Have you found your best razor or are you still searching

[fancontroller]

Japanese Schick Twin blades are quite often available on ebay (Search for 'Schick Twin blades Japan'). Not always at reasonable prices. They are as good as NOS ones in my opinion. YMMV...

I get my twin blades from jaipfe on ebay

 

[Merkurologist]

You haven't shaved until you've tried SE and injector razors... and you need to try a straight razor...
There is always the Lending Pool. Try before you buy...

My wife would object to your suggestions I think lol

She keeps reminding me that I said I was going to save money lol

 

[Fergiebilly]

I would love some twin blades. They seem elusive...

Twin Blades are Only Elusive to Folks with Elusive Pockets..

Billy

 

[riverrun]

I get my twin blades from jaipfe on ebay

That seller sounds familiar for a good reason...

 

[riverrun]

My wife would object to your suggestions I think lol

She keeps reminding me that I said I was going to save money lol

Good SE razors can be had for a song... I think I paid £8 for my near mint, boxed Ever-Ready 1912 SE razor and the blades last for ages... best money saving rabbit hole ever

 

[Fergiebilly]

8 Quid for a Near Mint 1912..You would need to Pay me 8 Quid to Take One..

Billy

 

[Glen_Lee]

Ahh yes, the Schick Krona. So good, I had to get two of them. Smoother than Smooth Jack McSmooth, the smoothest smoothie in all of Smoothtown...

Until catching up with this thread, right now - never heard of the Krona

 

[Gairdner]

Merkur 34c, no more searching or faffing around. And to think my late friend Ian told me to buy one of these first and instead I got a Superspeed then an EJ (which was admittedly my first choice for a while) and buggered off down the vintage Gillette rabbit hole for a while with a slight detour via a 1912 and a couple of Schicks. They may be as common as bums, not have an outlandish name or be backed by a hyped up kickstarter project and I couldn't care if they are made of Zamac, chrome-plated tampons or moulded crusty bat droppings, my 34c delivers every time and is so easy to use. I'm not ruling out trying a Progress at some point in the future and I may yet take the 'straight' leap but for now and the foreseeable, it's the 34c for me.

 

[Bezoar]

fatboy, aristocrat 46, gold black beauty, techs, new improved, haven't used my old type in a while.

Have a gem coming in the mail.

Its not what you think is bester overall, its whats best for the MOMENT>

 

[PLANofMAN]

I've narrowed it down to a few. That's better than expected really.

Blackland Blackbird, efficient and dangerous looking, a conversation starter for sure.

Cooper MonoBilt, a fairly rare American razor made in the early 1930's. A nice shaver, well constructed and over engineered.

Bigelow-Parkin, the razor design that inspired the Cooper Monobilt. A unique American design, and the smallest (full size DE blade using) razor. Also gives good shaves and is another fairly rare razor.

The Shake Sharps. An uncommon American razor, these use a DE blade in an SE style configuration. The first generation of these with the Bakelite frame are very aggressive. The second generation razors with a metal frame are very nice shavers indeed.

Gillette Fatboy. Doesn't give as nice a shave as the other razors, but it's a good looking razor. It combines balance and weight in a way that Gillette never quite achieved again (in my opinion).

Scratch the above. The British One-Piece Aristocrat tops all of them. Maybe not quite the same level of shaver as some of them, but it more than makes up for it in the looks department. It's got a nice hefty feel in the hand as well.

 

[Eeyore68]

Yes, and yes.

My best razor, since ages, is the Schick Krona. But that doesn't stop me from trying others as well.

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[Str8_Shaver]

Weber ARC with a Feather blade.. smooth and clean... nuff said!

 

[Austinoire]

...still searching

 

[captain_hx]

I think I have but I am still searching. Too many razors out there and new designs are coming out every once and awhile.

 

[Badger Boy]

My favourite is the razor I am in the mood to shave with at the time, simples!

 

[Count of Undolpho]

Velvet 'Old' style head on a Braveheart handle, not used anything else on my face since I discovered it.