I like my de89 but ready for something new. Maybe something alittle more aggressive. What the next step up? What do you guys think?
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Well the 89 is a great razor you could try some different blades to get a bit more out if it depending on what you are using. Different blades can really change up the shave.
The only other razor I use which I use more often is a single edge 1930's ever ready streamline. When I am going out late on a weekend I might fatboy a mild setting. So it's like streamline 70% DB89 28% FB 2%.
The only other razor I use which I use more often is a single edge 1930's ever ready streamline. When I am going out late on a weekend I might fatboy a mild setting. So it's like streamline 70% DB89 28% FB 2%.
I've played with a dozen razors, and I've found more aggressive ... but I keep coming back. Put a feather in it and see how you like it. The DE89 is destined to be one of the classic head designs of all time.
And put it on a HEAVY handle, too.
And put it on a HEAVY handle, too.
I have an old Hoffritz slant that's pretty cool. Maybe something vintage?
Re: aggressiveness and "stepping up", it seems to me there's one way of shaving in which the razor plays a big part and another in which your technique overwhelms the razor and they're all doing about the same job. I fall into the latter camp and get the same great 3-pass shave with the slant as I do with my '59 Flair Tip.
They're all good...
Re: aggressiveness and "stepping up", it seems to me there's one way of shaving in which the razor plays a big part and another in which your technique overwhelms the razor and they're all doing about the same job. I fall into the latter camp and get the same great 3-pass shave with the slant as I do with my '59 Flair Tip.
They're all good...
Ikon bulldog. But get one of the other makers, like Weber. Ikon is a great handle, but he does not have a great rep around here.
Putting the DE89 head on a solid steel handle with some heft to it is like turning it into a power tooll. Others will tell you the same thing. Makes a HYOOGE difference.
Here is an example of the breed.
Putting the DE89 head on a solid steel handle with some heft to it is like turning it into a power tooll. Others will tell you the same thing. Makes a HYOOGE difference.
Here is an example of the breed.
Why not make other adjustments?
EJ89 is silky smooth, and I've gone "more aggressive", only to come back every time.
EJ89 is silky smooth, and I've gone "more aggressive", only to come back every time.
Get a triangular-slot Tech or a Slim or a Fatboy.
As a new convert, briefly tried a Merkur 1904 open comb (more irritating, worse shave) and am going to try a Slant. If I never post again, you'll know that the Slant got me!
89 head on a heavy handle. This makes sense! Why did they stick that hollow tube or whatever on there in the first place?
34C. I love the look and performance of the EJ DE89L, but I keep going back to the 34C.
I thought I was gonna cut my ear off when my wife found her dad's Hoffritz slant but guess what? It's just a razor. Load her up and shave and don't let on that you're afraid; it'll be great.
Go with a Futur and you could possibly find yourself not buying another razor. This one is truly a RAD killer for me.
+1 The above suggestion with a heavier handle is a good possibility or you could shim it! Good luck.
Weber.
My thoughts exactly...the only razor I use nowGo with a Futur and you could possibly find yourself not buying another razor. This one is truly a RAD killer for me.
Or go for a progress...best way to try what aggressiveness works for you
All the above suggestions are cool - but I'd suggest that an easy way to get the blade gap you crave is to SHIM it.
Currently I run my EJ89 Barley with 2 shims in it (2 used blades with only about a mm of the cutting edges trimmed off with a SHARP pair of scissors); you get that classic head design with a bigger gap.
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Currently I run my EJ89 Barley with 2 shims in it (2 used blades with only about a mm of the cutting edges trimmed off with a SHARP pair of scissors); you get that classic head design with a bigger gap.
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another thought is shims. I cut two used razors (cut the shard edge off) and made some shims. I use them with my de barley chrome and crystals. Have seem some improvement in longevity.
