The past week has been very busy with me trying different razors. First the Rockwell 6S pass around arrived. I then received two Pakistani razors someone sent to me to try out, a vintage Merkur non adjustable Progress thick cap (I didn't know they has a thick and thin cap), and a Gillette Old PIF from @imatabor. So for most of the past week, I was trying out different razors not belonging to me and not familiar with. With all my razor obligations done, I got to test shave the two that did belong to me. Last night was the non adjustable Progress, and tonight I FINALLY got around to my new old Old. I am just sorry I missed the New vs Old smack down, but can now weigh in on comparing the two.
First of all, since getting my two old News, I considered the New to be the best OC razor I have tried. It is comfortable, efficient, well built, and a practically brainless shave. It feels VERY mild, but can give me a DFS in two passes.
Tonight I got to compare the New with the Old. I immediately noticed more blade feel than the New, but not so much to be uncomfortable. I adjusted the angle slightly and it immediately became a very smooth shaver. I have to point out that I used the same Nacet blade that I used for testing out the Rockwell and the two Pakistani razors and so the blade was about two shaves short of getting tossed, which could account for the blade feel (plus the fact that my face was subjected to different experiences all week and may not be in the best condition). Maybe the results would be different with a new blade and a healed face. I did end up with a two pass DFS and so shave wise, it is a tie. I got to declare the New the winner by just a very small margin because of the blade feel of the Old and the fat handle of the New.
Oh, and John, thank you for not giving in to me when I tried to get you to substitute your $1.50 Toggle. This old Old is great!
First of all, since getting my two old News, I considered the New to be the best OC razor I have tried. It is comfortable, efficient, well built, and a practically brainless shave. It feels VERY mild, but can give me a DFS in two passes.
Tonight I got to compare the New with the Old. I immediately noticed more blade feel than the New, but not so much to be uncomfortable. I adjusted the angle slightly and it immediately became a very smooth shaver. I have to point out that I used the same Nacet blade that I used for testing out the Rockwell and the two Pakistani razors and so the blade was about two shaves short of getting tossed, which could account for the blade feel (plus the fact that my face was subjected to different experiences all week and may not be in the best condition). Maybe the results would be different with a new blade and a healed face. I did end up with a two pass DFS and so shave wise, it is a tie. I got to declare the New the winner by just a very small margin because of the blade feel of the Old and the fat handle of the New.
Oh, and John, thank you for not giving in to me when I tried to get you to substitute your $1.50 Toggle. This old Old is great!
The pre-war Tech is #2! 
First there was just the "Gillette razor", then they changed it a little and called it the "New Improved", then they had to change the design completely because the old patent was running out and called it the "New". makes perfect sense to me. 
