How could you?*EDIT* Gillette Old Type (forgot about that one,
I know! It was reading your post with the mention of the Old type when I realised. A damn fine razor it is too, mine is a 1920 vintage one, picked up from eBay for not very much, the photos were a bit blurry but the price was right. After removing the tarnish it came up great, no bent teeth and little wear. Funny to think this razor is nearly 100 years old, but it shaves perfectly.How could you?
The first small step for DEs
I have two, a 1918 single ring and a 1920s thick cap and love them both.I know! It was reading your post with the mention of the Old type when I realised. A damn fine razor it is too, mine is a 1920 vintage one, picked up from eBay for not very much, the photos were a bit blurry but the price was right. After removing the tarnish it came up great, no bent teeth and little wear. Funny to think this razor is nearly 100 years old, but it shaves perfectly.
Let's sort this out.
Open comb does not mean more aggressive.
I have a Gillette New OC that I would recommend to newbies.
I have a 37c closed that I would suggest as a second razor.
Every razor on its merits.
Here is a guide to covering the ground to shaving awareness :
1. A closed comb starter, 34c,tech, 89 etc
2. A slant.
3. An adjustable (slim, fat boy, progress, variant, et al)
4. An open comb (fatip, new, et al)
5. A single edge (1912)
6. An injector
7. A straight if you are brave (I am not)
After you have dragged these across your face, you are up to speed. You don't know it all. I don't, and never will. But you're 90% of the way there and aware of your shortcomings. If you shop carefully on the second hand market, you have out laid about £100 excluding the straight.