I got the progress about a month or so ago to replace a broken Parker 96R. I really liked that guy, but thought I would 'upgrade' since I felt I was getting the hang of the whole wetshaving-with-DE-thing. At the same time I got my first straight razor, so much of my attention has been on that. About a week ago I noticed how badly aligned the thing is. It wasn't until I saw that did I check here to see just how prevalent this problem is. I would've noticed it earlier, I think, except I was using the DE mostly for cleanup while I learned my way around the straight. In the few cases that I have shaved solely with the DE since I got it, I just chocked the mediore results to my inexperience with that particular razor.... Granted, this may still be the case, but the misalignment bothers me.
So now I've got a few things to figure out. I definitely still want a DE, and my plan is to split my shaves between that and straight once I feel I'm proficient with the later. I'm looking at the Merkur HD, but after this experience, I'm not so sure... they seem to get great reviews, so I'm not unwilling to go that route. However, because I only plan on using DE as a secondary shaver in the near future, I might go ahead and get the feather popular (I think that's it) since I wanted to try one of those anyways. Then of course there's always vintage, which I might be able to get off BST or the bay... but that'll be an acquisition of opporunity, I think.
Until then, though, I'll keep using the progress as it's not impossible to use... but I don't see myself hanging onto it. In that case, though, *** do I do with it? I wouldn't feel right selling it or even PIFing it... perhaps it would make a nice decoration?
So now I've got a few things to figure out. I definitely still want a DE, and my plan is to split my shaves between that and straight once I feel I'm proficient with the later. I'm looking at the Merkur HD, but after this experience, I'm not so sure... they seem to get great reviews, so I'm not unwilling to go that route. However, because I only plan on using DE as a secondary shaver in the near future, I might go ahead and get the feather popular (I think that's it) since I wanted to try one of those anyways. Then of course there's always vintage, which I might be able to get off BST or the bay... but that'll be an acquisition of opporunity, I think.
Until then, though, I'll keep using the progress as it's not impossible to use... but I don't see myself hanging onto it. In that case, though, *** do I do with it? I wouldn't feel right selling it or even PIFing it... perhaps it would make a nice decoration?