Good luck and remember I can not be held responsible for any damage caused by my advise
Haha. No worries
Good luck and remember I can not be held responsible for any damage caused by my advise
I'm assuming that the pic are the razors in question. You have, from left to right, a Featherweight, two pat. 1912 GEMs, and the open comb Micromatic. The 1912's would likely sell quick on the BST, the Featherweight and Micromatic might take a little longer. I'd say give each style of razor a chance, shave a week with them and see if you like it. SE razor styles are very limited compared to DE's so this is potentially an inexpensive AD to have, relatively speaking. Why pass on a razor that might be the best one for you?
Yeah, I just used the treet for the second time then. Not a patch on what it was the first time. There was no visible rust (I only wiped it down and dried it, I didn't use alcohol on it either though). But it shaved like a 3 shave old blade anyway.
I got a decent shave out of it, but it wasn't as sharp, it took a lot of effort to cut through my beard. But no weepers or cuts either this time.
It could have been it oxidised after storing it, or it could be that it loses it's edge during the first shave even.
I've got 9 more from the sample pack I bought, so I'll try to store them in a mason jar with alcohol next time
Thanks for the info and advise. I think I may just try to trade the one 1912 away you had pm'd about and hang onto the others after all... why not? They are actually attractive razors and what can it hurt picking up some blades.
I wanted to work with you in your Week of 1912, but a new, shiny Fatboy interupted. I have, however, used my SE Gems quite a bit. I have a brass Micromatic Clog-Pruf, a nickel 1912 with the ornate handle, and a brass Junior. With a good blade these little str8's on a stick are fine shavers. My wife thinks they look like dangerous contraptions. She may be right, but with the right technique and a little concentration they are far from dangerous. And they deserve a little respect. Even if their blades are over 3 times what they are for my Personna red packs.
I have always loved that thread - A, 2, piYES! Give those SE's a chance! Don't forget to checkout this thread for a little advise. It should have enough info to get you started, and hopefully keep you out of the emergency room I wrote it up with the Micromatic in mind, but the same ideas apply to all the GEM razors.
I have always loved that thread - A, 2, pi
SE shaving is worth the try. I find that it's not necessarily more aggressive than typical DE razors, because I find that they can be very comfortable. But SE razors seem to be more efficient in terms of beard reduction. Not only do I get very close shaves, but these SE razors seem to reduce the beard more each pass than my DE razors.
Makes one appreciate just how good Gillette's marketing arm was!