So, after a little over a dozen shaves with my Wade & Butcher (full hollow, 9/16), I sprang for a Torrey, 6/8 and half-hollow, from BST. I liked my shaves with the W&B and certainly my technique leaves much to be desired, but I tried out the Torrey today once it arrived. While I'll need some more time with it, I think that I have now found It, The Razor.
It's not the prettiest thing on the block; it has a good amount of pitting and is hardly as gorgeous as some other specimens I see on here, but hot damn it's a solid piece of metal. And it feels so . . . powerful. And today's shave was certainly the best straight shave I've had. That's not necessarily saying much, but it's progress on my straight razor journey.
I guess one brief question I had was: the Torrey seems to "sing" less when I strop with it than the W&B. Is that normal?
The only problem now? Restraining myself from buying more straights! I continually have to remind myself not to get too ahead of myself, practice on what I have, improve my technique, and wait until I have financially stable enough to save up little cash. But one can always dream!
It's not the prettiest thing on the block; it has a good amount of pitting and is hardly as gorgeous as some other specimens I see on here, but hot damn it's a solid piece of metal. And it feels so . . . powerful. And today's shave was certainly the best straight shave I've had. That's not necessarily saying much, but it's progress on my straight razor journey.
I guess one brief question I had was: the Torrey seems to "sing" less when I strop with it than the W&B. Is that normal?
The only problem now? Restraining myself from buying more straights! I continually have to remind myself not to get too ahead of myself, practice on what I have, improve my technique, and wait until I have financially stable enough to save up little cash. But one can always dream!
