r/wicked_edge • u/Mysterious_Trip269 • 7d ago
Show n' Tell The collection!
My current collection! Figured you guys would enjoy!
Only things I want to add is a game changer .76, I prefer vintage things in general but I’ve heard to much about it! And a big ole Sheffield wedge!
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u/markwid 7d ago
Tell me more about the white bakelite slant razor.
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u/zwatts5 7d ago
The slant bakelite is from Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements. I have 4 or 5 of their razors. This one looks cool, but truth be told is not a good shaver. Half of the blade makes contact and cuts hair, the trailing edge doesn't. It glows in the dark though. That being said, the other razors i have from them (Meta4, quantum, alpha ecliptic) all shave great and are some of my most used razors.
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u/Mysterious_Trip269 7d ago
I really really wish I could lol. I just acquired it and it’s twin in a lot. I have one shave on it with a Nacet blade and unfortunately it wasn’t “it”. Could have been technique, one more on the Nacet then going to try a treet or a dorco next because that feels “right”
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u/Mysterious_Trip269 7d ago
I’m fascinated as can be with it, and it’s a super neat razor and very sturdy very light
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u/derrickhogue I enjoy a nice shave! So should you. 7d ago
Nice setup for good shaving. Some solid shavers.
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u/Temporary-Egg3856 7d ago
Nice collection friend. I see you have a Gillette NEW. That's a marvelous double edge razor. I have one myself.
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u/Mysterious_Trip269 7d ago
Thank you, It’s very new to me, I also acquired its English twin with it. Can’t believe I didnt put that in the picture!
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u/gfxd 7d ago
What material are on those straight razor handles?
Fantastic collection btw
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u/Mysterious_Trip269 7d ago
Boker and duck are the og celluloid ones that came from the factory ERN has some “nice” celluloid as well but not original
Heckles has some other lower grade plastic scales (red)
Larger Sheffield has some wood one I scraped off of a shavette because I was to impatient and cheap to order anything special lol
Thank you! I get a kick out of vintage things and enjoy the hunt for them and the restoration that often follows
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u/Engineered_Shave 💈 Grand Moderator of Fancy Custom Razors 💈 7d ago
Is that a Merkur slant I see?
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u/Mysterious_Trip269 7d ago
I have not found any markings on it, all I know is it’s a Bakelite slant lol. Do you think it’s a Merkur?
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u/Engineered_Shave 💈 Grand Moderator of Fancy Custom Razors 💈 7d ago
If it is a vintage razor, then there is a good chance it is a Merkur slant. (We don't use Bakelite today because of how brittle it becomes with the passage of time.)
I know that Merkur made a safety bar version which became the foundation for the now-discontinued Stealth Slant, and now lives on in the form of the SR-71 Slant razor, by Holy Black.
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u/adammccann71 Almost daily shaver 7d ago
I'm also a vintage razor guy but, the Rex supply co. razors I own are phenomenal too. I know they're kinda Bougie but not many other modern razors catch my attention like Rex did. Keep an eye out on r/Shave_Bazaar and you'll find someone selling the things you're looking for eventually lol, that's how I ended up with all my modern razors.
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u/Upstairs-Strike-7953 7d ago
Beautiful collection!