Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread - April 9th, 2024

• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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?

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mhm, he was here once, let me try pinging him @whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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).

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      • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, the notifs are a big missing feature 😒

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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

    Or something similar seems plausible.

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    • whosgotthepudding@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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

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      • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I think I do kind of prefer the paddle over the Fili.

        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

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