SE SOTD- What was your tool of choice today?

[Techichi]

Schick I1 Injector w Personna blade

[cryhavoc]

GEM 1912 with a GEM SS PTFE @ 5

[Alucard73]

Gem Junior Bar

[Azarius]

SOTD Thursday July 19, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in hot water, face scrub with TSD Sandalwood soap, Tepid Water Shower
Razor: Schick Type E Injector Razor
Blade: NOS Schick Plus Platinum
Brush: Vie-Long LE Beehive Horse Hair
Soap: Tabac
AS: English Leather
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

While looking through my shave of the day picture, I realized that it has been a while since I have shaved with my E Type. Every day I see Nick using his and I think "I really need to shave with mine tomorrow".

Being that I am participating in a blind blade test where I will be using the same razor every day for a month, I figured that this may be may last chance to use my injector. So this morning I broke out the old Schick, opened up a fresh pack of NOS blades and gave her a spin.

I forgot how nice of a shave that these old injectors give you. Two passes and light buffing is all it took for a shave that is so smooth, that it puts to shame many razors costing ten times as much.

I am sure that I will be saying "Damn I'm Smooth" (in my best Beavis impersonation) all day long, probably to the piont where either my co-workers or my wife will tell me to knock it off.

[Techichi]

Schick I2 Injector w Personna blade

[cryhavoc]

GEM 1912 with a GEM SS PTFE @ 6

[Gam]

Head: OCMM/Pella Blade (2)

Face:Muhle R41 Grande/Gillette Silver Blue

[.Damon.]

MMOC, GEM carbon (5), Cella, Semogue 830, alum block, Aqua Velva Blue

Still struggling with MMOC angle. Lots of scraping today, hence the alum. I also may be nearing the end of this blade's useful life. New blade on Monday.

[Haggises]

This time tried the one on the top


Armed with GEM SS PTFE (3), Mystic Waters Bay Rum and a TGN silvertip with a really good face lather for once.
This razor was a touch smoother than the more pristine one (maybe thats why....) but still needed to go Flare tip SS for ATG and touch ups

[Alucard73]

Gem MM Flying Wedge...or Bullet Tip. Not sure whats the real name.

[Techichi]

GEM 1912 w GEM blade

[Haggises]

ER 1914 with GEM PTFE SS blade (1), face lathered more Razorock Classic than I knew what to do with, TGN Silvertip

A goodly shave.

[cryhavoc]

GEM 1912 with a GEM SS PTFE @ 7

[Dennard]

Schick Injector with a Schick blade.

[8thWVInfantry]

This morning I used a NOS GEM Junior (from "The Parade" box) and a Walgreens GEM blade. BBS, one weeper at my Adam's apple...

[turtle]

Classic Shaving Cobra.... I am really digging the Cobra (can't you tell)

[Gam]

Schick Paul Revere/Schick (5)

[cryhavoc]

GEM 1912 with a GEM SS PTFE @ 8

[Zeppelinkarte]

Schick F type with a Schick blade. Proraso, witch hazel, Myrsol amber, AOS AS balm.



Could someone please explain the differences between a Gem 1912, Ever Ready 1912, 1912 Damaskeene and a Gem 1912 Junior? Thoroughly confused.

[turtle]

GEM Flying Wing (bullet knob Micromatic safety bar) and a GEM stainless steel PTFE blade