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With which razor did you learn to wet shave?

To answer the OPs question, I found the Old Type to be a very good razor but I would not recommend it for a beginner. At that time, I shaved once every three days. That was probably 20 years ago. After trying many razors, soaps, aftershaves, balms and so on, I got a Rex Ambassador. I have had the Rex 3 or 4 years I guess and it is my most used razor.
 
Leaf twig was my first then moved on to Merkur 34c before settling on Karve Overlander. Since then gone quite far into rabbit hole
 
Keeping in mind that I started wet shaving to get into head shaving. Tried the Leaf Razor for the head and Twig for face shaving. I wanted to like it but just didn’t seem to work for me. Too many nicks and razor burn. Read reviews that the Henson AL13 had great results for being mild and good for first timers. BINGO! Best shave ever! Right out of the gate first time no nicks or razor burn. Have since moved up to the Henson Titanium for an even better shave for both head and face. Recently added the Titanium Blackland Blackbird with Lite plate and also their Osprey adjustable. Like the BB Ti So far. Still learning the proper angle but great shave. Just a little more blade feel than I'm used to. Haven’t tried the SS Osprey yet until I master the BB.
 
Learned on my father's drug store butterfly door Gillette (have no clue which model) paired with some Gillette blade, using some canned foam and at some point a home model hot shave cream dispenser.
 
That would have been about '83 with a Gillette Atra 2 blade. Went back and forth between Edge gel and Williams puck and brush for years.

Got my first DE razor this time last year. An Edwin Jagger DE89 with the black rubber grip. Have since acquired a few Super Speeds and Slim Adjs. Just got a Rex Sentry at Christmas, so I have been figuring that one out.

Eric
 
My first DE razor was the Edwin Jagger DE89 in 2011. I have a large collection now, but I still go back to it frequently because it just works. We tend to get caught up in blade gap, blade exposure, etc. but really what we're all chasing is just a good satisfying shave. That razor always delivers exactly that without fail....but we always chase that extra 1%.
 
I've jumped into wet shaving with both feet & I had a small assembly of razors in a short time... hard to say which one I "learned" on.

I started with a Baili BT179 TTO, which I now understand is a good but still a little inferior clone of a vintage Superspeed.

I then got Baili BT176 which was supposed to be an easier razor to shave with. It's an equally good but still a little inferior clone of Gillette Tech.

Probably the razor that contributed the most to me actually sticking with wet shaving was Parker Variant. It is very forgiving to the bad technique, and it is fairly aggressive at mid-range without being "bitey". Some degree of razor aggression is very helpful to the new-ish wet shaver, as long as they stay careful, as it helps with overcoming the deficiencies in technique while still getting a BBS level shave.

Another razor that made shaving fun was Maggard V3A. A lot, and I mean a lot of blade feel, so there was never a question of whether I used the right angle. But, not punishing at all. However, I would not recommend it as a first razor to a newbie.
 
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