Well my 17 year search for the perfect razor has finally ended. I have found my holy grail. It did not end with the Iwasaki Tamahagane Western straight razor in NIB condition with 1901-6 serial number (possibly the last one ever made). That would make sense. Not the case though.
My holy grail razor, is the one pictured to the right. What is it you might wonder? It is the Teck II from Razorock upgraded with a donor handle.
I. Am. Not. Kidding.
I actually got it free with an order last year, because I spent over $100 on the order. The stupid things only cost $5. I only know the actual price because I just bought 3 more to ensure I am never without one for my remaining decades on this planet. Make no mistake, it is a cheap Chinese zamak piece of crap. It is also basically magic for me.
When I pair it with a Perma-sharp Super, it's like some weird voodoo magic happens. The first time I shaved with this combo I literally checked to see if I had forgotten to put the blade in. It was that smooth for me. I had always stretched my blades to see how long I could go with them. The longest I had previously gone was 2 weeks, and it was unpleasant. With the Perma-sharp and Teck II, I was able to go for over 50 days on the same blade with effortless DFS every single day. YMMV.
I'm not a Razorock fanboy. Although I do like their soaps, most of their razors are just rebadged Chinese or Indian manufactured chromed up zamak paperweights. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
I don't know why the razor gods mock me in this way, but there is no point in arguing. I think I'm done looking. I will not bother emptying Ebay of prewar NIB Gillettes in a desperate search to find something more dignified with equivalent performance. I no longer believe that a better razor for my particular whiskers/skin/technique exists. Strange but true!
My holy grail razor, is the one pictured to the right. What is it you might wonder? It is the Teck II from Razorock upgraded with a donor handle.
I. Am. Not. Kidding.
I actually got it free with an order last year, because I spent over $100 on the order. The stupid things only cost $5. I only know the actual price because I just bought 3 more to ensure I am never without one for my remaining decades on this planet. Make no mistake, it is a cheap Chinese zamak piece of crap. It is also basically magic for me.
When I pair it with a Perma-sharp Super, it's like some weird voodoo magic happens. The first time I shaved with this combo I literally checked to see if I had forgotten to put the blade in. It was that smooth for me. I had always stretched my blades to see how long I could go with them. The longest I had previously gone was 2 weeks, and it was unpleasant. With the Perma-sharp and Teck II, I was able to go for over 50 days on the same blade with effortless DFS every single day. YMMV.
I'm not a Razorock fanboy. Although I do like their soaps, most of their razors are just rebadged Chinese or Indian manufactured chromed up zamak paperweights. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
I don't know why the razor gods mock me in this way, but there is no point in arguing. I think I'm done looking. I will not bother emptying Ebay of prewar NIB Gillettes in a desperate search to find something more dignified with equivalent performance. I no longer believe that a better razor for my particular whiskers/skin/technique exists. Strange but true!
