Single Edge Razors

[Miesterio]

What's the lure to them? Do they shave that much better than a double edge?

 

[InfernoOrangeSS]

Yes. And the razors that hold them are better as well.

 

[dcobranchi]

What's the lure to them? Do they shave that much better than a double edge?

Better is a very subjective term. They shave well. They're cool looking. And readily available at a decent price. They're also just strange enough to appeal to the more adventurous among us.

 

[cryhavoc]

Better is a very subjective term. They shave well. They're cool looking. And readily available at a decent price. They're also just strange enough to appeal to the more adventurous among us.

Well said!

 

[chilliman64]

some of the smoothest/closest faceshaves I've ever had have been with a Schick I1 injector

I headshave almost exclusively with a gillette g-bar

highly recommended!

 

[tm3]

Better is a very subjective term. They shave well. They're cool looking. And readily available at a decent price. They're also just strange enough to appeal to the more adventurous among us.

it is fun to try the different options.

 

[Niles]

SEs give very good shaves once you get used to them. I enjoy using mine.

 

[Galhatz]

The blade is stiffer and does not bend like a double edge.
One could say that the feel is mid way between a DE and a straight razor.

 

[parsifal54]

Once you get out there on the learning curve, and there is a curve, it is pretty neat and a super shave.

 

[Kilroy6644]

Personally, I don't find them to be superior to a double edge, but I do find them to be equivalent. I don't find the shaving experience to be any more or less enjoyable, but it is different. The end result is the same. That's the fun for me. Different car, different road, same destination. And the razors are really cool.

 

[KingGordon]

Single edge razors look so vintage cool that people are surprised when you say you still use them. Some of them (like the GEM 1912s) are very LOUD when shaving and I like that too. Also- the stiffer blade tends to not irritate my neck compared to the DE blades.Oh and they are still available for a song.

 

[Chevyguy]

The blade is stiffer and does not bend like a double edge.
One could say that the feel is mid way between a DE and a straight razor.

+1 exactly. My Schick M-2 Adjustable Injector can give me a super smooth irritation free shave with less passes than any of my DE's. I could actually skip shaving this morning because yesterday's shave was that good, nah!!,.

Clayton

 

[TacticalPanda]

I actually think a 1912 is easier to shave with, and to learn, than almost any DE razor. The angle is natural and the blade has no flex. My shaves seem to last longer as well, unless I have a brand new blade in a DE.

 

[BowTieGuy]

It's the Original "Safety Razor." That in itself is worth a try.

 

[Rob72]

Pretty much Ford vs. Chevy, the exceptions being the early wedge blade/stamped models. The late teens/early 20s were a period of social and industrial renaissance, and there were a ton of different ideas about how to create the "Greatest Shave"! Some ideas were pretty darn aggressive...

 

[parsifal54]

Closer shave with less irritation..and, less stubble as the day progresses.