So I just ordered 200 GEM PTFE blades. I have an assortment of micromatic razors. I have mostly used the first and second generation OC and the clog pruf. My plan is to use the GEM blades exclusively for at least a couple of weeks, maybe a month. It really should be a month, but I am impatient and like to try different things.
I was all set to order an ATT G1, but decided I really need to slow down in purchasing. I really don't like to have an assortment of razors, I'm just looking for the best shave.
This is a question I am seriously pondering: Do you think using a MMOC exclusively for a few weeks with the PTFE blades can determine whether or not to purchase a modern GEM razor?
Of course I"m looking at the Blackland Sabre and ATT G1. Why? I like modern razors, and I love 3 piece safety razors. I think it is the most elegant design of all safety razors. Simple, precise, and conducive to thorough cleaning and maintenance. The most convenient to use? No. TTO razors are ingenious. However, I like 3 piece razors over everything else. That's just me. I like having vintage for the history, but I really like shaving with quality modern razors.
There are a number of people here who have micromatics and Sabres and/or G1 razors. I would be very interested in knowing what your thoughts are on this matter. Did you find the modern razors so different that you were surprised when you used them, or did you find them to be a close variation on an old classic? Did any of you find the modern more enjoyable to use in any way? Just going by the shave itself, would you prefer the modern over the vintage?
Let's put it this way: If I shaved with my MMOC for a month, decided I really liked shaving with it, bought a Sabre (for example) and found it was very close but not better than the MMOC, I would be very happy. Of course I would be thrilled if I found it more enjoyable.
That's a rather long winded way of asking if using an MMOC will tell me if I will like a Sabre or G1, or if the moderns are different enough that you just can't tell until you try.
But, hey! That's why we're here, right? So we can discuss these agonizing details among ourselves and not drive our spouses nuts. Well, one of the reasons anyway...
I was all set to order an ATT G1, but decided I really need to slow down in purchasing. I really don't like to have an assortment of razors, I'm just looking for the best shave.
This is a question I am seriously pondering: Do you think using a MMOC exclusively for a few weeks with the PTFE blades can determine whether or not to purchase a modern GEM razor?
Of course I"m looking at the Blackland Sabre and ATT G1. Why? I like modern razors, and I love 3 piece safety razors. I think it is the most elegant design of all safety razors. Simple, precise, and conducive to thorough cleaning and maintenance. The most convenient to use? No. TTO razors are ingenious. However, I like 3 piece razors over everything else. That's just me. I like having vintage for the history, but I really like shaving with quality modern razors.
There are a number of people here who have micromatics and Sabres and/or G1 razors. I would be very interested in knowing what your thoughts are on this matter. Did you find the modern razors so different that you were surprised when you used them, or did you find them to be a close variation on an old classic? Did any of you find the modern more enjoyable to use in any way? Just going by the shave itself, would you prefer the modern over the vintage?
Let's put it this way: If I shaved with my MMOC for a month, decided I really liked shaving with it, bought a Sabre (for example) and found it was very close but not better than the MMOC, I would be very happy. Of course I would be thrilled if I found it more enjoyable.
That's a rather long winded way of asking if using an MMOC will tell me if I will like a Sabre or G1, or if the moderns are different enough that you just can't tell until you try.
But, hey! That's why we're here, right? So we can discuss these agonizing details among ourselves and not drive our spouses nuts. Well, one of the reasons anyway...