Modern wedges with some heft to them?

[ClydeBankston]

Hey there guys.

I've been shaving with a safety razor all my life, and for the past six months swapped to a shavette to use up the rest of my blades and try something new - and it's been great! Thus, I feel like treating myself and committing fully to a straight razor.

Now, I have very thick wiry facial hair, so much so that what's been bugging me about my shavette was that it didn't have the weight of my safety razor, and thus sometimes it almost feels like it gets 'caught' so to speak on my hair. What's particularly unfortunate about this is that when looking at the razors people recommend buying they all seem to be either hollow grinds with not much heft to them (it seems most things from TI, Dovo, etc) or a massive vintage wedge from the late 19th century. The latter is most appealing to me and would be great...but I would feel absolutely horrible destroying such old and beautiful razors.

And so in my time of need, I turn to you all now. What razors (wedges/near wedges) that have some heft to them are still manufactured today? Where can I even find them?

Cheers!

 

[silverlifter]

Rigarazor and Koraat would be my first stop if you are set on a heavy grind.

I'd also try a shave with a Fili 14; it will convince you that a beautifully made and expertly sharpened hollow ground will shave any beard type.

 

[Kyle89]

My Koraat Basic ii is modern made and indeed has some heft to it. Mine is 8/8 and is the thickest near wedge I own. I should weigh it one of these days lol.

Here's the grind compared to an old razor from the 1800s.

 

[Tanuki]

@silverlifter nailed it for two of the best options for very hefty razors.

Half hollows of 6/8, 7/8 or above might be plenty to do the job and offered the desired heft. Rasoir Sabre France, T-I, and some Solingen makers still produce half hollows.

My RSF 7/8 L'ours Russe "The Russian Bear" (a Solingen blank) is a half hollow hefty proposition I would recommend. Ertan Süer is a great guy to deal with and takes PayPal, which makes life simpler. rasoir-sabre dot com. I just checked. That razor is in stock but getting low.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

If you like heavier grinds, I think Rigarazors are the best value in currently produced razors. Fit and finish is top notch and they usually have a variety of blade profiles, without breaking the bank. They primarily sell via ebay, not sure if you can still contact them directly. Koraats are nice too, although I don't have a heavy grind one.

 

[DrStrange]

If price is no object,
then this is the best you can do:

Wootz Razors

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[Mr Bedlington]

Best bang for your buck, in my opinion, the best custom razor you can buy is the RigaRazor, even with the most critical eye it's hard to find a single fault with those razors, I can't say the same about many other custom razors.

 

[ClydeBankston]

Awesome, thanks so much guys! I really appreciate your advice

 

[Frank Shaves]

Another vote for RigaRazor.