My Ever Ready 1912 arrived a few days ago and my new blades arrived today so I'm going to take it for a scrape around my face when I get up in the morning. I was wondering if anyone has any advice for using one - angle, pressure etc. I'm thinking that I'll try holding it flat against my face at first and slowly try increasing the angle to find the perfect position.
Advice for using a SE razor?
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Sounds like you've got the idea. Not all SEs are the same, so you may find a different model is more suited to your needs. Some take a bit of an angle, some pretty much go flat on the face, but it takes a little time to get used to. I found it much easier to learn angle on a SE than a DE. Good luck!
The correct angle is a few degree up from flat against the face. Try to use a really light touch, the thicker, non flexible blade will simply mow down anything in it's way, so a light touch is demanded. 
+1 and use shorter strokes.The correct angle is a few degree up from flat against the face. Try to use a really light touch, the thicker, non flexible blade will simply mow down anything in it's way, so a light touch is demanded.
T
+1 on all said.... very light touch and short strokes.... it will mow down anything in it's path including moles, scabs, bumps,....etc. Be ready though for ALOT of audible feed back. Leave the water off and enjoy the sound.. You are about to enjoy the best shave of your life !!!!
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Thanks everyone. That should get me started.
My girlfriend saw it and said that it looks frightening
My girlfriend saw it and said that it looks frightening
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I tried it this morning and it gave a very smooth and comfortable shave. It wasn't as close as I expected it to be after four passes + touch-up (which is normal for me), but I'll continue with it and see if my technique improves.
One thing that concerns me is the fact that when going WTG, the blade was pulling quite a lot on the beard on my chin. Perhaps that's down to using the wrong angle. I found that holding the razor flat or almost flat was best so I'll see how it goes the next time I use it. My chin is always a bit awkward to shave at the best of times but I'd look silly with a goatee.
I'm using GEM coated stainless steel blades. I also have a set of GEM Blue Star blades on order to try out.
One thing that concerns me is the fact that when going WTG, the blade was pulling quite a lot on the beard on my chin. Perhaps that's down to using the wrong angle. I found that holding the razor flat or almost flat was best so I'll see how it goes the next time I use it. My chin is always a bit awkward to shave at the best of times but I'd look silly with a goatee.
I'm using GEM coated stainless steel blades. I also have a set of GEM Blue Star blades on order to try out.
I get the pull on that angle on my neck and chin. I myself have some tuff beard hair aka Boar like. Keep at it and good luck.
It is easy to use too steep of an angle around the chin, so slow down and make sure that's correct before making the stroke.
I've found that GEM razors work best for me when I use them flat against the skin with some pressure. Just enough pressure to keep it from skipping over the beard. Lifting the razor causes the blade guard to move the blade away from the skin which leads to a not so close shave.
here's an odd sounding suggestion that helped me....
pop a blade into your SE razor and shave the back of your hand.
by bending your hand down until it's almost perpendicular with the floor, you get a pretty good approximation of your cheek. vary the angle of your razor and really feel where it feels harsh and when it feels smooth. this really helped me dial in my angle (which is different for both my 1912 and my featherweight)
and my shaves improved rapidly
pop a blade into your SE razor and shave the back of your hand.
by bending your hand down until it's almost perpendicular with the floor, you get a pretty good approximation of your cheek. vary the angle of your razor and really feel where it feels harsh and when it feels smooth. this really helped me dial in my angle (which is different for both my 1912 and my featherweight)
and my shaves improved rapidly
The "Gem Blue Star" blades are carbon steel.
You put the blade in and shave with it.
You pull out a rusty blade when you are done.
I have never used one more than once.
The 1912 looks more dangerous that it is. I will not repeat other's advice, but will add that you should not use it like it is a DE, which can be a easier to say than to do. SE requires its own technique. (I learned that the hard way)
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I found that the first GEM stainless coated blade I tried gave one very poor shave and after that was too blunt to do anything with other than scrape paint. I haven't tried the GEM Blue Star blades yet but I really thought that the GEM stainless blade should have given much better performance. I'll try another on the chance that I just had a bad blade.
Perhaps I should get hold of the Pella blades.
Perhaps I should get hold of the Pella blades.
S
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I think the Ted Pella blades are GEM stainless coated blades. See product # 121-3 on this page http://www.tedpella.com/dissect_html/dissect.htm#anchor1623602
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Yes, they are the ones. The only difference I can see is that the pictured box has green lettering whereas the one on the site I bought from has black lettering.
I'll try another blade as I have heard nothing but good things about those blades. I really didn't expect the blade to be so blunt that it wasn't even good enough for one shave.
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