Next step in DE

**barsuk** · 06-04-2012, 11:24 AM

Got so many razors to try already but it looks like they are all mild and not adjustable. I was thinking on getting something different, like an old Gillette adjustable. I think it is a little too early for me to try any open comb razors.
What would you gentlemen suggest?

**Sledgehammer39** · 06-04-2012, 11:29 AM

I like using the Super Adjustable, nice and smooth!

**John_Roger** · 06-04-2012, 11:50 AM

My second DE razor was an OC Sheraton, don't be afraid to give one a shot.

**kiwi_Tom** · 06-04-2012, 11:59 AM

I have recently started using a Gillette NEW open comb and like you came from mild closed comb razors, At first I thought I was going to peel myself as the razor looked a bit confronting but after using it for a few shaves I found it to be no more aggressive than an ej89 or tech razor however YMMV

**prsman23** · 06-04-2012, 12:13 PM

I'm about a month and a half in and using an open comb. No worries, actually I think it's easier to find the proper blade angle with an open comb. I have a gillette red and black long comb. Love it!

**jamesspo** · 06-04-2012, 12:20 PM

It's never too early to try an open comb. They range for mild to aggressive.

**barsuk** · 06-04-2012, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by prsman23

I'm about a month and a half in and using an open comb. No worries, actually I think it's easier to find the proper blade angle with an open comb. I have a gillette red and black long comb. Love it!

What's your beard like? Was there any learning curve? I really want to try it, using a mild razor equals more passes, which in turn equals more irritation.

**barsuk** · 06-04-2012, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by jamesspo

It's never too early to try an open comb. They range for mild to aggressive.

What's the less aggressive open comb?

**kaiseris** · 06-04-2012, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by barsuk

What's the less aggressive open comb?

Gillette New?

**brother cavefish** · 06-04-2012, 12:43 PM

Open comb, your ready, r41

**BigBull** · 06-04-2012, 12:47 PM

Agreed with the guys above! Open Comb's get a bad rap for being aggressive. I think they are "efficient". Try a Gillette New, Long Comb or Short Comb...you'll be glad you did.

**Triad** · 06-04-2012, 06:07 PM

Adjustables are among my favorites!! I prefer the slim over fatboy YMMV

**barsuk** · 06-04-2012, 06:10 PM

Whichever one I get first, I am using, see my sig

**jamesspo** · 06-04-2012, 06:34 PM

Vintage Gillette, probably the New. For modern, the Merkur 1904 is mild (and milder than the New's). A Fatip would be another good first open comb.

Originally Posted by kaiseris

Gillette New?

**Mandina** · 06-10-2012, 09:07 AM

If you do a B&B search for "open comb" you'll find a very systematic discussion of open combs (history, more vs. less aggressive, pro's vs. con's, etc.) from the year 2008 or so. Since my (very nice) EJ89 with even a new Feather blade doesn't do well with multi-day beard growth (even after using a beard trimmer to scale it down), I'm trying to decide between obtaining an OC or an adjustable. I can't justify spending much $, however.

**retturn2blades** · 06-10-2012, 09:49 AM

If, as you stated, you want an adjustable, I recommend the Gillette Slim adjustable. Maybe start at the #5 setting and see how you do with it. You can take it from setting 1 to 9.

**Gordy2** · 06-10-2012, 09:54 AM

OC razors can vary quite a bit in being aggressive. If you want something adjustable and somewhat aggressive: Futur.

**barsuk** · 06-10-2012, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by retturn2blades

If, as you stated, you want an adjustable, I recommend the Gillette Slim adjustable. Maybe start at the #5 setting and see how you do with it. You can take it from setting 1 to 9.

After reading much about the "adjustable" line, I am moving towards Fatboy and Super Adjustable with Slim being my third preference. I am expecting a Fatboy arrival tomorrow, still looking for Black Beauty in my birth year, 1972. I will see how that works out before trying to get a Slim.

**The Kiwi** · 06-10-2012, 11:07 AM

With regard to DE razors, I started out with a Slim Adjustable. I'd had a three piece OC and two one piece TTOs given me from the start, and did not get along well with that Good Will (OC - bloody vampire). The (probably a 40s period super speed) second one disappeared, so when I was quitting electrics my second or third time, I ended up buying a new Slim. But by then, I'd been shaving for 11 years (2 years SE, a year electric, 6 years Injectors, 2 more years suffering with the electric shaver . . )

By 1969 or 1970, when I got my Super Adjustable, I was 4-5 years into DEs. Adjustable razors are very convenient, and the handle length really suits me better than the shorter Gillettes do (and why I had it in my mind that Fat Boy adjustables were both short and fat, I just don't know).

**retturn2blades** · 06-10-2012, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by barsuk

After reading much about the "adjustable" line, I am moving towards Fatboy and Super Adjustable with Slim being my third preference. I am expecting a Fatboy arrival tomorrow, still looking for Black Beauty in my birth year, 1972. I will see how that works out before trying to get a Slim.

The Fatboy is a great razor as well. I know you'll like it, as I like mine. I mainly recommended the Slim because you can usually get them a bit cheaper.