Dream Razors- Post Your best Straights here!

[Joelowett]

Figured i would get one of these started on here, Nothing like a little razor porn to make others envious of your finest blade!
Here a couple of my favorites from my collection. #1 Diamond Hayashi 8000 w/ MOP Tang, #2 9/8 W&B 'Celebrated Hollow' #3 9/8 Tillotsons FBU Wedge #4 J NORE Paris 5/8 Hollow laid in Ivory.. All my blade where hones by nelson (Bayamontate), the Hayashi was completed with a 9 stone negura progression.

 

[daflorc]

Here's a couple. Too lazy to take pics of the newly obtained ones.

 

[oakeshott]

I think I hate this thread.

EDIT: Not really. Great razors all.

 

[Joelowett]

Here's a couple. Too lazy to take pics of the newly obtained ones.

Nice response. That GB is boss.

 

[oakeshott]

Ok, I'll give it a shot.

This is, imho, the prettiest and perhaps rarest in my collection. life2short1971 cleaned it up for me and put on some lovely ivory scales. Asprey is a "luxury goods" house that's been around since 1781. Someone mentioned to me that in comparison, Tiffany's is tacky. This razor was obviously commissioned by them and it looks like ones I've seen from Joseph Allen, but others made similar looking blades. It was clearly meant as a style statement and contrasts starkly with the pure functionalism and utility of the FBU blades that were made in the same period. It says "I'm not a bloody tradesman, you fool, I'm a gentleman." At this point, the gentleman is pulled out of his 4 in hand and stomped on by a ragged crowd of liberal sympathizers.

edit: just shave with the Asprey last night and realized that the scales were original. Scott cleaned them up so well, that I'd forgotten they weren't new.

 

[Tierdaen]

I don't know if I have any "masterpiece" razors at the moment, but there are a few in my collection that have shapes I like...

Perhaps my Cattaraugus...

Or my Henkotsu:

 

[u2u]

Nothing old or collectable but they are my current favourites with a few useful things...

 

[daflorc]

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I like this one

 

[oakeshott]

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I like this one

Thanks. Means a lot after seeing the art you turn out.

 

[mainaman]

Got more but don't got pics

 

[tomjr]

Got more but don't got pics

those are eye poppers for sure.

 

[lindyhop66]

Bartmann 15/16 Extra Manganese Steel


Dovo Favorit Fritz Bracht 8/8

Kinsyo covered tang

"German" Palmera 15/16


7/8 plus kamisori

 

[Redzone]

Great shot Gents (celticrusader) those photos make me want to start a collection, just exquisite

 

[tomjr]

13/16 F A HERDER stainless. a nice herder had been on my list of dream razors for sometime. bought it off the BST with a great delight not long ago. thanks B&B.

 

[totorlekiller]

A 6/8 Ebony LeGrelot

Blade is 1/2 hollow

 

[oakeshott]

those are eye poppers for sure.

Yeah, Stefan can just empty his shave den into a bucket and I'll happily walk all the back home with it. Very sweet.

 

[ChopperStyle]

I ownz it:

Brian Brown Spanish Point 8/8 in G10. The definition of well balanced.