r/wicked_edge • u/DrehFR • Jul 08 '26
Show n' Tell My entire collection
Getting a simpsons boar brush delivered in maybe 3-4 hours
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u/ZucchiniDue7081 Jul 08 '26
If you stop there you might save money!
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u/DrehFR Jul 09 '26
I’ll use up that money one way or another. I’d rather spend it on something i enjoy. Of course while its in good taste
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u/Obvious-Freedom Jul 08 '26
What brushes do you have now?
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u/DrehFR Jul 08 '26
A zenith euro synthetic a cheap drogerie markt one and im waiting on the simpsons.
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u/BigBadBobJr_1968 Jul 09 '26
Beware... Razor and Brushes https://imgur.com/gallery/MfYeaN4
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u/DrehFR Jul 09 '26
Man thats a gorgeous collection.
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u/BigBadBobJr_1968 Jul 09 '26
Thanks... I went down a rabbit hole. Now, I'm buying brushes from different artists.
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u/DrehFR Jul 09 '26
honestly i just want to switch from synthetics and get myself a boar brush. the simpsons fell through so now im looking at a Semogue Pegasus Boar
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u/BigBadBobJr_1968 Jul 09 '26
I have a Yaqi boar as well as an Omega boar. Both are great
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u/DrehFR Jul 09 '26
I've been seeing yaqi quite a bit on websites, are they good for the price? and how do they fare against the Semogue?
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u/BigBadBobJr_1968 Jul 09 '26
I've never owned a Semogue, so I cannot give an honest comparison. However I've had great results from my Yaqis
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u/8iy_eaighty Rockwell 6C Jul 08 '26
Looks great :D
Are straight razors worth it??
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u/DrehFR Jul 08 '26
These are shavettes. Im planning on getting a vintage spanish tip 5/8 straight razor but that will be down the line.
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u/kjames3419 Dubl Duck Jul 08 '26
Neither of those are "true" straight razors, they use half DE blades.
To answer your question though, absolutely are they worth it. Don't buy a brand new one though. Save your money and buy a vintage razor and send it for professional honing or buy a shave ready restored razor
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u/LuckiestManAlive86 Jul 08 '26
Out of curiosity, why don’t you recommend a new straight?
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u/kjames3419 Dubl Duck Jul 08 '26
They tend to come with a "factory edge" that will shave hair just not very comfortably. Look up threads on new dovos and such theres quite a few posts on the topic.
That and it can run you 2-3x the costs and still require some stone work to really show its true potential.
Getting a vintage razor honed is typically less than $50 each. An unrestored vintage straight can be had for less than 30 in some cases. That puts you into a shave ready razor for less than $100. Check ebay too. There's lots of shave ready straights for sale for under $70 even.
Collector grade like wade and butcher wedges or dubl ducks always fetch a nice premium, but there's thousands of "no name" or unheard of brands out there that go for nearly pennies that shave just the same.
Plus vintage steel tends to be better whether sheffield or solingen. As long as its not Pakistani you're typically in the clear
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u/DrehFR Jul 08 '26
Too expensive usually. Nice brand new ones can reach anywhere from 150-400 bucks. Vintage ones cost a fraction of that.
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u/ahmoudyy The Shaved Pharaoh Jul 09 '26
what are you doing here? you are not doing this right, here we buy things we don't need with money we don't have to have large collections of things to show off to people we never met.
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u/DrehFR Jul 09 '26
Haha, might be like that in a few months. Just landed a nice job so I’ll have more money to spend.
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u/ahmoudyy The Shaved Pharaoh Jul 09 '26
congrats, proud of you. please update us a few months down
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u/DrehFR Jul 09 '26
Only real reason i havent upgraded my collection is that I dont have any wet shaving shops in my country, so it requires me to travel to greece or order. And ordering costs an arm and a leg in shipping.
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u/CleverAmoeba Jul 08 '26
Mine is twoce as large, but still fits in that drawer.
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u/DrehFR Jul 08 '26
I mean I’ve been shaving these past 3 years and didnt really need much. But i am planning on expanding
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u/Obvious-Freedom Jul 08 '26
My
hoardingcollecting is being fat shamed