Single Edge Razor Acquisition Thread.

... not just one, but two!



Star & GEM "Little Lidless Lather Catchers"

You find some cool razors P.

... a keen eye and an obsessive set of searches Cheers

I think maybe there is better stuff to be found in the U.K. !

Both of these crossed the Atlantic ...

You are very good at what you do, a master as it were. Congratulations!

Haha! Cheers

Cheers indeed! We should do a toast! It's after five O'clock here, Must be time for a toast in the Kingdom also!

It's past bed time here Chin! Chin!

Another time perhaps my friend! I look forward to seeing your next find. Good night and sleep well.

I've never used a SE razor. I asked a friend what he might recommend and he suggested a GEM 1912 to start. I put up a WTB on TSD and a gentleman named @Omaney, offered this Star. I realize it's not a GEM, but from what I've learned it's pretty darn close.

Funny, but when he initially made the offer of "I have a Star I can send you.", I answered with "How much?" His answer was "For what? Postage?" It was then I realized he was offering this razor as a gift to me as a SE newbie. He also included a handful of SE carbon blades! Right now I'm using my custom fat boy until the end of tax season. Then this razor is next in line! I cant wait to to try it out!

That is a fine razor! You should like it. Not a Fatboy, IMHO better. Keep us posted.

Thanks for the encouragement, gillettefan!

Got my first SE razor today. I believe it to be an ER 1914, looks in pretty decent nick. Any tips, advice for using one of these for the first time?

Very neat! You should be very happy with that one.

Thanks.

First shave was good. I didn't want to push for BBS though, not entirely comfortable with the blade angle difference so avoided ATG. The thing i enjoyed most about it was the noticeable difference in audible feedback, and yet i couldn't even feel the blade against my cheek. Bizarre. I can see SE taking over very quickly.

Paired with Gem SS and 30 Degrees Lemon Sandalwood.

A cased Canadian E and a NOS pack of Shick blades.

Picked up my first SE razor today. A Gem FW in the wild for $5.

jrgl035 said:

Picked up my first SE razor today. A Gem FW in the wild for $5.

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Nice score! Especially considering that the black handled ones are somewhat "rare".

--Bob

spidey9 said:

Nice score! Especially considering that the black handled ones are somewhat rare.

--Bob

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I really liked how it shaved this morning. Due to the lack of weight
I guess a much lighter touch was needed than what I'm use to.
It will become part of my regular rotation.