Thanks Edgar. Bummer, I guess this one is going up for resale when it gets here. Not that I don't like the New Standards, just don't want two atm. Will keep my eye out.
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My most recent razor is also a Cadet, which I've been using since Christmastide, and my most recent brush is a Vie Long horse as well, which I've only used a few times since recently acquiring it.
As to the the Cadet: I'm happy to hear your good report with it. In my experience, the shaves just keep getting better, the more you use it. In fact, you may find that the brand of blade you use in it matters less and less. I have literally not used a blade that won't give me a close shave in my Cadet OC. I've even taken a blade that treated me like crap in my other razor, loaded it into the Cadet the next shave, and gotten decent to excellent results. Angle and pressure matter with this razor; posting attention to those two things will make for a happy shave.
As to the Vie Long: I recently opened a thread for horse hair brush users called "The Tail and Mane Society", and I'd love to see a full review of your Zurito over there. You can read a newbie's take on a similar brush there as well: my opening (and thus far only) post is about my Vie Long #12601.
Recently purchased my first OC, Merkur 1904 #41. Gives me great shaves and looking to find more OC razors
Good evening men, I just had an excellent shave with my 1928 Gillette New Standard. I used a modern Astra SP for a blade, along with a healthy dollop of Proraso Blue shaving cream. Man, what a shave. I haven't used this razor that much, but at this rate it might work its way into my rotation yet! I'll score this shave as a BBS in two passes. Here's the photo-
Someone on another thread mentioned that Fatip use to say on their box that the razor was made of brass (ottone, the Italian word for brass) but no longer does. Does anyone know if they are still made of brass?
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WTH? It's not an ABC set!?!? Lock the thread, Morman used something besides an ABC!!! [emoji13]
Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Goat. Anyone seen any goats or onions lately?
Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Goat. Anyone seen any goats or onions lately?
Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Goat. Anyone seen any goats or onions lately?
I changed up my avatar just for the occasion!
Those goats have excellent taste... matching that blade with that razor gives me an awesome OC shave.
I'd rather see Edgar's RFB collection!!!
Meh ... I only have 8 RFB razors (6 NEWs, one Rotbart and one other Gillette I don't know what to call it), you call that a collection?
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Ok, sorry for the poor quality of the picture. Maybe one of these days I'll get a real camera to take pics! 
Here's four #77 sets (one of them is the 3 piece version with the Thin Tech handle) a #88 and an uncased RFB on a ball end handle. The two #77s at the bottom are my workhorses, they've got little plating left but the shaves are superb.
The Rotbart:
And the other Gillette I don't know its name:
See? Only 8 RFBs ... how 'bout you guys? Let's see those NEWs!
Here's four #77 sets (one of them is the 3 piece version with the Thin Tech handle) a #88 and an uncased RFB on a ball end handle. The two #77s at the bottom are my workhorses, they've got little plating left but the shaves are superb.
The Rotbart:
And the other Gillette I don't know its name:
See? Only 8 RFBs ... how 'bout you guys? Let's see those NEWs!
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