What are your TOP 3 SE's?

[Inari7]

What are your top three favorite Single Edge razors?

1. Ever Ready 1912
2. GEM Clug Pruf
3. Ever Ready 1924

Honorable Mention Ever Ready 1914

 

[TonyJoe]

1. GEM Junior Bar
2. GEM Demaskeene
3. GEM 1912

Two and three might flip-flop depending on whether I want more mild or less mild.

Honorable mention: GEM OCMM

 

[cryhavoc]

1. GEM 1912
2. Schick Injector Type G
3. Ever Ready 1924

 

[Pepin]

1. GEM Damaskeene
2. Schick 'G' Injector
3. GEM Jr.

Still many SE's I have not had a chance to try.

 

[spidey9]

That's a tough one. By "favorite" do we mean the ones most used, or the ones that would be the most difficult to replace? Are we talking from the viewpoint of a user or a collector?

Well, here are the 3 that I use the most:



From left: Schick early E2, Gem Cutlery Co. Damaskeene w/Matador S2 stainless steel handle, Ever-Ready 1924 w/Matador handle.

I also have an Ever-Ready Improved 1912, also with a Matador handle, that belongs in the picture, but we're limiting it to 3.

--Bob

 

[imatabor]

That's a tough one. By "favorite" do we mean the ones most used, or the ones that would be the most difficult to replace? Are we talking from the viewpoint of a user or a collector?

Well, here are the 3 that I use the most:

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From left: Schick early E2, Gem Cutlery Co. Damaskeene w/Matador S2 stainless steel handle, Ever-Ready 1924 w/Matador handle.

I also have an Ever-Ready Improved 1912, also with a Matador handle, that belongs in the picture, but we're limiting it to 3.

--Bob

Bob are those regular DE Manador handles? I didn't know that they would fit a SE.

 

[spidey9]

Bob are those regular DE Manador handles? I didn't know that they would fit a SE.

Yes, they're standard DE handles. Some SE's like the 1924 and Ever-Ready 1912's have a standard 10-32 thread for the handle - same as a DE, just female instead of male. So, with the addition of a setscrew we can convert a DE handle to an SE handle.



The Damaskeene has a smaller threaded hole, so it was necessary to drill it out and tap it to the 10-32 thread. Of course, this means that I can no longer use the original handle.

You'll notice that the Damaskeene has some plating loss. I would never do something like this to a pristine collector-grade Damaskeene.

Anyone trying this should definitely use a stainless steel setscrew.

--Bob

 

[pjgh]

1. GEM Junior Bar
2. Ever Ready 1912 - British Made
3. LOUIS

 

[Radium]

If I can do it this way? Top three would be OCMM for the three of them ;-)

 

[Sledgehammer39]

For me it's gonna be:

1. GEM MMOC
2. GEM Junior 1912
3. Ever Ready 1924

Honourable mention goes to Schick Type E and Ever Ready 1914

 

[wazza]

My list probably changes all the time, I am indesisive but

Ever Ready 1919
Ever Ready 1912 British
Gem Junior.

 

[Mr. Flay]

Hmm...

At the moment:

Valet VC4 (this will always be in the top three for me)
PAL Injecto-matic
Weck med prep razor (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/280960-Weck-SE-razor-(not-a-shavette)

 

[Snuff-Belgium]

Damaskeen
OCCM
Schick Everscharp

 

[khun_diddy]

1. Gem Jr
2. Schick E2
3. Star 1912

 

[hobbitofny]

1 GEM MMOC
2 GEM MMOC
3 GEM MMOC

It is what I use...

 

[imatabor]

1 GEM MMOC
2 GEM MMOC
3 GEM MMOC

It is what I use...

A man who knows what he likes

I am going to need one of these aren't I?

 

[prometeo]

Micromatic
ER 1,924
ER 1914

 

[pjgh]

Schick Everscharp

When you're ready, I'd like to add that Schick to my top three

 

[Snuff-Belgium]

I'm sure you would like that Paul but since it shaves like a dream and it looks like there was only one made it won't happen soon

 

[SafetyRZRBgnr78]

1. Mongoose S1
2. GEM G-bar
3. Schick G type