Talk to me about these beautiful razors....why ones are the best to buy, which are the rarest etc.
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Oh my were should I start? I believe that the others already have given some good answers. For a first Heljestrand I'd choose a 5/8 with our without thumb notch. No matter the model number 3, 4, 7, 8, 31 etcetera they are really basically the same blade, arguably the best full hollow 5/8 ever produced. If you can live without the ivory and thumb notch of the 31 you get the same shaving experience with the others.Talk to me about these beautiful razors....why ones are the best to buy, which are the rarest etc.
Oh my were should I start? I believe that the others already have given some good answers. For a first Heljestrand I'd choose a 5/8 with our without thumb notch. No matter the model number 3, 4, 7, 8, 31 etcetera they are really basically the same blade, arguably the best full hollow 5/8 ever produced. If you can live without the ivory and thumb notch of the 31 you get the same shaving experience with the others.
Swedish razors are small so the larger sizes are rather rare. A 32 is 6/8 and a fantastic razor but it'll cost you a leg and an arm it you are able to find one. Don't get me started about the 33, I've never seen one.
There are some late production razors that are larger. You recognise them by their high model numbers. They are good not classical Heljestrand razors.
There are people like me that praise the 30 4/8, but then we're talking about a small razor.
Avoid the framebacks and the Kindal razors they are not of the same quality as the rest.
If you can find the shoulderless no 16 you've got yourself a very good and rare razor.
The near wedge 24, 23, 41, 42, 923 are really great wedges, but not for everyone.
So to start were I begun; for a first Heljestrand I'd really recommend a full hollow 5/8. No one can deny that they are really good razors.
The only thing you can be really sure of is that once you got your first one there soon will be more. After a while you'll start exploring the many other Swedish brands as well. Good luck, take a deep breath and dive in.[emoji2]
Oh my were should I start? I believe that the others already have given some good answers. For a first Heljestrand I'd choose a 5/8 with our without thumb notch. No matter the model number 3, 4, 7, 8, 31 etcetera they are really basically the same blade, arguably the best full hollow 5/8 ever produced. If you can live without the ivory and thumb notch of the 31 you get the same shaving experience with the others.
Swedish razors are small so the larger sizes are rather rare. A 32 is 6/8 and a fantastic razor but it'll cost you a leg and an arm it you are able to find one. Don't get me started about the 33, I've never seen one.
There are some late production razors that are larger. You recognise them by their high model numbers. They are good not classical Heljestrand razors.
There are people like me that praise the 30 4/8, but then we're talking about a small razor.
Avoid the framebacks and the Kindal razors they are not of the same quality as the rest.
If you can find the shoulderless no 16 you've got yourself a very good and rare razor.
The near wedge 24, 23, 41, 42, 923 are really great wedges, but not for everyone.
So to start were I begun; for a first Heljestrand I'd really recommend a full hollow 5/8. No one can deny that they are really good razors.
The only thing you can be really sure of is that once you got your first one there soon will be more. After a while you'll start exploring the many other Swedish brands as well. Good luck, take a deep breath and dive in.[emoji2]
Rarest? Taken as a whole . . . .