Well, after a short break from the Back-of-the-Rack (owing to the Joris tour!), I'm back with another of those dusty relics that many of us might have, but haven't shaved with.
This week's offering is an open-comb Shick Repeating Razor. This one is gold-tone. I have one of the silver, solid-guard-bar examples, but I took it apart and can't quite figure out how to get it back together, so that one will have to wait.
The one I'm using has a broken corner tooth, so it's not the best of examples, but it didn't seem to matter much. It came pre-loaded with a bunch of old blades which I discarded and replaced with personna 74s, which is the only concession to modernity that I've made, here.
The idea, as I understand it, is to provide razor and blades in an easy-to-carry format, nice and compact, suitable for travel, small in the dopp. The mechanism for changing blades is pretty simple. There's a "magazine" that holds a stack of blades, you fold the head to align longitudinally with the handle, the bottom of the razor pulls out and pushes in to load a new blade and push out the old one. It has a little cap to cover the head section of the device, and the top of the cap is slotted to allow air in, presumably to help keep it dry.
So, how does it shave? Well, the head of the razor is pretty flat, so the angle is a bit different from other schick injectors I've tried. If you're going with the suitably shallow blade angle, the handle is almost perpendicular to the face. It's not terribly intuitive, really, but short strokes do well enough. At the same time, the handle is pretty heavy, so you have to be conscious about pressure. The square shape of the handle is pretty easy to handle and control, so there are no issues there. I worried a little bit about the head folding over in mid-shave, but it's not a problem.
I got a DFS in 2 easy passes. There were a couple little weepers, but nothing remarkable -- no styptic required. As I was using it, I could not help thinking about the eversharp and the dial adjustable that are part of my regular rotation. In contrast to the eversharp, I like the heavier weight, surprisingly. Yet, I miss the angle and grippy handle of the dial adjustable. Still, the results are good, and as a travel-ready option, I think it'll do very well. The workmanship is very sturdy.
I'll give it a few shaves this week, and I'm looking forward to it.
Now, some pics for your edification.
-- Chet
This week's offering is an open-comb Shick Repeating Razor. This one is gold-tone. I have one of the silver, solid-guard-bar examples, but I took it apart and can't quite figure out how to get it back together, so that one will have to wait.
The one I'm using has a broken corner tooth, so it's not the best of examples, but it didn't seem to matter much. It came pre-loaded with a bunch of old blades which I discarded and replaced with personna 74s, which is the only concession to modernity that I've made, here.
The idea, as I understand it, is to provide razor and blades in an easy-to-carry format, nice and compact, suitable for travel, small in the dopp. The mechanism for changing blades is pretty simple. There's a "magazine" that holds a stack of blades, you fold the head to align longitudinally with the handle, the bottom of the razor pulls out and pushes in to load a new blade and push out the old one. It has a little cap to cover the head section of the device, and the top of the cap is slotted to allow air in, presumably to help keep it dry.
So, how does it shave? Well, the head of the razor is pretty flat, so the angle is a bit different from other schick injectors I've tried. If you're going with the suitably shallow blade angle, the handle is almost perpendicular to the face. It's not terribly intuitive, really, but short strokes do well enough. At the same time, the handle is pretty heavy, so you have to be conscious about pressure. The square shape of the handle is pretty easy to handle and control, so there are no issues there. I worried a little bit about the head folding over in mid-shave, but it's not a problem.
I got a DFS in 2 easy passes. There were a couple little weepers, but nothing remarkable -- no styptic required. As I was using it, I could not help thinking about the eversharp and the dial adjustable that are part of my regular rotation. In contrast to the eversharp, I like the heavier weight, surprisingly. Yet, I miss the angle and grippy handle of the dial adjustable. Still, the results are good, and as a travel-ready option, I think it'll do very well. The workmanship is very sturdy.
I'll give it a few shaves this week, and I'm looking forward to it.
Now, some pics for your edification.
-- Chet
