Old Types are YMMV!

[sandmountainslim]

I guess the old adage still holds true!

I have recently taken to shaving with a Gillette Old Type rather than the 40's Super Speed I am accustomed to and have found that the Old give me a closer shave and is irritation free and allows for easier ATG passes on my neck than the SS so I lent a WWI Khaki Set Old Type to my friend Russ who is a regular Tech shaver and told him of the miracle shave of the open comb old.........he tries it and just calls to tell me it left him with MAJOR razor burn I guess different faces just read razors differently. I am thinking of lending him a NEW because he likes the idea of the comb in the hopes that he gets a different result than he did with the older razor.
Wp

 

[Luc]

YMMV applies for anything. Russ might try a different blade in the old type and get a perfect result...

I prefer the NEW to the old type but love both!

 

[redbike]

I think any Old Type will shave more aggressively than a Tech.

 

[amishmotorboat]

He might also try adjusting his technique. What is he accustomed to shaving with? Dollars to doughnuts he's using too much pressure if he switched from a multiblade, or even a tech.

 

[sandmountainslim]

He might also try adjusting his technique. What is he accustomed to shaving with? Dollars to doughnuts he's using too much pressure if he switched from a multiblade, or even a tech.

I talked him into switching from an electric "shaver" to a Tech back in the summer and he loves wetshaving He decided to try the Old but I guess it just isn't for him. At least I got him off the electric gizmo's!
Wp

 

[norman931]

I think any Old Type will shave more aggressively than a Tech.

+1
The only Old Type that I use occasionally is a Big Fellow that has somewhat heftier teeth than the majority of Old Types. Definitely needs a lighter touch.

 

[Pike]

+1
The only Old Type that I use occasionally is a Big Fellow that has somewhat heftier teeth than the majority of Old Types. Definitely needs a lighter touch.

+2 This is the only OLD type I have used...I did my homework first, asked the experts, and so far have had 3 fantastic shaves with Old BF.

 

[sandmountainslim]

I think for my shave this afternoon I am gonna switch the 1919 Khaki set head to my handle and see if I can detect a difference in the shaves of the older thin cap razors and the thick cap old type I have been using.
Wp

 

[Oldguy]

It's all a matter of technique.

Len