[blog excerpt] first Fatboy shave

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Excerpted from today's entry at http://punkrockshaving.blogspot.com/

I picked up a fat boy (gillette adjustable razor) from an antique store for about 40 bucks this weekend and spend some serious time cleaning it up, thinking I could sell it if I got it in nice shape.... then I realized "wait a second - I can't sell this without using it first." Whoops.

This morning, I lathered up with QED's Fresh Lime soap (my first time really face-lathering, worked nicely) and used a new Derby blade in the fat boy. Set it to 4 and off to the races we went. GREAT shave. Easily as nice as the Superspeed shaves I was getting. I'm keeping it.

LOVING the fatboy. What a neat shaver.

 

[jtoddaz]

I can't believe the antique shops are selling them for $40! Glad to hear you're keeping it.

 

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I can't believe the antique shops are selling them for $40! Glad to hear you're keeping it.

It was listed at 48, and he gave me about 10 off - I think I've seen fatboys with cases in less than mint shape going for 70 or 80 dollars before, and I seriously HAD planned on selling it once cleaned up... but apparently, I'm not gonna.