Your favorite STRAIGHT?

**petr** · 08-31-2010, 01:00 PM

Which razor is your favorite? Have your tried many, and why do you like this one the best?

**JPDyson** · 08-31-2010, 01:14 PM

North Carolina

edit: Because you said "st8" and not "str8"... guess it's not that funny...

Right now, my favorite is my KAI Captain. I'm trying to find something that mows down whiskers with similar ease.

**huntmol** · 08-31-2010, 01:34 PM

Texas, of course!
Ok, ok just kidding. Couldn't resist

I'd say my 6/8 full hollow Henckels Zwillingswerk. Amazing shaves off of that blade

**taffy** · 08-31-2010, 01:50 PM

My kropp and gliden, the kropp was the first razor i bought, and the gliden was the first i stropped, both cut through the hairs with ease, i have tried quite a few now, either bought from here, or by myself, but i have sold a few as i like restoring them, but no plans to have 30 odd razors about the house, though i have in my waiting list a few that i will most likely keep.

**petr** · 08-31-2010, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by huntmol

Texas, of course!
Ok, ok just kidding. Couldn't resist

I'd say my 6/8 full hollow Henckels Zwillingswerk. Amazing shaves off of that blade

Doh! 1,000 lashes.

**azmark** · 08-31-2010, 02:39 PM

Fili EPBD is my favorite right now with my Lame de Thiers right behind it. Excellent shavers!

**LarryAndro** · 08-31-2010, 02:48 PM

I sell quite a few straight razors, and so try out quite a few straight razors. Well, I used to try out many straights. About six months ago, I sold a W.S. Brown / Pittsburg, PA // Special straight razor. The guy returned it after one shave because it was not his cup of tea. I resterilized it, and tried a shave.

Since that time, many of my W&Bs and Wostenholms and Bokers have slowly disappeared down the "Sold" Sawdust Trail! Night after night, with few exceptions, it is my W.S. Brown served with Mitchell's Wool Fat garnish.

I read somewhere that the W.S. Brown is German. In all likelihood, it is just one more of the many locally labeled razors with an ancestry going back to, who knows, the same manufacturer as some of the more famous German makes.

Give me my W.S. Brown or give me death!

**ShavedZombie** · 08-31-2010, 02:58 PM

Here I thought I'd be the first one to make the joke... I wasn't even the first to say Texas!

My favorite razor is one spelled "straight" to avoid these little foul-ups. My favorite maker is Wostenholm, and my favorite razor is my World Master.

**ouch** · 08-31-2010, 03:15 PM

Whatever razor I'm using at the time, otherwise it wouldn't be in the rotation. I've had as much fun and as pleasurable a shave with a $15 unknown as with a much prettier and more expensive blade.

As long as it has a great edge........

**professorchaos** · 08-31-2010, 03:31 PM

All of them. The big ones, the little ones. The thick ones and the skinny ones.

**brianw** · 08-31-2010, 03:33 PM

Please don't make me choose

**johnmrson** · 08-31-2010, 07:13 PM

Too many to chose from I'm afraid. If I really had to pick though, I'd probably say my Wosterholm frameback but I've still got a few straights that I haven't tried yet. I've also got a LR Harner in the post that I'm lead to believe is something special.

**SliceOfLife** · 08-31-2010, 11:40 PM

Which child do you want to live?

**Luc** · 09-01-2010, 02:40 AM

John Heiffor is my favorite maker. I got 3 of those... For now...

My Wade & Butcher re-scaled in horn is probably my best shaver!

**RF1963** · 09-01-2010, 03:06 AM

Originally Posted by SliceOfLife

Which child do you want to live?

Well put Sir!

**Mvcrash** · 09-01-2010, 03:28 AM

I have a W&B Barbers Notch I am fond of. I kind of lean toward the barbers notch shaped blades.

**PhatMan** · 09-01-2010, 05:18 AM

Hi,

In terms of the shave, my Genco Fluid Steel is my favourite

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

**smokelaw1** · 09-01-2010, 05:22 AM

I am fortunate to really have one blade that simply outperforms anything else I have. I believe it has to do with my horrible honing skills, and this particualr razor just takes a great edge for me.

8/8 Joe Chandler custom Damascus.

I have dozens of razors. Of the about 6-7 in constant rotation, all can give a superlative shave...but the Chandler just goes one step sharper, two steps smoother, and really shines for me.

**birnando** · 09-01-2010, 05:32 AM

this varies a lot for me, but the 3 razors i would, at any given time, name as above the crowd are:

Filarmonica Especial para barbas duras #14 straight point,
Robert Williams 8/8 1/4 hollow spanish point and
Alex Jacques 8/8 Damascus Spanish point.

It feels almost like I am cheating on the rest of them for saying this:)
I like all the straights I have, the few I didn't like, I gave away.