My Razors - Regular Gillette Rotation
- '05 Gillette Old Type Double Ring
- '09 Gillette Old Type Single Ring Handle
- '20's Gillette Old Type with Ball End Handle
- '22 Gillette NEW Standard - Nickel
- '30s Gillette NEW Ball End Handle
- '36 Gillette NEW Bar Handle - Red & Black Set
- '38 Gillette Senator
- '48 Gillette Super Speed
Despite what more experience guys suggest, I change razors each day. I will throw in one of the Gillettes from my Not in My Regular Gillette Rotation List as I go through this rotation. I alternate between this rotation and myGEM/Ever Ready Rotation when I need to change blades. Just adds a bit of spice to my shaving experience
My Razors - Regular GEM/Ever Ready/Valet Rotation
- 1901 Kampfe Brothers Star Lather Catcher Style with 2 piece handle and strop attachment
- 1907 GEM Jr Lather Catcher Style with Wooden Handle and Box
- 1909 Burham SE
- 1910 GEM Jr Lather Catcher Style
- 1911 Elite GEM Jr - Lather Catcher Style with white celluloid handle
- 1911 GEM Jr - Lather Catcher Style with 2 piece handle and strop attachment
- 1912 GEM - Standard Handle - Nickel
- 1912 GEM Jr - Standard Handle - Gold
- 1912 Ever Ready - Chain Link Handle
- 1912 Valet Auto Strop with strop and blades
- GEM Contour
- GEM Featherweight
''Got to tell you DE shavers you should give the GEM a try. I alternate between this rotation and my Gillette Rotation when I need to change blades. Just adds a bit of spice to my shaving experience.
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My Razors - Not in Regular Rotation
- '20's Gillette "FrankenOldType" - An Old Type head with a Tech Ball End Handle
- '25 Gillette NEW Standard - Gold
- '31 Gillette Goodwill
- '41 Gillette Ranger Tech
- '48 Gillette Milord
- '40's era Gillette Ball Handle Tech
- '40's era Gillette Thick Handle Tech
- '53 Gillette President
- '55 Gillette Diplomat
- Gillette Tech/NEW Hybrid with Ball End Handle - aka The "FrankenTech"
- Stahly Live Blade
I work one of these razors into my regular Gillette rotation. The razor used is determined simply by whim.
My Razors - Not in Use
- <font color="gray">30's Gillette NEW Bar Handle</font color> <font color="red">SOLD</FONT COLOR>
- <font color="gray">'31 Gillette Goodwill - The Copper Top Razor</font color> <font color="red"><b>PIF</b></font color>
- '40's era Gold Gillette Thick Handle Tech - never been used - my one and only display razor
- <font color="gray">'48-'50 Gillette Super Speed</font color> <font color="red"><b>PIF</b></font color>
- '58 Gillette Gold Fat Boy aka an Executive
- '59 Gillette Super Speed with Flare Tip Handle - E4 For Sale
- '62 Gillette Slim Adjustable - H3 For Sale
- '62 Gillette Slim Adjustable - H4 with case For Sale
- '63 Gillette Super Speed with Flare Tip Handle - I4 For Sale
- '65 Gillette Travel Tech - K3 with case
- <font color="gray">'08 Merkur HD</font color> <font color="red">SOLD</font color>
- <font color="gray">'40's GEM Micromatic</font color> <font color="red"><b>PIF</b></font color>
- <font color="gray">1912 GEM - Standard Handle - Nickel</font color> <font color="red"><b>PIF</b></font color>
- 1912 GEM Travel Razor Set - Fancy Handle with case - Nickel
- <font color="gray">1924 Every Ready - Flip Top Back Loading</font color> <font color="red"><b>PIF</b></font color>
- Rolls Razor (I have 2 of them)
- Grafton Open Comb DE Razor
These razors are not currently being use and in fact most likely will never be used by me again. At some point soon I will dispose of all but the Executive and the Unused Thick Handle Tech.
My Double Edge Blades
Listed in order of preference
- Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge
- Iridium Super Extra Stainless @
- Polsilver Stainless @
@ - These blades are no longer available. When my supply runs out they come off the list.
I have settled on the SharpEdge as my regular DE blade. No need to search for anything else as these work very well for me and I even get to use them for 14 shaves without any problems. Must be the hand stropping that I do after each shave.
My Single Edge Blades
Listed in order of preference
- Ted Pella PTFE Coated SE Blades
''"These are the blades I can live with"
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My Brushes
- Crabtree & Evelyn Best Badger Brush
- The "Ever Roddy" - An Ever Ready 300 - Refurbished by the "Knotty Badger". 20 mm Silvertip Badger Knot set for a loft of 53 mm
- Ever Ready 50 N
- Ever Ready C 40
"Bought the C&E BBB based upon some recommendations I found at SMF. Found the very nice and plain Ever Ready brush at an antique store and just had to have it. The knot was very loose do I sent the brush to The "Knotty Badger" for fixing. Got a really great brush to go along with my C&E BBB." For more pix of other Knotty Badger Brushes go to this link http://www.razorgeek.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=8 The Knotty Badger aka Rodd can be reached at: [email protected]
My Soap
- Tabac
- Honeybee Spa's Ye Old Barbershop
- Mitchell's Woolfat aka "The Fat"
The Tabac was the first of my soaps & creams. I had smelled it before and the scent brought back some old memories of my youth and young adulthood. Of course the HB Ye Olde Barbershop smells just like one and 'The Fat' was obtained in a trade of sorts.
My Creams
- St Charles Shave Smoke & Beads
- St Charles Shave Very V
- St Charles Shave Oakmoss & Lavendula
- St Charles Shave Verbena
- St Charles Shave Lime
- St Charles Shave Fairway Rose
- St Charles Shave Avocado Oil
- Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood
- Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna
- Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil
- Tabac
- TSD Bamboo & Teak
- TSD Signature
- TSD Gardenia
- TSD Sweetgrass
- TSD Coconut Lime Verbena
- Truefill & Hill 1805
- Samples from TOBS: Eton College, Mr. Taylor, St. James, Almond
- Samples from T&H: 1805, West Indies Lime
- Samples from "The Queen" of TSD: Bay Rum, Tropical Verbena, Cedarwood, Almond, Patchouli
The C&E Creams were the first ones I tried. Never used a cream before that. Discovered the SCS Creams after a great experience in obtaining some cream samples from St. Sue. I liked some of the TSD sample from the "Queen of Blades" at TSD and bought two of them as well as 3 suggested creams from the members of TSD.
My Oil Pass
- Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil - a concoction of 5 food grade oils developed by Leisureguy and one of any number of essential oils for scent. Used to do the last pass touch up, thus the name. The oils: Olive, Macadamia Nut, Almond, Avocado and Grapeseed, all available in most grocery stores in the cooking oil aisle. You can get all the details about this great oil here: http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/the-oil-pass/. Scroll about 1/4 of the way down the page.
My After Shave Products
- Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner
- Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner
- St Charles Shave Savory Rose After Shave Milk
- St Charles Shave Avocado Oil ASB
- St Charles Shave Very V EDT
- St Charles Shave Smoke & Beads EDT
- St Charles Shave Blend 2-11 EDT
- St Charles Shave Aspect EDT
- C&E Sienna After Shave Balm
- C&E Sienna EDT
- C&E Sandalwood After Shave Balm
- C&E Sandalwood EDT
- Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing After Shave Balm
- 4711 Cologne
- Tabac EDT
- TSD Signature Scent EDT
- TSD Bamboo & Teak EDT
- TSD Old Spice Type EDT
''Just can't handle all the alcohol based A/S stuff I used when I shaved with the Fusion. Just love the Thayer's and use the SCS Savory Rose on special days and Sunday
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