sure it will be a gem when shes done

i have finished pics from Mark .. my jaw dropped ...lol.. im just not smart enough to transfer the file to my computer then share them ..lol..

I'm pretty fond of this one.

Nice work with the camera Wullie !!! I need some practice

dunno why,but they shave like no other.

Here's mine, before and after...

ok its back ..... ( dis regard the oil ..lol.. out of package and right to the camera !!..lol)

I have a bunch of W&B's, The Celebrated, For Barber's use, etc...I don't see what the big deal is all of a sudden. They're good, but so are lot's of other razors. I wouldn't go crazy spending hundreds of dollars on them. As long as the steel is good, which it is, in most vintage razors, it comes down to the honing.

It's W&B now, It'll be something else, like Torrey, Genco Easy Aces, Dubl Duck, Old Boker's, etc....

Actually, I have a couple of Torrey's that take a great edge. I'd do the pepsi challenge anytime.

Initially I just liked the look of the things and wanted one for purely aesthetic reasons. Then I got mine (thankfully with pretty beat up scales, plenty of patina etc, so it didn't get crazy on ebay), fixed it up, and for me it consistently gives better shaves than any of the other razors I own. In addition to the steel, for me it is also probably a lot to do with the size and weight of it. Most of my other favourites are 7/8+ 1/4-hollow to near wedge, so I like a heavy razor. Now I just need to find another one of similar size from another maker to do my own pepsi challenge...