My feelings about "holy grail", "forever razors", "stainless steel wonders"

[JohnnyO]

Offset handle, unobscured view of target shaving area ... what will these ingenious Skarpers dream up next.

JohnnyO. o/

PS. I only desire one should they be available in limited editions of stainless steel or titanium.

JohnnyO. o/

 

[Darkbulb]

Offset handle, unobscured view of target shaving area ... what will these ingenious Skarpers dream up next.

JohnnyO. o/

PS. I only desire one should they be available in limited editions of stainless steel or titanium.

JohnnyO. o/

Stainless steel has become so pedestrian. In 2017 it's all about ruthenium-based palladium and platinum alloys.

 

[wayne_m]

In 2017 it's all about ruthenium-based palladium and platinum alloys.

I have absolutely no idea what that is but I want some and I'm saving up for it from now.....If it's new and shiny I'm there.

 

[Steve Bowles]

You three probably already have the bloody thing and you've just forgotten you have it because of the three new things you've acquired since then!

 

[Steve Bowles]

No @Steve I'm not yet using a jedi lightsaber to remove my man fluff. You can bet though that someone is drawing one up somewhere as we bicker like children over the merits of new vs old.

Not bickering; bantering.

 

[tuxxdk]

A Wolfman was long my holy grail that I sought after.. but since the maker failed to respond to email and I had a year long waiting to endure, I jumped on the Rockwell instead. Stellar customer service and a razor that has rendered all my others "useless". It's that good, and I'm very happy that I took the much cheaper route and gained extra possibilities with the various plates.

The Rockwell 6S is my stainless steel holy grail now - and I own one! Good for me, good for my nights sleep and good for my mug. Also good on the wallet, since I'm done getting razors (at least for the time being).

 

[Steve Bowles]

A Wolfman was long my holy grail that I sought after.. but since the maker failed to respond to email and I had a year long waiting to endure, I jumped on the Rockwell instead. Stellar customer service and a razor that has rendered all my others "useless". It's that good, and I'm very happy that I took the much cheaper route and gained extra possibilities with the various plates.

The Rockwell 6S is my stainless steel holy grail now - and I own one! Good for me, good for my nights sleep and good for my mug. Also good on the wallet, since I'm done getting razors (at least for the time being).

I'm with you buddy!

 

[wayne_m]

What do you play off Joe?

 

[JohnnyO]

Been missing the wit & wisdom of Vinny, not Joe ... got a positive gift for sorting out the chickenshit from the chicken salad that man !

JohnnyO. o/

 

[wayne_m]

Only been playing a year but unofficially, according to Golfshake, from the 102 rounds I've entered on there I'm off 14 (13.6) which feels about right ... some days.

You?

Well done mate. Oh sorry forgot to reply with my handicap. Well until I had to give the game up cos I need a knee and they wont give me one I played off 8.

 

[preidy]

I have come to the conclusion that I will not longer wait with bated breath for a BBS-1, Wolfman, Timeless, or any other stainless steel "gift of the gods" razor. It seems that an announcement about these wonderful, must-have, sell your first-born to acquire wonders are followed by an endless waiting list, which more often than not is closed, to get your hands on a razor that is manufactured by some guy in his garage who is putting out six a year.

The demand for these razors is beyond any semblance of reality; not just for one, but for all of them. Stainless steel razors have become the iPhones of the current generation of wet shavers. If they were sold in shops, people would be lining around the block and queueing at 3:00 am to get their foot in the door.

Would I be one of them? Probably, but reality dictates that only a very few of us are ever going to get their hands on one in the next ten years, and at my age, I think the odds have passed me by.

I will content myself with a 6s, and ask the gods to afflict those who do receive their gifts with poxes and boils. You have been warned @Darkbulb.

Wait a minute. I thought they eradicated the pox. Anyway stop scaring the kids.

 

[preidy]

Nothing wrong with the 6s - it's a great razor
For me, after using probably 150+ DE razors the BBS-1 ended up being the RAD killer. I hope everyone can get to that point regardless of what razor they end up with.

Is there any difference between the BBS-1 and Wolfman?

 

[Steve Bowles]

Well done mate. Oh sorry forgot to reply with my handicap. Well until I had to give the game up cos I need a knee and they wont give me one I played off 8.

Do they make those in stainless steel? On a serious note, I hope you're not in too much pain. Waiting for an op can be really discouraging.

 

[wayne_m]

Do they make those in stainless steel? On a serious note, I hope you're not in too much pain. Waiting for an op can be really discouraging.

No Steve. No pain I just can't swing the clubs as I used to and I'm too young for a knee according to the NHS. Thanks mate.

 

[Nisse]

A rhodium Aristocrat in a fancy box way back then - same same - no forum at the time but same same - dad or granddad bought it to feel good...

 

[Darkbulb]

A rhodium Aristocrat in a fancy box way back then - same same - no forum at the time but same same - dad or granddad bought it to feel good...

And what a terrible world it would be if we can't do things that makes us feel good

As long as essentials and loved ones are taken care of and one feels good about what one have put back into the community - I'd say buy as many razors you want (or any other material possession) and don't ever let anyone tell you it's silly. We're on this planet for a flash of a moment and if it makes you feel good go for it.