SE v DE What's the benefits?

Dazednconfused said:
I lurve my Ever Ready 1912, I can get BBS without really looking for it in 2 passes.
I was then wondering, as much as I adore my vintage ER, if there were modern razors that accommodated the GEM blades? This blade works very well for me in the ER, and rather than open up another rabbit hole with AC blades, I could find a razor that’ll work with mountain of GEM blades I already own?
If there aren’t any, I’ll soldier on with the daintiness and genius of the Ever Ready and resist this itch.
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There are many, MANY, vintage razors that take the wonderful GEM blade, no need to emasculate yourself with some modern, backyard garage, homemade, poorly machined, house payment priced, fad razor!!! It's vintage or hairiness, no third choice for a sane man with good taste! Vintage brass has vintage class, stainless steel is for deck screws.
 
Blademonkey said:
The V1 didn't shave and the V2 was not much better, ask Mike about his! @mpf9ret

I had the V1 and Mike had the V2 they both needed work before they would shave and even then both were not as good as the Blackland L1
Who brought Mike's when he sold it? I can't remember who I sold mine to after I had worked on it.

Paul
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Ah, the perils of buying modern expensive razors that people think are so wonderful. ;)
 
TobyC said:
There are many, MANY, vintage razors that take the wonderful GEM blade, no need to emasculate yourself with some modern, backyard garage, homemade, poorly machined, house payment priced, fad razor!!! It's vintage or hairiness, no third choice for a sane man with good taste! Vintage brass has vintage class, stainless steel is for deck screws.
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This is an over-generalisation. To assume all contemporary cutlery as above is sweeping and nonsensical.
 
Scotshave said:
This is an over-generalisation. To assume all contemporary cutlery as above is sweeping and nonsensical.
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A little over the top? :p :ROFLMAO: I'm being facetious of course! Any properly made blade holder will shave any man who knows how to shave. You fellas just take things too seriously! :eek::eek::eek: But I have generated much useful conversation have I not? I'm hungry!!! :oops:
 
Blademonkey said:
The V1 didn't shave and the V2 was not much better, ask Mike about his! @mpf9ret

I had the V1 and Mike had the V2 they both needed work before they would shave and even then both were not as good as the Blackland L1
Who brought Mike's when he sold it? I can't remember who I sold mine to after I had worked on it.

Paul
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I got Mike's in a trade, it works well for me.
 
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Boycie83 said:
What did you dislike about it? I quite like the G1. @vates taught me about the different versions and I seem to have a V2 - not sure if that makes a difference.
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Yep, no problems with my G1. It is a mild razor alright. But with some technique adjustments, I can get close shaves with no problems. For example, I find some Techs and Star DE razors to be too mild to get a really close shave with. So G1 (v2) is definitely a mild-plus razor for me. YMMV
 
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