Shavette on a stick

[tehdragz]

I like using my shavette but it's really awkward to shave in certain directions. Overall I think safety razors are much more manueverable and easier to control the angle with.

With that being said, has anyone ever tried removing the safety bar from a SE razor? I'm getting a shied GEM and if I'm not happy with the efficiency I'm thinking of cutting off the safety bar.

 

[thombrogan]

Welcome to the forum!

From time to time, people have ground away the safety comb from Micromatic Open Comb razors.

And there’s this baby from the ever-inventive @SlimGem

I find using a safety razor at a shallow enough angle that the safety bar or comb isn’t felt at all also works (but doesn’t look as cool).

 

[pjgh]

Search this very forum for the madness known as "SEvette".

 

[Old Hippie]

With that being said, has anyone ever tried removing the safety bar from a SE razor?

Why're y'all lookin' at ME?

Yup. It's called a "sevette" or "SEvette." Do the same thing with a DE razor and it's a "devette," cut off only one bar on that razor and it's called a "half-sider."

I'm getting a shied GEM and if I'm not happy with the efficiency I'm thinking of cutting off the safety bar.

I do love naked edges but as a head shaver I always have struggles with Western style shavettes. Can't see what I'm doing. Kamisori style is better, but for me that good old T shape is great for head shaving. I have used a devette for years, but it's always a tense thing. I spotted SlimGem's "Mantis SE" design and he provided one for testing.

Wow. Some of the best shaves I've ever had. Funny; the most expensive razors in the world shave great (and they should), but this SE razor is really in a class by itself.

So check in with @SlimGem. There was a guy some years ago who cut the teeth out of an MMOC. Never heard how that went but it might have been good.

O.H.