Mentholated Micromatic Mogno Mondays
Oh! I like that! (But without the menthol.)
Mentholated Micromatic Mogno Mondays
without the menthol.
Does anyone know anything?
Does anyone know anything?
I think there was a Personna clone of the Gibbs adjustable.Taboo Topic...but...
I realize that this thread is solely dedicated to ASR single edge razors, but what about the bastard child that no one seems keen on admitting was spawned from the same ASR loins?
I'm talking about the STAR double edge safety razor. It seems to be the only DE razor ever produced by ASR and is a fabulous razor yet I can’t seem to find any history on it. Does anyone know anything?
Taboo Topic...but...
I realize that this thread is solely dedicated to ASR single edge razors, but what about the bastard child that no one seems keen on admitting was spawned from the same ASR loins?
I'm talking about the STAR double edge safety razor. It seems to be the only DE razor ever produced by ASR and is a fabulous razor yet I can’t seem to find any history on it. Does anyone know anything?
Really nice razor. In Robert Waits' A Safety Razor Compendium, there is a photo and some brief information about this model of ASR razor. The Compendium is available for purchase as a PDF download and has lots of photos and information on vintage razors, common and obscure.Yes that is true, but I still can’t find any historical references to this ASR razor which is why I’m asking in this devoted ASR thread.
I got turned on by these razors a year or more ago, and almost went on a buying spree, but I ultimately decided I'm more of an SE guy; I also have a lot of DE razors, so while I did do some research on these, I ended up getting distracted by something else. All of that is to say that I did stumble upon a fair number of threads on this razor. I don't recall how many of the following went into the historical background on the razor, but I think some of them at least touched on it.Yes that is true, but I still can’t find any historical references to this ASR razor which is why I’m asking in this devoted ASR thread.
One is nicely knurled, and the other seems to be an ASR type that might come off an 1912.
It will never happen againdoes try to keep the sub-forum areas relatively pure
As king of the "let me talk about something completely unrelated", I hope it's not "never"....as much as I love our "GEMs", I always learn so much (about lots of stuff) from everyone here; and your posting was absolutely in the right ballpark, just a different team (I'm not sure that metaphor works...it was the same team....different uniform?).It will never happen again
It will never happen again
It will never happen again
As king of the "let me talk about something completely unrelated", I hope it's not "never"....as much as I love our "GEMs", I always learn so much (about lots of stuff) from everyone here; and your posting was absolutely in the right ballpark, just a different team (I'm not sure that metaphor works...it was the same team....different uniform?).
In that vein (and in the interest of rule-breaking/bending), I did shave with my Gem Zinn yesterday -- just a happy coincidence. I love how it looks, and I like Schick Proline B-20 blades, but the teeth on this dude are just sharp. And without blade stops, you're really flying blind as to how far forward the blade "should" ride. The clamp holds the blade tightly, but it definitely shaves like a "razor blade on a stick".....lots of blade feel (or maybe it's the teeth), and lots of sound! My MMOCs (with and without bumps) are pussycats compared to this tiger -- actually they are more like a nurse shark compared to a Megladon (or at least a Great White). And I've also included a snapshot of the pussycat/nurse shark -- just for comparison (and to assuage any thread-watching purists )