Post your Slant

[fidjit]

All this slantyness has made me drag out my Merkur for my shave tomorrow morning

 

[fidjit]

Nice shave this morning. Forgot how easy it is to get a BBS with the Slant

 

[kimfella]

Nice shave this morning. Forgot how easy it is to get a BBS with the Slant

Well I guess I won't be finding out any time soon.

That's me at $61.00

 

[amishmotorboat]

Well I guess I won't be finding out any time soon.

That's me at $61.00

Merkur still makes them, brand new for around half that.

 

[djh]

Just picked this one (Merkur 39C) up during the week and used her for the first time this morning. Great shaving!

 

[melyus]

Hoffritz 3 piece, Merkur 39C,
Coles Slant, Merkur 37C.
Regards.

 

[GatorShaver]

OK. Now I am confused. I thought a 'slant' was like the two on the right; where the blade is 'twisted' to provide a shearing stroke with a straight pull. So the Zaiss Neo-Lux is also considered a slant? I guess it would give a shearing stroke while pulling the handle straight. But then a Fat Boy whill produce a shearing stoke if I hold the handle at an angle and pull it down maintaining the angle.

The Zaiss is basically a regular/normal head mounted at an angle to the handle?

Sorry it took me a while to see this. Yes, the Zaiss is more or less a normal head just mounted at a rather extreme angle. It's a bakelite head which produces a rather extreme blade gap (which means you can bite the heck out of yourself with it if you aren't careful).

I've seen Zaiss's referred to in the slant threads before, so I decided to include it here. It does give you a shearing angle without having to contort your arm around or trying to hold an awkward angle like you would need to with a standard razor.

 

[Darjeeling Express]

Pomco (apparently a distributor based in Chicago) sold rebranded Merkurs. Enjoy

 

[Axel K]

My Walter Busch, Ginge, no-name bakelite (Italian Barber slant), Merkur 37C, and Raadvad slant

 

[Haiku]

My Sonnal slant. Made in Germany

 

[JeffE]

Here's a cool slant that I bought a while ago from a seller in Germany. Love that "Cowboy" logo!

 

[Mick]

Just the two "typical" every day slants is all I ever desired

 

[Kostas1]

My new Hoffritz, which arrived yesterday, was promptly cleaned, and used this morning. I'm starting to understand what all the fuss is about.

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[Liberty_2112]

Here's a cool slant that I bought a while ago from a seller in Germany. Love that "Cowboy" logo!

Love that razor!!

 

[Zeppelinkarte]

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Starting at 12 and clockwise: Gold vintage Merkur 37c, Hoffritz, BRW adapted Merkur head, slim handle Merkur 37c, German Bakelite (camera shy), Merkur 37c, Elite Razor 39c and the Punktal. The Elite handle is rattlesnake skin, unfortunately not Sidewinder, the Punktal is a 1930s German slant designed by a maker of primarily straights and the BRW is a completely redesigned 2 piece razor with a Bob's barrel and attachment knob paired with a Merkur head and cap. Looking for a couple of double slants to round out the stable.

 

[Copierguy]

Merkur, Merkur and Hoffritz.

 

[RailroadMan]

Great thread, Luc. And beautiful slants, gentlemen. Really wanting to try a "Super" or "double" and an OC slant.

Lots more great slant pics here: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/317346-B-O-S-S-Brotherhood-of-Slant-Shavers

Come join the club!

 

[Oel]

The left one is a vintage 3-piece slant, the one on the right is a Chessman-slant:

and disassembled:

Chessman-slant vs. open-comb slant:

Pomco travel slant:

Hoffritz-slant and Merkur HD slant:

Vintage Merkur-slant (looks like the super-Hoffritz posted above except for the head cap):

All these are Merkurs or rebranded Merkurs.

Two newer acquisitions:

Pomco 3-piece-slant:



Merkur 36c, Merkur 37c (already posted earlier), Merkur 39c:

 

[Searlands]

Merkur Collection (including 37C / 37G):

 

[RABIDMONKEY]

Here's a cool slant that I bought a while ago from a seller in Germany. Love that "Cowboy" logo!

That is one nice looking razor