Which of the Tech razors gives the best shave?

[Cornishman]

Hi All!
Which of the Techs do you think gives the best shave?
I read on this forum somewhere that the Techs with the "D" shaped holes on the base plate, like the one on the left below, give better shaves.



Is this right?

 

[Dalejr]

For me it's the D shaped.

 

[XTrooper]

I own both kinds and my Early Tech with the triangular holes is definitely a more efficient/aggressive shaver than my later one with the lozenge-shaped holes. Another thing I noticed with the later one is that my shaving angle has to be very precise or I'm just wasting my time with it.

 

[tacchini]

the tech with the flat base plate and triangular holes is the best of all the techs, the ball end tech would be second and the aluminium tech last.

 

[Lothar101]

Got a Fat handle with the triangle holes coming. Really like the ball end I have. Hoping for a minor increase in aggressiveness

 

[Mick]

My fave is the 1940's English made flat base plate Tech.....

 

[ateace]

So far, I'm getting best results from my US '61 ball end Tech and a '64 English Tech.

 

[Zeppelinkarte]

My fave is the 1940's English made flat base plate Tech.....

Agreeing with Turtle once again. Not even close in my opinion. Heavier, smoother, more efficient. The "D" holes comes next.

 

[Tall_Paul]

For me it's the 1932 Canadian Gillette Tech Fat Handle. I've got four or five different Techs (mainly English) and the Canadian one beats them hands down for me.

 

[mistercitizen]

I like the 1938-45 Techs with the triangular slots with a fat handle the best.

Ben

 

[XTrooper]

Here's my nickel-plated Pre-War Gillette Fat Handle Tech. It's one of only three razors I have in my regular shaving rotation, the other two being my Edwin Jagger DE89L and Weber with Wave handle.