Single Edge Razor ?

[Maxime D.]

Hello folks,

I own a couple SE but never dared to try :-/ You know how it is, you purchase a lot of DE and amongst them there is at least 1 or 2 Gems. What kind of shave should I expect ? How comfortable are they ?

 

[global_dev]

Definitely should try. Expect a great shave.depending on the model it maybe be more or less comfortable like anything else.

 

[Maxime D.]

At the moment, I have a 1912, a Junior and a Micromatic. (I don't include the 2 autostrop, I don't know if they use the same blades)

 

[Mick]

I get my best shaves from SE razors.

I have about 10 different models and all of them are amazing

 

[lowjax]

I have 4 Gems. Great razors. The angle is different than a DE, but a very good shave.

 

[HoosierTrooper]

Can't hardly go wrong with the 1912.

 

[Mick]

Just got done with my SOTD (using a MMOC). Thought I would take a pic of the SE stash box that holds some of my SE razors in the shave den. I rotate in and out of this box from my storage area to get something new to use

Left side (top to bottom):

G-bar
1924
Streamline

Right side (top to bottom)

MM flying wing
1912 (British)
MMOC

 

[dcobranchi]

Can't hardly go wrong with the 1912.

+1

I have maybe 10 SE razors including a couple of ornate early lather catchers. For just shaveability, none of them can compete with the 1912. Maybe not the prettiest razor ever made, but throw a GEM PTFE blade in the and just listen​ to the stubble melt away.

 

[InfernoOrangeSS]

Can't hardly go wrong with the 1912.

I agree. The best shaves I have ever had were with my Ever-Ready 1912. Be prepared though. Like you, I had a SE thrown in with a lot I was buying for the ER brush. I have been hooked ever since and it opens a whole new facet of RAD.
Best of luck with your shaves! You may find your DE's will get less use in the future.

 

[Haggises]

Get thee a carbon or stainless pack o blades and report back.
Pronto!

 

[ElliotR]

My 1912 calls my name every morning! Amazing shave. Just get modern se blades from amazon.com

 

[Maxime D.]

At the moment, the only available blades I have for a SE are in a NOS pack of Goldtone, fresh from the 40's ^.^

 

[lowjax]

I'd hit CVS or Walgreens or a local pharmacy and pick up some Gem SE's from there before trying to shave with the NOS ones. Just my thoughts.

 

[Jayaruh]

I find shaving with my 1912s just plain fun.

 

[beisler]

SE's rule

 

[Maxime D.]

I'd hit CVS or Walgreens or a local pharmacy and pick up some Gem SE's from there before trying to shave with the NOS ones. Just my thoughts.

....what's a Walgreens ? hey I'm Canadian :-/ I don't think walmart of the local drugstore have these or I would had spotted them for a long time.

 

[Haggises]

Walmart down here in the 48 usually stocks SE blades.

 

[BillC]

You should pack up the GEMs and PIF them before you shave with one. Please, trust me on this.

The good - they shave really, really well. The bad, there's so many cool iterations, they're relatively cheap and relatively easy to find. So... After years of wet shaving I had four DE razors and no serious jonesing for any thing. Several weeks after my first SE shave I have twenty (holy crap!) SE razors, six more in the mail and a serious jonesing for a streamline and lather catchers...

Is there some kind of twelve step plan for LOSERS?

 

[InfernoOrangeSS]

You should pack up the GEMs and PIF them before you shave with one. Please, trust me on this. The good - they shave really, really well. The bad, there's so many cool iterations, they're relatively cheap and relatively easy to find. So... After years of wet shaving I had four DE razors and no serious jonesing for any thing. Several weeks after my first SE shave I have twenty (holy crap!) SE razors, six more in the mail and a serious jonesing for a streamline and lather catchers... Is there some kind of twelve step plan for LOSERS?

He speaks the truth. The SE bug bites very hard. Almost impossible to resist.

 

[Maxime D.]

Why are the DE so much popular ? Why do I can purchase a 1912 in very good shape for less than 10 buck while a DE from the same year will cost 100$ (I have a double ring in mind) ? DE is on every lips while SE is like the second degree cousin that nobody speak of...