Post your Slant [Archive] - Badger & Blade

Luc

11-26-2010, 06:57 PM

Well, title says all. There are a few threads in the Straight Razor section where gents post their gear accordingly (i.e. Japanese Straight razors, Sheffield, etc).

I thought it would be interesting to do the same type of activity in this forum. So, you got a slant? Please post it, you know which slant it is? Please post that information too!

I do not own any but I'm curious to see what everyone have! :thumbup1:

LiveOak

11-26-2010, 07:07 PM

Your original post title said, "Post Your Gillette Slant." I was thinking, "I did not realize they made one. Must be rare.":lol:

Luc

11-26-2010, 07:10 PM

Your original post title said, "Post Your Gillette Slant." I was thinking, "I did not realize they made one. Must be rare.":lol:

Yup, changed the title, Gillette did make a slant, I don't think they pop very often but re-thinking about it, any slant will do!

GatorShaver

11-26-2010, 07:17 PM

mark_mw

11-26-2010, 07:33 PM

It's called a "Slant Stroke" under U.S. patent 2093851, but the blade looks completely even:001_huh:

diverdoug

11-27-2010, 06:13 PM

GatorShaver, that Zaiss is BEUTIFUL, where did you find it? BTW, hating the Florida / Florida State game now!

squirrel_nut_zipper

11-27-2010, 06:27 PM

Nothing too spectacular. A vintage model in some type of plastic case along with a modern HD and Barberpole version -- all Merkur.

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/7141/24691520.jpg

GatorShaver

11-27-2010, 07:02 PM

GatorShaver, that Zaiss is BEUTIFUL, where did you find it? BTW, hating the Florida / Florida State game now!

It was on eBay about a month ago. I found it by searching for "Germany Razor" (which I do because there are a few different slants and other kind of odd razors that show up occasionally with that search). I was kind of surprised that I was the only one who bid on it.

And agreed, although I'm actually a little relieved this season is over.

Daryl_the_Disturbed

11-28-2010, 07:39 PM

I would like to see some more pics of the 39C Sledgehammer from all angles...like I don't already have enough incentive to buy it. :laugh:

kimfella

01-24-2011, 06:53 PM

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1048/devicememoryhomeuserpic.jpg

From left to right: Zaiss Neo-Lux; unbranded German bakelite open comb slant (missing a corner tooth on each side from a dive off the counter, but doesn't effect the shave); vintage Merkur Slant (came in a silver case that's not pictured here).

OK. Now I am confused. I thought a 'slant' was like the two on the right; where the blade is 'twisted' to provide a shearing stroke with a straight pull. So the Zaiss Neo-Lux is also considered a slant? I guess it would give a shearing stroke while pulling the handle straight. But then a Fat Boy whill produce a shearing stoke if I hold the handle at an angle and pull it down maintaining the angle.

The Zaiss is basically a regular/normal head mounted at an angle to the handle?

amishmotorboat

01-24-2011, 07:40 PM

Some of these have not been cleaned since their last shave, some have not been cleaned since I received them :blushing:

Some of these may not fit everyone's definition of 'slant'

Vintage Hoffritz, modern Merkur, and vintage Hoffritz 'super slant'
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u23/amishmotorboat/000_0204.jpg

Regular Fasan, and two Fasan double slants
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u23/amishmotorboat/000_0206.jpg

Two Mulcutos, and one unmarked. The case it was in said 'Philite'
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u23/amishmotorboat/000_0207.jpg

Unknown, Raadvad, Krect, and Ginge
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u23/amishmotorboat/000_0208.jpg

Peroni, Pacific, and Doppelfein
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u23/amishmotorboat/000_0209.jpg

Pike

01-24-2011, 10:58 PM

Vintage Hoffritz head, handle by me.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=146429

fidjit

01-24-2011, 11:29 PM

The only non-Gillette DE in my collection

A "Chessman" vintage Merkur :001_smile

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/limbot/Slant.jpg

Oel

01-26-2011, 03:19 AM

The left one is a vintage 3-piece slant, the one on the right is a Chessman-slant:
http://up.picr.de/3633409.jpg

and disassembled:

http://s1.up.picr.de/3633410.jpg

Chessman-slant vs. open-comb slant:

http://s2.up.picr.de/3633411.jpg

Pomco travel slant:

http://s3.up.picr.de/3633412.jpg

Hoffritz-slant and Merkur HD slant:

http://s4.up.picr.de/3633413.jpg

Vintage Merkur-slant (looks like the super-Hoffritz posted above except for the head cap):

http://s1.up.picr.de/5769783.jpg

All these are Merkurs or rebranded Merkurs.

Monkeydad

01-26-2011, 08:12 AM

http://www.safetyrazors.co.uk/shop/pc/catalog/slantbar2_216_detail.jpg

bladeruner

01-26-2011, 09:39 AM

Oel that is a fantastic collection of slant's you have there. Have you shaved with all of them?

tvldatsi

01-26-2011, 11:53 AM

those are cool, I really want to try one

Oel

01-26-2011, 02:47 PM

Oel that is a fantastic collection of slant's you have there. Have you shaved with all of them?

I have shaved with all of them except the Hoffritz. I bought it for 26 dollars from the bay a few years ago before the Hoffritz-hype started. It came in the original case and looks like it was used only one or two times before I bought it. The set contained a original Hoffritz blade also. Has someone informations, how many blades these sets came with? I assume two blades, maybe ten in the blade holder? Thanks.

Perkus

01-26-2011, 03:14 PM

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Nicked the picture from gentlemans-shop.com, but yep, it's a Merkur 39c.

My first shave with it was so-so. No cut, but a little burn. I'll have to try it with the Feather blade soon.

:o)
Perkus

Arrow

01-26-2011, 03:16 PM

My one slant. A 39c Sledgehammer. Photos by the person I bought it from on the BST. Sorry, I forgot who it was.

fidjit

01-27-2011, 04:21 AM

All this slantyness has made me drag out my Merkur for my shave tomorrow morning :w00t:

fidjit

01-27-2011, 01:28 PM

Nice shave this morning. Forgot how easy it is to get a BBS with the Slant :thumbup:

kimfella

01-27-2011, 04:25 PM

Nice shave this morning. Forgot how easy it is to get a BBS with the Slant :thumbup:

Well I guess I won't be finding out any time soon.

:crying:That's me at $61.00:crying: (http://offer.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=300517119069)

amishmotorboat

01-27-2011, 04:41 PM

Well I guess I won't be finding out any time soon.

:crying:That's me at $61.00:crying: (http://offer.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=300517119069)

Merkur still makes them, brand new for around half that.

djh

01-29-2011, 12:02 AM

Just picked this one (Merkur 39C) up during the week and used her for the first time this morning. Great shaving!

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i236/beachballhead/SOTD/DSC_2093_01.jpg

melyus

01-29-2011, 05:59 AM

Hoffritz 3 piece, Merkur 39C,
Coles Slant, Merkur 37C.
Regards.

GatorShaver

01-29-2011, 04:18 PM

OK. Now I am confused. I thought a 'slant' was like the two on the right; where the blade is 'twisted' to provide a shearing stroke with a straight pull. So the Zaiss Neo-Lux is also considered a slant? I guess it would give a shearing stroke while pulling the handle straight. But then a Fat Boy whill produce a shearing stoke if I hold the handle at an angle and pull it down maintaining the angle.

The Zaiss is basically a regular/normal head mounted at an angle to the handle?

Sorry it took me a while to see this. Yes, the Zaiss is more or less a normal head just mounted at a rather extreme angle. It's a bakelite head which produces a rather extreme blade gap (which means you can bite the heck out of yourself with it if you aren't careful).

I've seen Zaiss's referred to in the slant threads before, so I decided to include it here. It does give you a shearing angle without having to contort your arm around or trying to hold an awkward angle like you would need to with a standard razor.

Darjeeling Express

01-30-2011, 12:22 PM

Pomco (apparently a distributor based in Chicago) sold rebranded Merkurs. Enjoy

Axel K

12-04-2012, 10:05 AM

My Walter Busch, Ginge, no-name bakelite (Italian Barber slant), Merkur 37C, and Raadvad slant

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Haiku

12-04-2012, 02:51 PM

My Sonnal slant. Made in Germany

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JeffE

12-06-2012, 08:34 AM

Here's a cool slant that I bought a while ago from a seller in Germany. Love that "Cowboy" logo!

turtle

12-06-2012, 01:07 PM

Just the two "typical" every day slants is all I ever desired

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u414/turtle-web/SPOTD/7-19--2012_sotd_37_39.jpg

Kostas1

12-13-2012, 03:11 PM

My new Hoffritz, which arrived yesterday, was promptly cleaned, and used this morning. I'm starting to understand what all the fuss is about.

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Liberty_2112

12-13-2012, 03:43 PM

Here's a cool slant that I bought a while ago from a seller in Germany. Love that "Cowboy" logo!

Love that razor!!

Zeppelinkarte

12-22-2012, 07:14 PM

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Starting at 12 and clockwise: Gold vintage Merkur 37c, Hoffritz, BRW adapted Merkur head, slim handle Merkur 37c, German Bakelite (camera shy), Merkur 37c, Elite Razor 39c and the Punktal. The Elite handle is rattlesnake skin, unfortunately not Sidewinder, the Punktal is a 1930s German slant designed by a maker of primarily straights and the BRW is a completely redesigned 2 piece razor with a Bob's barrel and attachment knob paired with a Merkur head and cap. Looking for a couple of double slants to round out the stable.

Copierguy

12-22-2012, 07:48 PM

Merkur, Merkur and Hoffritz.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=222636&d=1329801672

RailroadMan

12-22-2012, 11:13 PM

Great thread, Luc. And beautiful slants, gentlemen. Really wanting to try a "Super" or "double" and an OC slant.

Lots more great slant pics here: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/317346-B-O-S-S-Brotherhood-of-Slant-Shavers

Come join the club!

Oel

12-23-2012, 05:18 AM

Searlands

01-01-2013, 07:59 PM

Merkur Collection (including 37C / 37G):

RABIDMONKEY

01-01-2013, 08:44 PM

Here's a cool slant that I bought a while ago from a seller in Germany. Love that "Cowboy" logo!That is one nice looking razor

Zeppelinkarte

02-22-2013, 09:03 AM

The slant collection has grown a bit. In the first picture from 12 clockwise:
Merkur 37C
Hoffritz silver
Hoffritz white silver
Hoffritz white silver
Hoffritz silver
Vintage Merkur 37G
Merkur 37C thin handle
Coles travel head/Muhle resin handle
Bob's Razor Works Merkur slant adaptation
Elite Razor Merkur 39C Rattlesnake
Elite Razor Merkur 37C Damascus Steel

The second picture again starting at 12 clockwise:
Apollo (German)
KaBrand
German Bakelite fluted handle
Valencia (France) 3 piece
Fasan white
Fasan clear
The Italian Barber Bakelite
Punktal (German)
and in the middle is a 2 piece Valencia

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Axel K

02-22-2013, 09:07 AM

The slant collection has grown a bit.
Wow that's an awesome collection! I'm envious of your clear Fasan! Is that BRW/Merkur razor a 3-piece head on a handle? Or did Bob make a 2-piece slant?

Triad

02-22-2013, 09:53 AM

Heres a couple of my favourites
Walbusch B5 / Hoffritz Travel w/UFO Zeus
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/cobraclassic/efa21f539c05558188abe06b95f3d9bc.jpg

Col Wilburforce Buckshot

02-22-2013, 10:11 AM

I only have one and it has served well. A Father's Day gift from me to my dad in the 60s, used daily by him till 2000. Pressed back into daily service by your humble narrator ever since.
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The plating on the top cap is wearing thin, there are a couple of nicks on the side from being dropped in the sink and apparently Pop must have put a wet mug on top of the box leaving a water stain, but I like it that way.

BTW It's the very instrument which dealt me my first shaving cut during an unauthorized "experiment."

Stampede

02-22-2013, 10:25 PM

The trustworthy 37C, my first slant.

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Gary H

02-22-2013, 10:28 PM

My one and only slant arrived in the mail today.

http://i48.tinypic.com/mubev6.jpg

missingskin

02-23-2013, 04:19 AM

A quick shot of mine. A Pomco, and Ibsen and a Fasan double slant.

Zeppelinkarte

02-23-2013, 02:27 PM

Missingskin...
Love the Ibsen and the all metal Fasan double slant!!!

Zeppelinkarte

02-23-2013, 02:41 PM

Wow that's an awesome collection! I'm envious of your clear Fasan! Is that BRW/Merkur razor a 3-piece head on a handle? Or did Bob make a 2-piece slant?

Axel,
Bob made a 2 piece slant. The knob connects to the cap and the 37C or 39 head is affixed to the handle. Very solid feeling and of course the receptor the knob attaches too is made to slip in a narrower handle opening.

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Axel K

02-23-2013, 03:13 PM

Axel,
Bob made a 2 piece slant. The knob connects to the cap and the 37C or 39 head is affixed to the handle. Very solid feeling and of course the receptor the knob attaches too is made to slip in a narrower handle opening.

That's a beautiful razor... so sad about his passing.

Zeppelinkarte

02-23-2013, 05:42 PM

Heres a couple of my favourites
Walbusch B5 / Hoffritz Travel w/UFO Zeus
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w447/cobraclassic/efa21f539c05558188abe06b95f3d9bc.jpg

How is the shave with the Walbusch?

Axel K

03-05-2013, 03:39 PM

This is my most recent family portrait. Sorry the photos are crap.

Top row, left to right:
JTE Hobby bakelite, unmarked bakelite, Merkur? bakelite (exactly the same as the IB bakelite, just red and black), IB bakelite with some excess removed, Walter Busch, Ile de France, Merkur 3 piece, Merkur 36c, Hoffritz nickel plated, Hoffritz silver plated
Bottom row, left to right:
Lady Pomco (one side is slanted, the other curved), 'soviet' no-name, Krect, Rondo, Raadvad OC, Valencia 2-piece, Fasan doubleslant OC 3-piece, Fasan doubleslant OC 2-piece, Ginge

http://i.imgur.com/qLINFQK.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/1qhVvWP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UNp5qYs.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/7j05NDb.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/nl5PYtx.jpg?1

Lamboy

06-09-2013, 05:07 AM

Two Mulcutos, and one unmarked. The case it was in said 'Philite'
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u23/amishmotorboat/000_0207.jpg

Any chance I can get you to post more pictures of that black one on the right? I may have the same razor with the incorrect plate and bar.