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What's your best straight razor?

'Best' is such a broad criteria - best to hone, best to strop, best to shave with, best looking, most forgiving.....the list goes on.
I think most of mine are the best of what they are FWIW
No offence intended, Dan.
 
My best is yet to be even used.
A never used Wade & Butcher, as confirmed by @Mark who inspected it.
 
I'm very much a newbie with straights, but both my prettiest and and best shaver is my Friodur 250 (was NOS). Incredible shave and cool looking to boot.
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Havachat45 said:
'Best' is such a broad criteria - best to hone, best to strop, best to shave with, best looking, most forgiving.....the list goes on.
I think most of mine are the best of what they are FWIW
No offence intended, Dan.
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I left it up to the person's discretion as to what they consider their best and why.
For me it the one I get the best shave with and it happens to be the prettiest which helps. I'll post pics when I get home.


"Another day, a whole 'nother set of possibilities."


MacGyver
 
So this is my best. My Beaujeu Dumontel. It is a vintage that has been restored. The original scales had their day so I had these custom made from a gentleman in the US. Shaved like a dream. Always even and hold an edge very well. Takes a bit of care to sharpen but if you want the bike you need to pedal I guess.
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"Another day, a whole 'nother set of possibilities."


MacGyver
 
Best? Best! That's like asking me which is my favourite child!

I honestly could not chose just one. They all shave awesome and look the biz too.
 
Sxot said:
Best? Best! That's like asking me which is my favourite child!

I honestly could not chose just one. They all shave awesome and look the biz too.
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Surely you have a fav child.........


"Another day, a whole 'nother set of possibilities."


MacGyver
 
Sxot said:
Best? Best! That's like asking me which is my favourite child!

I honestly could not chose just one. They all shave awesome and look the biz too.
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Ok, you've enough time to pick up ONLY ONE from your collection and the rest are going to be eternally destroyed by whatever irresistible immediate force.
Post a pic and share a bit about that single razor :)
 
I've stood over my razor box for ages pondering this. It's a tough decision but if I had to only have one it would be this Bengall. It's a great shaver but I chose it for sentimental reasons. I made these scales from timber out of my wife's grandmothers house. It dates back 100years. (I do need to find better washers and ren pin though!) The blade itself is from 1908ish and was sold originally in gold rush broken hill. I love a bit of history. It's a good size too at 7/8".

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Dan.05 said:
So this is my best. My Beaujeu Dumontel. It is a vintage that has been restored. The original scales had their day so I had these custom made from a gentleman in the US. Shaved like a dream. Always even and hold an edge very well. Takes a bit of care to sharpen but if you want the bike you need to pedal I guess.
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"Another day, a whole 'nother set of possibilities."


MacGyver
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Here is a better picture.
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"Another day, a whole 'nother set of possibilities."


MacGyver
 
Sxot said:
Best? Best! That's like asking me which is my favourite child!
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:) I like that. My razors are all to a great extent rejected street urchins. They will never win beauty contests but many have illustrious heritages. My Russians are utilitarian but are incomparable in the final shave. My Japanese are calm and precise as they remove stubble, the Germans are a tad arrogant but definetely do the job and the English are smooth and proud of their long history. My favourite blade is often the one I used last.
 
The Missus and I have been talking about visiting Adelaide lately, so when we do I will definitely have to make sure it coincides with a meet up!
 
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