Brothers of Briar

Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:26 pm

I like the weight and feel of the "safety" razors;the cartridge type never felt like a man's tool to me.That is just my opinion and preference-if you prefer the cartridge,I am in no way saying it is unmasculine!But I don't have to push the Merkur around,just the weight of it gives me a perfect shave!
An outfit like Midnight Blues shows or the link Bruthah Puros Bran supplied is the same-substantial machinery.
Tony

Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:19 am

On the positive side, I have used a badger brush that was one of my father's for 30+ years. It has to be a/b 50 years old now. As far as razors go, it's either a disposable or Mach 5zillion. The reason for the Mach is that I gave one to my son for Christmas a couple of years ago and paid a fortune for replacements. I do like the shave it gives but don't like the high cost.
When my son was in college, I gave him a badger brush and soap. He was immediately smitten with it and gave one to his best college buddy. Soon most of the guys on his track team @ ND were using badger brushes!
There's nothing better than a quality badger brush IMHO.
Bruce

Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:55 am

It is my goal to post a few pics tonight of my shaving gear. How many of y'all might be using dial-up? If it is a few then I will post links to photos rather than having an image laden post that will take forever to load.

If no repsponse, then I'll just post in thread.

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Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:14 pm

The top razor is my x-mas present; the brush, too. The other razors I picked up from the old homestead on trip back. There is a good chance that I actually had my first shave with that razor on the left. I never paid it much attention after I found disposables, then electric, then whatever the newest things to come out were. Now I'm getting back to basics. The box in the center holds the (disassembled) travel razor beneath it. That was given to me by Eggman.

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(I wish I had cases like Midnight. I'd never seen such cases, though, so I doubt they were even around when I picked up the razors.)

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I never heard of shaving an egg.

Joined : 30 Apr 2008 Posts : 18 Location : Palm Springs, CA

My current favorite razor is an early '60's Fatboy. Combined with a Feather blade and Colonel Conks bar soap whipped into a great lather with one of several badgers, its all gooda Smile

Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Mon May 05, 2008 1:11 am

I just cracked open my Fusion razor and used it the first time today... it's pretty nifty.

Very Happy

Paul
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Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Wed May 14, 2008 1:38 pm

Wow, I didn't even realize there were guys who still used these things! I am impressed. I like "old stuff" as much as the next guy, but I'm sticking with my 4-blade Fusion, and Edge gel Laughing

I find enough ways to cut myself without using a straight razor!

Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Wed May 14, 2008 3:04 pm

It may be sacrilege to say this here, but I have always used electrics.
I cut myself up every time I try the cold steel.
I use a Remington MS5500 and a Braun 7505.

Subject: re: razors Thu May 15, 2008 6:58 am

My wife bought me a Dovo straight razor almost ten years ago. I never use anything else unless I'm traveling.

Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Thu May 15, 2008 7:06 am

These are my tools:

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Subject: Re: What type of razor do you use? Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:17 pm

I have 3 Gillette double edged razors:

A Superspeed from the mid 1950's
A "Slim Adjustable" from the early 1960's
A "Fatboy" Adjustable from the mid 1960's.

All of them formerly belonged to my dad.

LtMac

Joined : 12 Jun 2008 Posts : 4

Razors:

- Merkur 34C (aka HD)
- '58 Gillette SuperSpeed
- '40s Gillette SuperSpeed
- '60 Gillette FatBoy Adjustable

Started with the Merkur. Shaves didn't really start coming along until my technique improved. Then I found the right blades for my face. But my moment of clarity was when I purchased and used my first vintage Gillette SS. What a shave! I used to deal with horrible razor burn and ingrown hairs, but not anymore!

For any of you that haven't yet given a safety razor a try, you will never want to see or PAY for those "stupid-examples-of-technology-advancement" cartridges again.
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