The Straight Razor Acquisition Thread

Very nice! Looks like a substantial blade.

 

This arrived on the 31st and here is her maiden shave. Silverloaf 7/8 smiling with 3/4 grind. This is a beefy razor, I get the benefit of an arm workout too. Actually I find heavy razors much easier to control.

 

Hi, I have 2 new Dovo straights that I bought a few months ago. I just recently added a used Ralf Aust 6/8 Spanish point on Ebay. I shaved with it and it was nice. My only concern is the fact there is a gap when I place the edge on a flat surface. It is small so it doesn't affect the shave. I decided to order a brand new Ralf Aust 6/8 Spanish point from Meggard professionally honed. It is a cheaper version than the used one in my collection. Now, I just started using traditional straights and will have 4 in my den in 2 1/2 months. Funny, I was only going to buy a Ralf Aust later this year, but now I bought 2. I guess I have RAD and I just started. Lol! As a side note, presently, I have 27 shavette shaves and 29 traditional razor shaves completed.

 

That is an impressive piece of steel! Are those brass rivets on the face of the blade?


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They are brass inlays.

Thank you

 

I have a soft spot for old French razors (and English swayback shorties) and have this one on the way.

St. Joanis is still in business as Alain St Joanis, making flatware, stunningly beautiful but the price is stunning too.

https://www.alain-saint-joanis.com/en/

Cheers, Steve

 

Latest aquisition.

Augustini lefty kamisori

 

Very cool @Vlasta - I really like that bowl and haven’t heard of the soap!

Cheers, Steve

 

Try both!!


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Got info?

 

The soap is from Man of Siam in Thailand. He does two soaps and I have both. They are superb.

https://manofsiam.com/collections/man-of-siam-shaving-soap-thailand

The bowl is Van Yulay. Just google “Van Yulay shaving bowl” and it will likely be the top result.


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Very nice!

 

@Vlasta congrats on another very cool razor.

 

Is it my imagination, or is the tip "Muted"?? If it is, that could be a wise move.

 

A little but I still feel it trying to dig in if I am less than ultra careful.

 

I havent muted any of mine, but a few should be. One especially, just loves drawing blood. The name stamped on it is "Respect". Its the one razor that does get my undivided attention, with each stroke.

 

I learned the hard way to respect the sharpness of any blade... a knife fight with a Feather SS AC Kamisori and a Feather Pro blade. I could not shave for over a week.

 

I had a similar situation with the same setup and have the scar to prove it

 

Frederick Reynolds. 7/8+ inch. Wedge
Sheffield

It's Big, It's Beefy, and I figured it would clean up nicely. A little rough, but there is plenty of steel to work with. There is beautiful etching that will probably be lost.





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