Straight razors have been around long enough for a sweet spot to arise. The Fili 14 seems universally liked, so I’m guessing that’s the sweet spot. It could also be argued that razors larger than 8/8 were not cost effective to produce and so aren’t represented fairly by history. Dunno. Does Pudding actually prefer his paddles to his 14?
I don’t get notifications on my Lemmy app and could not find one that provides them. Perhaps Pudding has the same situation. I’m sending his stuff tomorrow [ can’t get to the post office today ]. I’ll ping him on Reddit (stock is down 15% from its high in late March).
Absent an answer from pudding, I want to speculate:
8/8 is pretty much the maximum size for vintage razors with only few exceptions. I’m suspicious when the sweet spot sits on the boundary of the available space. It suggests that a boundary condition was activated. So this
razors larger than 8/8 were not cost effective to produce
Apparently I’d been logged out at some point and didn’t even notice.
What a great conversation though! I only have a 10/8, but I do have my sights set on a 12/8 next. Or maybe another Japanese razor.
I suppose I hadn’t ranked my Roman to my Fili, but as I think about it, I think I do kind of prefer the paddle over the Fili. Undoubtedly, the steel on both are great. I was extremely happy with Roman’s high carbon. They’re both very silky feeling.
I guess what it really comes down to, is the ease in which it moves. Granted, we need no pressure at all, and with a dialed in edge, everything should just glide. The 10/8 though, is comparable in weight to an 8/8 near wedge. So it takes even less than to get it going and keep it going, but with the delicate feel of a full hollow vs the sturdier and silent Near Wedge grind.
Straight razors have been around long enough for a sweet spot to arise. The Fili 14 seems universally liked, so I’m guessing that’s the sweet spot. It could also be argued that razors larger than 8/8 were not cost effective to produce and so aren’t represented fairly by history. Dunno. Does Pudding actually prefer his paddles to his 14?
Mhm, he was here once, let me try pinging him @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social
I don’t get notifications on my Lemmy app and could not find one that provides them. Perhaps Pudding has the same situation. I’m sending his stuff tomorrow [ can’t get to the post office today ]. I’ll ping him on Reddit (stock is down 15% from its high in late March).
Yeah, the notifs are a big missing feature 😒
Absent an answer from pudding, I want to speculate:
8/8 is pretty much the maximum size for vintage razors with only few exceptions. I’m suspicious when the sweet spot sits on the boundary of the available space. It suggests that a boundary condition was activated. So this
Or something similar seems plausible.
Apparently I’d been logged out at some point and didn’t even notice.
What a great conversation though! I only have a 10/8, but I do have my sights set on a 12/8 next. Or maybe another Japanese razor.
I suppose I hadn’t ranked my Roman to my Fili, but as I think about it, I think I do kind of prefer the paddle over the Fili. Undoubtedly, the steel on both are great. I was extremely happy with Roman’s high carbon. They’re both very silky feeling.
I guess what it really comes down to, is the ease in which it moves. Granted, we need no pressure at all, and with a dialed in edge, everything should just glide. The 10/8 though, is comparable in weight to an 8/8 near wedge. So it takes even less than to get it going and keep it going, but with the delicate feel of a full hollow vs the sturdier and silent Near Wedge grind.
Thanks for getting my attention on reddit @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
Damnit! I was hoping you’d convince me that there’s no need for trying anything bigger 😄
But it makes total sense and shouldn’t surprise me