Well, I am trebly happy today.
First, I discovered that my Gillette New short comb has the wider recess in the baseplate and my Toro Mastiff handle fits without problems. I shaved that way this morning - same great shave, felt weird due to the handle's weight and that I had a secure grip the entire time.
Second, my Gillette Goodwill and 7 O' Clock British New long comb both are in! And both looks like they would take a wide variety of handles due to the recess width on the Goodwill and that the 7 O' Clock has a flat plate which would take just about anything with the right threading, I'd think.
Third, I found 2 Pearl razors on ebay which I bought for the handles - the weird swirly blue acrylic one and the more traditional SSH-01 (I really like the reverse swirling atop the regular swirling design). Buy now for both! So glad I don't have to bid and wait and "snipe well or be sniped."
So . . . a long preamble to my main point. We, or at least I, are always looking out for functional and/or aesthetic handles to customize our razors. Should we put a reference list together?
[moved list]
Aside from vintage handles, it doesn't seem like there are many options aside from the first several or cannibalizing a cheaper (or not!) razor for parts.
Thoughts?
List moved here and will keep updated, at least for now:
UFO handles
Bob's Razor Works
Above the Tie
Weber
Ikon
Matador/Pearl/Cadet/Razorock/Maggard/Sabi (some overlap between these)
Griest
Tradere
First, I discovered that my Gillette New short comb has the wider recess in the baseplate and my Toro Mastiff handle fits without problems. I shaved that way this morning - same great shave, felt weird due to the handle's weight and that I had a secure grip the entire time.
Second, my Gillette Goodwill and 7 O' Clock British New long comb both are in! And both looks like they would take a wide variety of handles due to the recess width on the Goodwill and that the 7 O' Clock has a flat plate which would take just about anything with the right threading, I'd think.
Third, I found 2 Pearl razors on ebay which I bought for the handles - the weird swirly blue acrylic one and the more traditional SSH-01 (I really like the reverse swirling atop the regular swirling design). Buy now for both! So glad I don't have to bid and wait and "snipe well or be sniped."
So . . . a long preamble to my main point. We, or at least I, are always looking out for functional and/or aesthetic handles to customize our razors. Should we put a reference list together?
[moved list]
Aside from vintage handles, it doesn't seem like there are many options aside from the first several or cannibalizing a cheaper (or not!) razor for parts.
Thoughts?
List moved here and will keep updated, at least for now:
UFO handles
Bob's Razor Works
Above the Tie
Weber
Ikon
Matador/Pearl/Cadet/Razorock/Maggard/Sabi (some overlap between these)
Griest
Tradere
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