Safety Razors (Reviews)
Price: Pricing is exellent on this one. I got mine from SSLstudios/René here at B&B.
Quality: Feels well built. Its no Merkur but compared to some other low-price razors this one is nice. No gaps or bent pieces. It aligns the blade as it should.
User Friendly: Yes. Its a good razor.
Grip: As all non-knurled metal razors it can be a bit slippery when wet, but the twists on the handle makes it quite grip-able.
Ease of Blade Replacement: Very easy, as it is a TTO there are no...
I got my Feather Travel DE on Tuesday just before I left to go to Philadelphia, with no internet access (so no reviews until now).
I have shave with this razor 3 times. In comparison to my Merkur Classic razor, it's only about 1/2 inch smaller in length but otherwise looks like my tech.
The shave? I shaved with a NEW Feather blade, not the one that came in the package but they look exactly the same. I got a great shave the first two times, then an excellent shave the last. I didn't use...
I bought this because I was too impatient to wait for the HD to come back into stock and I wanted a butterfly razor (my dad had one I used to play with as a child).
For £10 including P&P I thought this was quite reasonable. When it arrived it looked a little more worn than I expected from the pics, but considering it must be 50 years old it's in great shape.
British-made and really solidly constructed, it's also surprisingly heavy--only 0.15 oz less than the Merkur, despite being much...
Price: I picked this up for $18 at Cotton Blossom Crafts. That seemed like a good price to me for my first DE razor.
Quality: For the price, I find this razor to be a good starter razor. It feels well built and delivers a decent shave once you learn its personality.
User Friendly: As a new DE razor user, I had no problems using this razor. Once I realized that this razor is not aggressive, it was easier to concentrate on getting my technique down. The tame nature of the razor could...
The PL-510 from Dorco is an all plastic system. Constructed exactly like a regular metal safety razor. Uses the screw on system.
Very cheap as I got it for only SGD2.00 to wean myself off expensive twin blade cartridges.
It is plastic and so it is very light. I applied a little more pressure than I would with a standard metal constuct type which I used long ago. However the sharp Dorco DE razors are good. So the pressure applied was less than using an all plastic twin blade system.
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Hi guys, I'm a real 'newbie' to this Fantastic, Informative website. I am also new to the Double edge safety razor scene. I have wet shaved for as long as I needed to shave, but only now have I mustered the courage to try a DE razor. Two things made me come to my decision, 1. cartidge blade prices seem to be flying through the roof, and DE blades seem to be very cheap in comparison. 2ndly. I have always been curious of how a DE razor would feel when shaving and how it would compare...
The following is a review from my wife, Mrs. letterk.
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Price: I received two Edwin Jagger razors from The English Shaving Company. The first one is the Edwin Jagger Ladies Lilac Gillette® Mach3® razor is priced at about $85 plus shipping with today’s exchange rates. The second razor is the Edwin Jagger Ladies Green Gillette® Mach3® razor going for about $55.
Quality: The quality of both of these razors is excellent. The plastic is smooth and the chrome...
OK, much has been said about the Nationwide Campus (NWC) injector. Time to get to the facts. Here are the contestants:
Thew NWC razor is on the right, and my old friend the Schick injector is on the left. I am not much of a razor guru, so I am not sure which Schick type this is, but I am sure someone will chime in on the discussion thread.
A few words of background. I am not a huge Injector fan. I keep one around for travel, and the occasional change of pace, but I find that the...
This razor is very similar to the famed Merkur HD (34). According to other posts here, the heads are identical. A notable difference is that the handle is longer and more slender, which was why I choose it.
The razor has a nice, high quality feel. It has got a good weight, and as soon as you pick it up, you realise that this razor is built to last.
At 19£ (Gentleman's Shop), this is the cheapest DE razor I have seen, and worth every pound, penny etc :smile:
The grip is good, it will...
This is the razor I'm learning on. I acquired one in and old junk drawer in my house. I called my mother and come to find out that it used to be my grandfather's travel razor before he passed away. Sentimetality paired with a desire to learn wetshaving made me give this a go.
Looking at the razor, it isn't much. It came in a flimsy gold plastic case with a broken snap. It is incredibly lightweight and the handle feels as though it is aluminum.
Blade changes are easy to figure out, but...
Price: Can't be beat. Picked mine up from Nashville Knife Shop for $25. Perfect for the budget-minded first-timer.
Quality: No complaints at all. Silo mechanism is super smooth, and the razor feels solid in your hand, but not at the expence of being chunky or too heavy.
User Friendly: I can't imagine a more user-friendly razor. The Parker is sized just right for those of us who were used to Mach 3-sized razors before -- its longer handle and lighter weight make wetshaving an easy...
This is my favorite razor..I have 4 and 2 Fat Boys. I like the weight and balance of this razor. It does give that head heavy feeling that allows you to let the razor do the shaving without pressure. The handle length is just right not too long not too short. This razor is of the same quality as it's older brother, it is extremely well made and they can be found easily. They are very affordable, you can find them between $10 to $20. And as low as $1.00!!!! I did. I like the fact that I can...
General Notes
It's the well-known Gillette model made between 1948-50. Just like the 1947 before it, the first post-war model of razor put out by Gillette, it carries no date code, and is only distinguished from the 1947 model by the presence of a notch in the bar to facilitate easy blade loading.
Physical details
It's a traditional TTO model. Mine came to me pretty dirty, but with some boiling water/vinegar, toothbrush and dish soap, polish and mineral oil bath, and this thing is good as...
Nice handle on this razor ..., the old handles are quite often solid and quite hefty. The old style doesn't really work with modern thin DE blades, but shimming the razor helps ..., although to be truthful only the NEW style comb head works properly with modern blades.
Regards
John
My ratings apply to all the old style combs - one for the collector.
Avoid the Aluminium handle version - the aesthetics suck & the shave quality suffers.
I have been using one of these super adjustables for the past two-three weeks and have been very impressed with it. In the end, I get the best shaves with my Gillette Heavy Duty but this razor still does a darn good job.
I love this little gem of a razor!
I recommend it as a first DE and if it ends up being your only razor you could do worse!
As no one else has posted a review of the Merkur Futur I felt that this would be a good opportunity to contribute to the forum.
The Futur was the first DE razor that I used, and despite some recent instances of blood loss I still rate this razor very highly.
Firstly, it is a very good looking piece of equipment, it eschews the the bulky space age lines of the Vision and the ornateness of the 1904 Classic, in favor of clean, crisp minimalist lines. Although a razors appearance should be a...
Side by side comparison to the HD.
Side by side with HD - side view.
Close-Up of the Slant's head.
Price - These razors sell for the same price as the HD with the gold model costing an extra $6-10. This puts the Slant Bar in the low to middle price range, however, like the HD, when you consider the quality of the item, you are getting it for a bargain.
Grip - The handle of the Slant Bar is identical to that of the HD. It is gnarled and has a textured pommel which allow for...
