Okay, so I'm not really new around here. I've been using a straight for about a month now, maybe a little longer. I bought this little Gillette Tech from the BST here on B&B to use for traveling. I have put off using it for a few weeks simply because I'm having so much fun with my straight razor.
None the less, I gave it a go tonight. (This would be the place to skip to the questions at the bottom should you not be interested in the back story and my long winded banter.)
I had a fresh puck of D.R. Harris Marlboro that came in just yesterday. I was dying to try that stuff, and I was not let down. I LOVE the smell of it. This was also my first try at face lathering. My Vulfix 660 small, super badger held enough soap for four and a half passes. I think I would still rather use a separate bowl for lathering, but I bought the D.R. puck without a bowl to save some green. All I had to house the soap was my lather bowl, a Conk apothecary. I'll roll with this until I find a solution. A custom scuttle from Georgetown Pottery, perhaps?
The shave went great. It took me about two passes to really dial in a good blade angle. Once that happened, I kept speeding up and ended up finishing the shave quicker than I could carve out three passes with my straight. Even so, I have no nicks, cuts, or even irritation to show for it...a pleasant surprise.
The B&B'er who sold me the Tech included a box of Dorco blades for me. I haven't even begun to research blades, and now I think I need to. The Dorco Platinums proved to be no match for the tougher hair on my neck and side burns. This brings me to the few questions I'd like to bug some of you DE shavers about:
1-I think I have seen some arguments about this, but how often do most of you change blades? Since I'll only be using this occasionally, I may just throw a new blade at it for every shave or two. What do you think?
2-Any good blade ideas from some fellow tough-bearded fellows? I have a pack of Derbys on the way to try out. That seems to be a standard around here.
Thanks in advance for the advice, guys.
None the less, I gave it a go tonight. (This would be the place to skip to the questions at the bottom should you not be interested in the back story and my long winded banter.)
I had a fresh puck of D.R. Harris Marlboro that came in just yesterday. I was dying to try that stuff, and I was not let down. I LOVE the smell of it. This was also my first try at face lathering. My Vulfix 660 small, super badger held enough soap for four and a half passes. I think I would still rather use a separate bowl for lathering, but I bought the D.R. puck without a bowl to save some green. All I had to house the soap was my lather bowl, a Conk apothecary. I'll roll with this until I find a solution. A custom scuttle from Georgetown Pottery, perhaps?
The shave went great. It took me about two passes to really dial in a good blade angle. Once that happened, I kept speeding up and ended up finishing the shave quicker than I could carve out three passes with my straight. Even so, I have no nicks, cuts, or even irritation to show for it...a pleasant surprise.
The B&B'er who sold me the Tech included a box of Dorco blades for me. I haven't even begun to research blades, and now I think I need to. The Dorco Platinums proved to be no match for the tougher hair on my neck and side burns. This brings me to the few questions I'd like to bug some of you DE shavers about:
1-I think I have seen some arguments about this, but how often do most of you change blades? Since I'll only be using this occasionally, I may just throw a new blade at it for every shave or two. What do you think?
2-Any good blade ideas from some fellow tough-bearded fellows? I have a pack of Derbys on the way to try out. That seems to be a standard around here.
Thanks in advance for the advice, guys.