Vintage April 2022

[never-stop-learning]

We did two weeks of vintage DE razors in 2021. What say you we go for the gusto and dedicate the entire month of April for vintage razors of all types, DE & SE!

As we did last year, let's define 'vintage' as any DE or SE razor manufactured 1970 or earlier.

Beginning on 4/1, I'll start posting my vintage DE & SE shaves to this thread. If you would like to do so, please feel free to post your vintage shaves and comments.

Have Fun and Happy Shaves.

Edited to change the cutoff date to 1970.

 

[FarmerTan]

I will try to remember! Sounds great to me!

 

[Saxonbowman]

Gosh, I just about always use vintage razors! This sounds like a nice idea to promote them. Like @FarmerTan says, the challenge is remembering come April!

 

[FarmerTan]

Gosh, I just about always use vintage razors! This sounds like a nice idea to promote them. Like @FarmerTan says, the challenge is remembering come April!

You know me well....lol!

 

[never-stop-learning]

I will try to remember! Sounds great to me!

Gosh, I just about always use vintage razors! This sounds like a nice idea to promote them. Like @FarmerTan says, the challenge is remembering come April!

Follow this thread and allow notifications. I'll be posting reminders.

 

[dmshaver]

I don't use my vintage often, anymore. I certainly enjoy them, so I'm going to give this Vintage April a go! Thank you, David, for posting.

 

[never-stop-learning]

I don't use my vintage often, anymore. I certainly enjoy them, so I'm going to give this Vintage April a go! Thank you, David, for posting.

Thank you for participating, my friend!

I was hoping we'd see you wielding those lovely NEW RFBs.

 

[BradWorld]

As we did last year, let's define 'vintage' as any DE or SE razor manufactured 1966 or earlier

That means my glorious 67 Slim is out.

 

[never-stop-learning]

That means my glorious 67 Slim is out.

That cannot be allowed to stand! I will change the cutoff to 1970!

 

[BradWorld]

That cannot be allowed to stand! I will change the cutoff to 1970!

Or at least 1969.

 

[KQY61]

Hi,

I use vintage exclusively. I have nothing even as new as 1970. I think the newest one is my Dad's post-war Tech. And, I only use that on special days, such as his birthday (May 6). Most of the time, I use my Fasan Double Slant. I have both a pre-war, or maybe even wartime one and a post-war one. So newest is 1950s. Everything else is older, all the way back to an Old Type Thin, which was my Grandfather's.

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• KQY61
• Mar 4, 2022

My daily stuff. The Lady Gillette is my wife's, so doesn't count for me, but still older than 1970.

Heirlooms

• KQY61
• Jan 19, 2017

Grandpa's Old Type. The rest is all from my Dad.

The heirloom collection. The OT was my Grandfather's, the other three were my Dad's.

Open Combs

• KQY61
• Jan 19, 2017

Old Type
New Improved
NEW Short Comb
NEW Long Comb
Schick Type C1 Repeater
'34 'Crat
Fasan Red...

And, my Open Comb collection.

So, I'm good.

Stan

 

[cryhavoc]

I only use vintage razors, so I'm in!

 

[macintoshBR]

Very nice idea. I mostly use vintage razors these days, so I will try to keep up with the challenge

 

[Jack Goossen]

@never-stop-learning

Never thought I'd like vintage, but ever since I used a Philite, the plastic/bakelite rabbit hole swallowed me. So: there's a few that might be nice to share.

 

[wes1953]

I'm in on this. It's an easy one for me since vintage is all I own.

 

[Big_T]

Thinking about this. Although I have 6 vintage razors I normally only use 2 of them in my normal rotation because I enjoy the shave they give (a Slim and a New SC). But I did just buy a Lady Gillette Saturday night on the BST for my wife. If she'll let me try it once or twice I might be in. A month to neglect my Razorock, Rockwell, Muhle, and Merkur is a long time though. LoL

 

[Cal]

I'm in.

EDIT:
If I'm allowed to use vintage razor heads with new/upgraded handles.

 

[never-stop-learning]

Thinking about this. Although I have 6 vintage razors I normally only use 2 of them in my normal rotation because I enjoy the shave they give (a Slim and a New SC). But I did just buy a Lady Gillette Saturday night on the BST for my wife. If she'll let me try it once or twice I might be in. A month to neglect my Razorock, Rockwell, Muhle, and Merkur is a long time though. LoL

Looking forward to your vintage shaves in April.

 

[slimshavy]

I'll be in for this, especially with the clarification that my Slim counts as vintage. I only have one non-vintage razor and I should sell it (but I'll instead probably come back to it as a challenge to see if I can get a good shave with it now that I'm a more skilled shaver).

 

[1Pet5_8]

I'm definitely in, along with vintage brushes to boot!
Only own 3 razors newer than 1970, and two of those are Q1 (1971) SA's.

PS: This definition officially makes me a "vintage" person. Now I have an all-purpose excuse ready to go for the wife.