I held the tool aloft in its hardened plastic prison. Could this be the weapon I had been searching for? It gleamed as if the lady of the lake was holding it herself. I hastily removed it as if prying it from a cardboard anvil and held it triumphantly as it shined. I immediately jumped into the shower and did my normal preshave routine. Soap, shampoo, pre facial scrub (gillette... I know but I have to use it all before I buy something else) and then finally conditioner. First on my head and face then rinse and put conditioner back on my face alone (not rinsing after). I got out and got set up to party. I used a Wilkinson sword blade (which Ironically performs better on my face than anything else I have tried) and slapped the hot proraso green onto my face using a tweezerman brush. The head shaved perfectly at the 30° angle and the weight was spot on. The length was marvelous. I had finally found the combination I had needed. The weight of a fatboy (for my heavy Greek beard) the length of a Mach 3 (this this is insanely long) and the head of the gillette 1904. My RAD has been murdered by this lofty excalibur, this undefeatable wand. A tool among tools, a path among paths... a RAZOR among razors. Ebay and I are done for a while.
MerkurHD 38C Long barber pole. aka Excalibur
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Sire, I beseech thee to use it well!
I like mine as well, but I don't wax so poetically as you. Once you get the hang of that one - off to straight razors???
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Straight razor would be awesome but man... its a load of work isn't it? honing I mean? I'm actually asking. I feel like I have the hang of it. I am getting BBS in about 10 minutes and I don't think you could get any smoother than what my face is getting. It has transformed since I got rid of Fusion a few months back.
Congrats on the new addition.
Sounds like a winner!
Love my Merkur 38c also. I understand your exhilaration with it.
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my 38C (and my 23C), too! 
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Straights do require a bit more maintenance with daily stropping and periodic touch ups and honings. It is not like dropping in a fresh blade in a DE every three days. I am still trying to master the basics with my straights so am by no means an expert. I like the challenge, but if you don't pay attention to technique, the potential downside is more severe than with a DE.
So far I have had only minor nicks and cuts, but one day you get a decent shave and the next a few cuts. It is learning a new technique and its not for everybody. I am still at that stage where I get better shaves with the DE. With time, hopefully, I will get just as good or better shaves with the straight that I maintain myself. I suspect there is a bit of blood between here and there.
Sire, the 38C is a powerful weapon for good in the right hands, but it be a mighty weapon against order in the hands of evil. I pray, use it as a tool for Good, and rule over your face with a firm yet just hand.
It is an awesome razor. I had one but PIFed it to my friend to start him on DE. When I get a new one, it will be the cure to my RAD.
It is an awesome razor. I had one but PIFed it to my friend to start him on DE. When I get a new one, it will be the cure to my RAD.
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but they're so expensive bruh!! I can't pay that much for razors. Also I need to try one out before i rip on em. but if you buy them in bulk they're like 35 cents a piece. But I gotta know I like em.
The Merkur 38C was my first DE razor. My youngest son is now using it as his first DE razor. (I cleaned the blood off first before I gave it to him.)
Forsooth, thou hast found the Grail!
marty
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futur was my first, a month later I bought a 38c (then the RAD began). both are great razors but I think the 38c wins.
Are you a Writer by chance?
The 38C and the Fatboy are my two favorite razors.
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I dabble but no I dont truly consider myself a writer. I've written a few short stories and 2 shorts that I haven't done anything with. But thanks for the compliment!! (if it wasn't sarcasm)
