I love old stuff!! Especially tools and things that have a distinct purpose.
In my basement I have a 1942 South Bend metal lathe, weighs a ton but it is so beautifully made it's a pleasure just to look at!
I also love browsing antique stores and always used to see then DE razors but never bought any of them since I was a die hard Gillette Mach 3 user of over 20 years! It was my first "real" razor when I was still in school and it became habit to just pick up new cartridges.
A few months ago, I ran out of cartridges and went to the store to pick some up.
Almost $40 for 3 cartridges???? ***!!! they did not last me very long either, maybe 3 shaves and then they were pulling and tugging the hair.
Looked around at what else was available, think I was in a WalMart at that time, and saw a super cheap Gillette Butterfly razor with blades for around $15!! Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!!!
Shave was awful but I persisted for a month or so until discovering there was a whole world of people going back to the traditional wet shaving. It blew my mind!!
Asked a few questions and picked up a RockWell 6c in gunmetal.
I am never looking at another cartridge razor again!!
The only issue now is I want some older razors to try different styles.
Shaving was never a hobby for me but it seems to have grown into one very rapidly.
Shave soaps, shave creams, aftershave balms, aftershave splashes, Alum sticks, blade sampler packs and shave bowls....
Where does it end!!!
It's nice to actually enjoy shaving again!
In my basement I have a 1942 South Bend metal lathe, weighs a ton but it is so beautifully made it's a pleasure just to look at!
I also love browsing antique stores and always used to see then DE razors but never bought any of them since I was a die hard Gillette Mach 3 user of over 20 years! It was my first "real" razor when I was still in school and it became habit to just pick up new cartridges.
A few months ago, I ran out of cartridges and went to the store to pick some up.
Almost $40 for 3 cartridges???? ***!!! they did not last me very long either, maybe 3 shaves and then they were pulling and tugging the hair.
Looked around at what else was available, think I was in a WalMart at that time, and saw a super cheap Gillette Butterfly razor with blades for around $15!! Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!!!
Shave was awful but I persisted for a month or so until discovering there was a whole world of people going back to the traditional wet shaving. It blew my mind!!
Asked a few questions and picked up a RockWell 6c in gunmetal.
I am never looking at another cartridge razor again!!
The only issue now is I want some older razors to try different styles.
Shaving was never a hobby for me but it seems to have grown into one very rapidly.
Shave soaps, shave creams, aftershave balms, aftershave splashes, Alum sticks, blade sampler packs and shave bowls....
Where does it end!!!
It's nice to actually enjoy shaving again!