A fixed four for a week teaches a lot. A fixed four for a month teaches a lot more.
A fixed four for a week teaches a lot. A fixed four for a month teaches a lot more.
Yes, that's true, but it sure is a hard thing to do, Mike, at least for me.
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I have only seven sharp and ready to go razors and am rotating them. I know picking one and using it for a month would be very hard. Just picking one is daunting. To me - if not others, but I suspect I'm not unique in this respect - a Fixed is beneficial, and satisfying, and also quite difficult. It might be more so with a straight.
Happy shaves,
Jim
I'm in the same boat as Jim regarding the FFFMM.
I'm most likely going to be doing it and I have signed up.
But for the life of me I can't decide on a razor, and I'm worried about using it for a full month non stop.
I've even been considering using a Schick for it.
It sort of appeals to me because I get great shaves from my Schicks and don't really want to abandon them completely.
Just means I won't do any honing or buying new razors, because I won't be able to test anything until April.
I've not tried it at all, but it seems much the same as the aluminum. In fact, it seems to be a very high quality brush for a plastic handle brush; better I'd say than the Omegas. I'll maybe move to boars soon. When I do, the new Mondial will be used early in that brush phase.
Happy shaves,
Jim
But for the life of me I can't decide on a razor, and I'm worried about using it for a full month non stop.
I've even been considering using a Schick for it.
I would likely do terrible things for that set....... I'd definitely have to hide it from the wife.As a teaching/learning experience I dont think theres a better way to learn a particular kit. One thing you might pick up from doing it Jim, is how your blade behaves during that time and you might find a better method of maintaining an edge by stropping. Doing it and changing razors but keeping everything else the same, you may find differences between blades and steels. Learning the individual instead of the group.
If I had started with straight razors thats where I'd end up. Learning the best method, in entirety, of honing and maintaining each blade. I believe they will vary. From that group I'd find my favorites while understanding what components of each blade makes it my favorite.
That might take a very long time considering how many blades you have but that would be my end goal. To find the one best or the best group of 7 for a set that had similar properties so I didnt need to change my maintenance habits too drastically. The razors that work with you and for you at the same time. I believe theres a reason a seven day set usually consists of 7 blades that are virtually identical, and even then, a few may vary.
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How many DE blades did you try before finding your best. Its the same process, just with more work and money spent lol.
It's not ABS (styrene) plastic like Omega uses. Mondial and Zenith do acetate plastic, like you would use for eyeglasses frames.
As a teaching/learning experience I don't think theres a better way to learn a particular kit. One thing you might pick up from doing it Jim, is how your blade behaves during that time and you might find a better method of maintaining an edge by stropping. Doing it and changing razors but keeping everything else the same, you may find differences between blades and steels. Learning the individual instead of the group.
If I had started with straight razors thats where I'd end up. Learning the best method, in entirety, of honing and maintaining each blade. I believe they will vary. From that group I'd find my favorites while understanding what components of each blade makes it my favorite.
That might take a very long time considering how many blades you have but that would be my end goal. To find the one best or the best group of 7 for a set that had similar properties so I didn't need to change my maintenance habits too drastically. The razors that work with you and for you at the same time. I believe theres a reason a seven day set usually consists of 7 blades that are virtually identical, and even then, a few may vary.
How many DE blades did you try before finding your best. Its the same process, just with more work and money spent lol.
I would likely do terrible things for that set....... I'd definitely have to hide it from the wife.
I understand exactly what your comments mean, but I've had very little reason to think the edges of my current blades vary a great deal. All were sharpened by me in much the same way.
YES, but hopefully not to that extreme. I do enjoy that movie though, Anything Anthony Hopkins can be creepy in is great!