I'm hooked on the GEM1912

[Johnny B]

I picked up a GEM 1912 and some TREET blades and this is hands down the best shaves I have ever had. My straights will get as smooth,but I cant get next to my adams apple as well. Every soap and cream I have tried,the GEM works just great. Its got a rather short handle with straight lengthwise grooves,but I havent had an issue with the length. I have a gold plated 1912 GEM Junior thats next in the roattion.Single edge razors are awesome!

[turtle]

Single edge razors are the unsung hero of wet shaving.

[duokun]

I just used a 1912 for the first time recently myself, and i must say i was highly impressed. I had heard from people on here before about how great SE razors were, but i didnt believe them. that was a mistake. i love the 1912 now.

[Samjax]

The 1912 is a nice razor for sure - I actually like most all of the SEs I've tried thus far.

[ERVARGASNY]

Welcome to the wonderful world of SE Shaving :o)

[Sledgehammer39]

The GEM 1912 is probably the best razor designed, within the GEM family of razors.

[Doodi1]

The GEM 1912 is probably the best razor designed, within the GEM family of razors.

I second that!

[The Kiwi]

The GEM 1912 is probably the best razor designed, within the GEM family of razors.

Why do you think so? I have two I've never tried using. I have shaved several times with my Clog-Prug, including today, and once, so far, with my recently acquired Gbar. (I was going to attach a snapshot of the gold-tone 1912, along with the Micromatic and Gbar, but the box I put the Clog-pruf, VDH brush, Aqua Velva, and Surrey mug in is missing, already. I've put it down this afternoon, and can't figure out where.)

P. S. By looking in places where I should *NOT* have put those items down, I finally found them, but was by then out of the mood for the photograph . . OK, but it's with the "Old" camera, so not as good at closeups.

[Alucard73]

The GEM 1912 is probably the best razor designed, within the GEM family of razors.

+1. The 1912 Demaskeene and it's Ever Ready counterpart always in my rotation!

[bbqncigars]

I love my 1912, and it's currently my travel razor. I managed to score two identical virginal 1912s off of the bay. I gave one to my barber (and fellow shave geek), who also likes the shaves it gives. A classic design that still performs.


Wayne

[Azarius]

Glad to hear that you are enjoying your SE journey Johnny. The 1912 variants have become my most used razors, just love them. Enjoy the journey.

[retturn2blades]

Yes, the venerable 1912s are great razors. And there are a lot of them out there so prices are good and supply abundant.

[Johnny B]

I posted an update in the Aftershave forum. I tried the Junior today with my first stick of Arko and my first splash of Lilac Vegetal. Great shave all around!

[CiiscoCst]

One thing i like about GEMs is that as i find some online, alot of them seem to look at least in good condition. Most look new!

[The Kiwi]

One thing i like about GEMs is that as i find some online, alot of them seem to look at least in good condition. Most look new!

My gold-tone 1912 doesn't look hard-used. It came with a shaving mug I wanted, along with a very sad brush . .

Today, just now, I test-shaved with it, and got a pretty good shave -- maybe not as good as the most recent one with my Clug-Pruf, which had been outstanding. I will say this, when it comes to sound effects, my 1912 has a loudspeaker hidden somewhere in it. It's a very noisy little guy! Here's what the setup looked like with Gem Blue Star blade, VDH brush, and VDH Dual Action Bar Soap (the Adidas "dynamic Pulse" aftershave isn't pictured):