Why is this razor so popular and unusually expensive to buy used. There has to be similar razors that used the same methods in their production. Why are they not as trendy?
Why is this razor so popular and unusually expensive to buy used. There has to be similar razors that used the same methods in their production. Why are they not as trendy?
I'm pretty much in agreement. I think a lot of the hype over wonderedges started with Lynn's first video over at the original SRP on yahoo. Mine shave quite well, but I don't think they are some sort of magical thing. I also paid too much, by current standards, but got them at a huge bargain for the rates they were going when I bought them.
I also think there is a certain mystique about the Wonderedge's special tempering process, in which the steel was tempered in an electrically controlled oven which apparently gave better results than other contemporary methods. I don't know. They are really good razors. Perhaps part of it is because of the tempering method they are more consistent than others? One can get another brand of razor and it might be just as good, or better, or perhaps it will be a real dog. The wonderedges, however, were all extremely consistent. One always knew they were getting a good razor that would take and hold a good edge.
At least that's part of my suspicion. Otherwise, the wonderedges would not have been suggested to Lynn with that "wink-wink, nudge nudge" mentality in the first place. They were obviously well thought of before.
That said....
Bang for the buck, I generally shoot for Henkels...
John P.
Honestly, I don't even think TI's are better than my Dovos. They are decent razors but just can't see what all the fuss is about.
John P.
Joel, I'll think about it...John,
I felt the EXACT same way (I posted here many, many a time saying Dovo's were as good/better) until I invested an absurd amount of time and money honing equipment. I now have a "process" in which I sharpen them which includes japanese stones, 2 different grades of belgians, and various pastes, which REALLY makes the TI's stand out over dovo's as the dovo steel just cannot take as fine an edge. No matter what I did with a norton - I couldn't get TI's to perform, and it was not until I vested in all of this equipment that I took a 180 degree turn on TI's. Just for the sake of experimentation - if you'd like, if you send me your TI, I can send it thru my "process" and then send it back to ya. I think you'd be mighty surprised.
Hi again Ivo,
I'm actually not too anxious to buy a pattern-welded razor; perhaps if one of those people out there currently forging wootz like in the old days (NOT pattern welded at all, I'm sure you know the difference I mean) makes a razor I would check it out.