Hey ackvil, now that knob on that longer mergress there on the left doesnt look as bad, can those knobs still be purchased?
I had mine modified by Mer (Eric). It appears he stopped making them and I have no idea where he got them.
Hey ackvil, now that knob on that longer mergress there on the left doesnt look as bad, can those knobs still be purchased?
Merkur Progress is a WOW razor.
It always gives me a close shave (even setting at 2.0 or 2.5) with smooth.
Now I only need two passes and two round touchups.
The first two passes set at 3.0, and the two touchups set at 2.5 and 2.0 respectively.
What upset me is the build quality of Merkur progress and I want to buy a Gillette Slim or Fatboy on ebay.
Could Slim or fatboy give me a close shave like Progress?
Any advices are greatly appreciated.
I dont like the looks of that mergress knob any better though. I wish there were a few more options for knobs for the Progress.......
I so totally agree with you. I have the same problem when using the Gillette adjustables. The Progress gives me smooth irritation free shaves every time and the Gillettes just dont. I also felt let down that the Gillettes were not getting the job done in regards to shaving, as I so wanted to use that brand, and in a way I feel most here would feel that to do de shaving the right way, like our fathers and grandfathers did, you must be using a true vintage Gillette razor, the biggest and best producer that ever made razors and just like you said they are so iconic and hold so much ground in history. I still have many Gillette razors, and they are so beautiful and they are here to stay thats for sure. I love the Merkur Progress the most though, and I like the vintage ones the best, so I would say I get the best of both worlds, I get the great shaves, and still get to hold a piece of history in my hands.As others have said, absolutely as close a shave with a Gillette adjustable as a Progress. The difference, at least on my neck, is razor burn: I can easily get BBS with a Progress / Feather and no rash. Not so with a Gillette adjustable, and I have both types which are basically the ones that move the safety bar (red dot) and the type that just lifts the edge of the blade (basically all the others- fat boy, slim, etc.). I can either leave some scritch behind after shaving or have a red, irritated neck but either way, a Merkur Progress is the much more comfortable shave for me.
I have also been looking at other razors but am wary exactly because of the different experience between the adjustable Gillettes and Progress; as I am not sure what the difference is, I am wary that I will spend several hundred dollars getting the 'Gillette shave'. After reading a bit about gentle, kind shaving razors here, I have a Gillette New on the way and am anxious to try it out.
This experience with the Gillettes is too bad too as they are iconic, American razors, local to me and kind of a cornerstone of American industrial history. The adjustables were the top of the line and the last of the breed but they just do not work for me. Well, they do not work for shaving, they work fantastically well sitting on my shelf as an icon of the past.... right next to the Progress and Merkur 34C that I shave with.
Brian
As others have said, absolutely as close a shave with a Gillette adjustable as a Progress. The difference, at least on my neck, is razor burn: I can easily get BBS with a Progress / Feather and no rash. Not so with a Gillette adjustable, and I have both types which are basically the ones that move the safety bar (red dot) and the type that just lifts the edge of the blade (basically all the others- fat boy, slim, etc.). I can either leave some scritch behind after shaving or have a red, irritated neck but either way, a Merkur Progress is the much more comfortable shave for me.
I have also been looking at other razors but am wary exactly because of the different experience between the adjustable Gillettes and Progress; as I am not sure what the difference is, I am wary that I will spend several hundred dollars getting the 'Gillette shave'. After reading a bit about gentle, kind shaving razors here, I have a Gillette New on the way and am anxious to try it out.
This experience with the Gillettes is too bad too as they are iconic, American razors, local to me and kind of a cornerstone of American industrial history. The adjustables were the top of the line and the last of the breed but they just do not work for me. Well, they do not work for shaving, they work fantastically well sitting on my shelf as an icon of the past.... right next to the Progress and Merkur 34C that I shave with.
Brian
Hi BDF,
Didn't irritation and burn vanish even at a milder setting in a Gillette Slim (or Fatboy)?
Thanks a lot~~