Its like an unofficial poll.
ADJUSTABLE APRIL 2024
- Thread starter JAHE
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Well, my Ti Osprey came in in April, and I have been using it exclusively since. I started out on setting 2, and have been bumping it up about every five days or so. I am now at level six, and am getting very nice shaves. There is now some blade feel, but not excessively so. I think my adjustment to the razor is improving as well. My atg passes are getting more efficient, and I have almost no alum sting. Looks like I may need to do a den-clearing sale soon.
Jack
Jack
D-3 Executive Fatboy / Kai / RR 400 SE / Brito lime / Chiseled Face Gemutlichkeit / Aqua Velva
Iridian
Cool and slimy
@Barbablanca add some photos if you can! 
Might as well cross post here for a day. I may use my Super 84 next week Monday.
Preshave shower and soak with St Johns Vetiver Bar Soap
Brush Shavemac 24 mm bulb two band silvertip DO1 in Copper Canyon
Soap Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge made by Valobra
Razor Fatboy settings 9, 7, and 5 W, X, and A the grain respectively
Blade Gillette Super Stainless The Spoiler F4 Unsure of the date 1985 maybe made in the USA (12)
Post: PAA Alum, Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner
splash Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge
Frag Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge
DFS 9.8 no blood or drama. Minimal alum feedback and the splash went on great.
Three shaves this week. For once I have met my goal. We will see how the weekend pans out. I would like to use my RFB Rotbart Mond Extra and my first gen OC British Aristocrat Vintage April. Both excellent shavers when dealing with a couple days growth. Today is Fatboy Friday so that is what I used starting high and adjusting down for each pass.
Here it is freshly tuned up and Shined by Back Roads Gold.
Preshave shower and soak with St Johns Vetiver Bar Soap
Brush Shavemac 24 mm bulb two band silvertip DO1 in Copper Canyon
Soap Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge made by Valobra
Razor Fatboy settings 9, 7, and 5 W, X, and A the grain respectively
Blade Gillette Super Stainless The Spoiler F4 Unsure of the date 1985 maybe made in the USA (12)
Post: PAA Alum, Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner
splash Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge
Frag Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge
DFS 9.8 no blood or drama. Minimal alum feedback and the splash went on great.
Three shaves this week. For once I have met my goal. We will see how the weekend pans out. I would like to use my RFB Rotbart Mond Extra and my first gen OC British Aristocrat Vintage April. Both excellent shavers when dealing with a couple days growth. Today is Fatboy Friday so that is what I used starting high and adjusting down for each pass.
Here it is freshly tuned up and Shined by Back Roads Gold.
| Adjustable April 24 - Shave 27 Merkur Progress 830 Gillette Spoiler Rubberset 400 with a Synthetic Badger River Valley Trading - Yuka Lyptik Master Soap Creations - Allura Splash This Progress came in a cardboard box, so it's the 830 version and dates back to the mid to late 1950's. Its a "Top Dial" with the whole handle been the adjuster knob. It shaves like a Progress but I personally find the balance and weight slightly off. |
What are those Wizamets like? I've been pondering a purchase once or twice, but the head looks so similar to a SA109 or any Gillette SA head that I'm not sure they'd be different enough?
I can't answer precisely since my specimen although bought NOS is manufactured in November 1989 (one of the last years) when quality went downhill. So mine has more gap on one side. Still, I think on the highest setting it has a bit more gap than the Super Adjustable @9. Take this with a grain of salt since different batches of Wizamet models have different gaps and exposure. I can vouch for that with the Senior and the Junior models. Especially with the Junior I have 5 of 6 of them and some are very mild, some slightly aggressive. One Senior is super mild the other more toward the medium aggressiveness.
Progress @5 / Lord Cool.
AA ‘24
The Parker adjustable is not the best single edge or the best adjustable made but, it delivers very smooth and uber comfortable shaves. Not looking for a super skin tight shave that leaves your skin feeling like a baby’s bottom on a fresh diaper change with some fresh baby powder? The Parker gives respectable and for me DFS results everytime. And with the added benefit that one can practically race around one’s face without a though and get decent results, especially if you’re pressed for time. I would like to add that all this is possible because I believe the best injector blade ever made (and maybe the best blade of all time?), the Schick Injector Twin II is a superb performer with longevity that is through the roof in performance/durability criteria. I still have the first set installed in the Parker and these twin bonded blades have given me well over 30 shaves and still show not a single sign of dullness nor any tugging at anytime anywhere on my skin. Phenomenal blade that works extremely well in the Parker. Ethos Colonia & ADP Colonia to end the process. Nuff said.
Great shaves to all…
The Parker adjustable is not the best single edge or the best adjustable made but, it delivers very smooth and uber comfortable shaves. Not looking for a super skin tight shave that leaves your skin feeling like a baby’s bottom on a fresh diaper change with some fresh baby powder? The Parker gives respectable and for me DFS results everytime. And with the added benefit that one can practically race around one’s face without a though and get decent results, especially if you’re pressed for time. I would like to add that all this is possible because I believe the best injector blade ever made (and maybe the best blade of all time?), the Schick Injector Twin II is a superb performer with longevity that is through the roof in performance/durability criteria. I still have the first set installed in the Parker and these twin bonded blades have given me well over 30 shaves and still show not a single sign of dullness nor any tugging at anytime anywhere on my skin. Phenomenal blade that works extremely well in the Parker. Ethos Colonia & ADP Colonia to end the process. Nuff said.
Great shaves to all…
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Day 27, Gillette Toggle
Finally, the weekend
I had a crowded week full of work, so a bit of "me time" was more than welcome. And boy, it's been a nice shave. Setting 4 today for all passes. Just nice!
Enjoy the weekend, Gents!
Finally, the weekend
I had a crowded week full of work, so a bit of "me time" was more than welcome. And boy, it's been a nice shave. Setting 4 today for all passes. Just nice!
Enjoy the weekend, Gents!
Saturday's Adjustable April shave --
Razor: Pearl Flexi (safety bar) - setting 3
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Pre-shave: Cella pre-shave gel
Brush: Razorock "Big Bruce"
Lather: Shannon's Soaps "Barbershop"
Aftershave: Nivea "Sensitive Cool" balm
Wonderful, close, irritation-free shave today
Razor: Pearl Flexi (safety bar) - setting 3
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Pre-shave: Cella pre-shave gel
Brush: Razorock "Big Bruce"
Lather: Shannon's Soaps "Barbershop"
Aftershave: Nivea "Sensitive Cool" balm
Wonderful, close, irritation-free shave today
Gillette Adjustable D1 • Perma-Sharp
Simpsons Bay Rum • Chikuhodo SH-2
Maiden Shave! I've resisted the urge to get one of these for a very long time, but the pull of Adjustable/Vintage April finally lured me in!
My first impression on delivery was just how beautifully made it is. The mechanisms are tight and precise and everything about it just exudes quality. Somehow it actually looks even nicer in the flesh than it does in pictures.
I'm loathe to offer an evaluation of a razor after one shave, especially an adjustable. I played around with settings a fair bit throughout, but was very impressed by it's capabilities in the mid-range. I've been left with an absolutely superb shave. Suffice to say it's going to rate very, very highly against anything else I own.
Simpsons Bay Rum • Chikuhodo SH-2
Maiden Shave! I've resisted the urge to get one of these for a very long time, but the pull of Adjustable/Vintage April finally lured me in!
My first impression on delivery was just how beautifully made it is. The mechanisms are tight and precise and everything about it just exudes quality. Somehow it actually looks even nicer in the flesh than it does in pictures.
I'm loathe to offer an evaluation of a razor after one shave, especially an adjustable. I played around with settings a fair bit throughout, but was very impressed by it's capabilities in the mid-range. I've been left with an absolutely superb shave. Suffice to say it's going to rate very, very highly against anything else I own.
Iridian
Cool and slimy
That Gillette abandoned this for profit with cartridges might be one of the great crimes of this era.
| Adjustable April 24 - Shave 28 Hol-Pif / Le Supreme transition razor Gillette Spoiler Rubberset 400 with a Manchurian Fan BunduBeard - Emperors Affair Master Soap Creations - Betty Bets Splash I opened a thread on this razor with help from @Snowbeard HERE I don't really know what this is, I bought it as a Le Supreme, however it is more of a "Hol-Pif". As we have no records best guess comes from @Cha-wing!! , it's a transition razor, so when Hol-Pif was taken over they used existing old parts and combined them with the new parts to make up complete razors to sell. |
AA ‘24
Eskimo Progress by Elite Razors. A unique handle with the Merkur Progress Head & adjustment mechanism. A very smooth and comfortable razor that has a unique feel in hand with the Merkur Progress cutting reputation. Worked an easy two pass shave with a buff/touch up session afterwards that left nothing but, smooth and relaxed skin free of any weepers, nics or discomfort. It helps that the Ethos soap does a magnificent job in providing the protection that one needs for a supremely enjoyable shave. The Schick blade has proven to be a true performer in every razor I have installed it in. Sharp, smooth & comfortable with good life too. A shame that it’s not readily available here in the States although, one can source here, they are on the pricey side. Yet, it’s my face and totally worth the investment.
Great shaves to all…
Eskimo Progress by Elite Razors. A unique handle with the Merkur Progress Head & adjustment mechanism. A very smooth and comfortable razor that has a unique feel in hand with the Merkur Progress cutting reputation. Worked an easy two pass shave with a buff/touch up session afterwards that left nothing but, smooth and relaxed skin free of any weepers, nics or discomfort. It helps that the Ethos soap does a magnificent job in providing the protection that one needs for a supremely enjoyable shave. The Schick blade has proven to be a true performer in every razor I have installed it in. Sharp, smooth & comfortable with good life too. A shame that it’s not readily available here in the States although, one can source here, they are on the pricey side. Yet, it’s my face and totally worth the investment.
Great shaves to all…
I feel like a dog, after one or possible quite a few too many drink yesterday. At least this Gibbs shave was a treat, the rest of the day shall be a struggle.
Set to N for No more liquor!
Set to N for No more liquor!
1960 F1 Fatboy, Astra sp, Rubberset no #, OS soap. Just a great combo to start the day.
