My birthday's coming up and I'd like to get myself a new shaver, particularly with pearl scales for around $200. I've been shaving with a Dovo pakkawood for over a year and want to try either a size larger than 5/8, or a different grind, or different point--or just a better shave if the above differences aren't met.
At any rate, I've sort of narrowed it down to three and would like some advice.
The first is a Le Grelot:
I hear great things about the 1/4 ground, but is this still worth it? It's 3/4 to full hollow. How is it to hone for a beginner?
Up next for consideration is the Dovo INOX:
I know this would certainly be different from my Dovo black star carbon steel, but I feel confident I could hone the bugger. A cursory look found the price to be over $250 for Genuine mother of Pearl scales, which is about 50 bucks higher than I wanted to go. Still, I'd pull the trigger...
Lastly, and you guessed it:
I'm interested in this or the wonderedge, but frankly don't know the difference--Wonderedge is better? I know the mystique around these is more hype, and this drives the price up to 200 clams or more (about 100 dollars more than their shaving worth, as I understand), but I can't help but like their aesthetic (especially the scales) and the point.
Other suggestions are welcome, if they're out there.
Salud,
Lear
At any rate, I've sort of narrowed it down to three and would like some advice.
The first is a Le Grelot:
I hear great things about the 1/4 ground, but is this still worth it? It's 3/4 to full hollow. How is it to hone for a beginner?
Up next for consideration is the Dovo INOX:
I know this would certainly be different from my Dovo black star carbon steel, but I feel confident I could hone the bugger. A cursory look found the price to be over $250 for Genuine mother of Pearl scales, which is about 50 bucks higher than I wanted to go. Still, I'd pull the trigger...
Lastly, and you guessed it:
I'm interested in this or the wonderedge, but frankly don't know the difference--Wonderedge is better? I know the mystique around these is more hype, and this drives the price up to 200 clams or more (about 100 dollars more than their shaving worth, as I understand), but I can't help but like their aesthetic (especially the scales) and the point.
Other suggestions are welcome, if they're out there.
Salud,
Lear
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