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Well, first shave this evening with the Big Fellow. Before I shaved with it, I cleaned it up by letting it soak in warm soapy water for about a half and hour and scrubbing it with a toothbrush and soap. Then I polished it up with some Weiman's silver polish. I put a coat of lemon oil over the case and rubbed it good. The little micro scratches mostly came out and the rest of the razor shined right up. No plate loss anywhere that I can see. I'm really pleased with the way it looks, especially after having cleaned it up a bit.
The first thing I noticed about this razor is that it has a thicker baseplate compared to the other two Old Types I have. I put a Gillette Silver Blue blade in and had a very nice, smooth and irritation free shave. It's an efficient shaver. I had pretty good growth on my face tonight since it had been about 34 hours since I last shaved. It mowed through my beard on the first pass like a hot knife through butter. I finished the shave with two more passes. I really like the heavy feel of this razor in my hand..... and I'm pretty sure that I'm leaning toward the Old Type as my favorite vintage open comb.
This is a beautiful razor and it shaves like a dream. What else could I ask for? But I know that some of you guys will ask..... "where are the pics?". I will post some in a few days when I get a chance to take some proper photos.
Ben
The first thing I noticed about this razor is that it has a thicker baseplate compared to the other two Old Types I have. I put a Gillette Silver Blue blade in and had a very nice, smooth and irritation free shave. It's an efficient shaver. I had pretty good growth on my face tonight since it had been about 34 hours since I last shaved. It mowed through my beard on the first pass like a hot knife through butter. I finished the shave with two more passes. I really like the heavy feel of this razor in my hand..... and I'm pretty sure that I'm leaning toward the Old Type as my favorite vintage open comb.
This is a beautiful razor and it shaves like a dream. What else could I ask for? But I know that some of you guys will ask..... "where are the pics?". I will post some in a few days when I get a chance to take some proper photos.
Ben