I have been DE shaving since March and fell down the rabbit hole of collecting vintage Gillette razors. On a whim I decided it would be nice to have a razor like my father used which I think was a Schick type E or G. So I finally found a G on one of the internet sites for a good price plus an E and J I found at local antique stores. This morning I finally tried the J and was quite impressed with the shave I got. I did have three weepers but consider that is from the learning curve. Overall I would rate the shave as a 9!
I was impressed
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Ron R
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When I first started shaving with the Schick injector razors 1 yr + ago I bought some used blades at the antique store along with 2 E type Schick injectors, I concluded they had lost some of the sharpness because they were 60 yrs + edge deterioration and tried those ones and was not impressed at all. I slipped in a brand new Schick blade and it made a huge difference in performance with no nicks or razor burn and Schick injectors should be in every ones den IMO.(at least one
). Personna (Ted Pella) also makes injector blades in the USA and are also a excellent blade.
Schick blades.
Personna (Ted Pella) bladesHave some great shaves!
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I bought new Schick blades before I tried to shave with the J. The vintage blade bank I have that came with the G, I used to put the blades from the G and E into so I could clean them properly. I also read what may have been your earlier post that the old blades did not shave well, so I knew to order new blades first. I will experiment with the E & G later, but for now will work more on using the J.
My first shave this weekend with a Schick Hydro I was with a Proline B-20.
The J is one of my favorite razors! Not a lot of blade feel but it gets the job done.
My dad used a Schick. Mine's older than the one he has, but they shave amazingly well. I might get one of the E's or G's. I'm not in a hurry. My RAD is motivated by functionality and I've got enough right now.
