I wonder if any members here have tried to thread the Heritage Common Bar handle onto their New?
Just ordered my Heritage today. I've been away from B&B so long that this slipped under my radar so I'm just now noticing it. All the reviews of the Heritage indicate the case and razor are very well made with attention to detail (such as the retro-themed instruction card), faux leather case and sturdy liner. I love the classic diamond Gillette logo on the case too. The case reminds me of their 1920's Milord cases. I am very excited to get my Heritage in the mail as soon as they are back in stock at Amazon (March 14, they tell me). A lot of folks are complaining but I'm excited about this product and think it's a sign of better things to come. After all, if P&G is thinking about getting back into the DE game they have to start someplace!
I have been using mine since I got it now in December, I haven't put it down, my super speed now collects dust. Maybe next week I'll go back to the super speed, but this heritage really is a nice daily driver.
The 'Pawn Stars' "VanDerWeishiPawnStar" is a solid razor made by WeiShi. It'll be a milder shave than a Gillette Tech or Clone, but will give you a close and irritation-free multiple pass shave with about any mid-aggressive blade. Astra SP's (or any popular blade) will give you a better shave than whatever blades come in the package.I ordered one on February 14th after my wife gave me one of those Rick from Pawn Stars razors and a super cheap razor with a barber pole painted handle, both of which she found on Amazon. They're still telling me March 17th hopefully I get bumped up a few days. Below are the culprits that inspired my purchase. In searching for a picture of the barber pole razor I found that it's priced at $16 - she got ripped off for sure on this one. The doors aren't aligned, the blade doesn't sit straight, and you'd have to pay me to put it to my face.
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Is the razor top cap or threads brass?
Ah was thinking about maybe still ordering one tho I have a merkur 38c hd long kinda wanted a shorter handle and three peiceHeritage and Mühle threads are brass. Cap is Zamak.
The Heritage is a nice razor, I find using a shim very beneficial. The handle is almost the same length as my Merkur 15C three piece razor.Ah was thinking about maybe still ordering one tho I have a merkur 38c hd long kinda wanted a shorter handle and three peice
The gap isn't that big?The Heritage is a nice razor, I find using a shim very beneficial. The handle is almost the same length as my Merkur 15C three piece razor.
I measured the gap on my Heritage at .025" without a shim.The gap isn't that big?
Yeah thank you tempted now to get one still since my j4 silm I won fell through in eBay bank transaction didnt work due to bank and PayPalI measured the gap on my Heritage at .025" without a shim.
With a GSB used as a shim the gap is at . 028".
The reason for using a shim isn't to increase the gap, the blade is poorly supported underneath, and the shim increases rigidity. Now the blade flexes less and is more efficient. It is most apparent when shaving ATG.
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The baseplate at the top is a Heritage, the blade is only supported by the two rails in the center.
The baseplate on the bottom is from a Gillette New Short Comb. The blade is fully supported, and this is the most rigid of all the New style razors. It has a blade gap of .023".
For a shim, I used a GSB with the edges filed down. Some people snip the edge off with scissors, but that leaves burrs that need to be filed or stoned off anyway. I have a small vise and use a fine file and only take off .010" on each side.
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I hope this helps!
The Heritage is essentially a MÜHLE, with a different handle. I can get a very comfortable shave with mine, although it will never unseat my Fatip' razors as my favorites.....Yeah thank you tempted now to get one still since my j4 silm I won fell through in eBay bank transaction didnt work due to bank and PayPal