Williams DE Razor

[Dave in KY]

Wednesday February 15, 2023
Razor: Williams DE
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Semogue 2020 LE Tortoise/Boar
Soap: Tonsorial Williams
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: 1940's Williams Aqua Velva
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,563

 

[pjgh]

Neat!

Is it one of those razors that you fully flip open (spatchcock) by splitting it in half, load the blade and then click it back together.

 

[Dave in KY]

Neat!

Is it one of those razors that you fully flip open (spatchcock) by splitting it in half, load the blade and then click it back together.

Yep

 

[Gairdner]

Never seen anything like that before. Spatchcock - sounds very painful or is he a cousin of Hitchcock? One splits in two, the other kills you in the shower…

 

[pjgh]

Swish!

 

[Bogeyman]

Never seen anything like that before. Spatchcock - sounds very painful...

I though it was something a fella contracted while on shore leave.

 

[Gairdner]

How does it shave, Dave? It looks quite the beast. I imagine it’s fairly light with the handle not being one piece of heavy brass. I like the handle with its lines and the central ‘W’. Very cool indeed.

 

[Dave in KY]

How does it shave, Dave? It looks quite the beast. I imagine it’s fairly light with the handle not being one piece of heavy brass. I like the handle with its lines and the central ‘W’. Very cool indeed.

Thanks, it is a great smooth shave during the shave and can be decieving. Always feel slightly raw afterwards as it lulls you into a sense of mildness that causes you to get heavy handed and repetitive in strokes in the same area. It's a brass razor that after struggling with leaving it as found I finally had it replated in bright nickel. Light and and good shaver from by gone days if mindful of angle and pressure. Have a great day !

 

[pjgh]

I've seen a flat-pack razor (concept?) ... it was a Wallet Razor, or something like, which basically you folded the flat plate in half and the head was formed as you did that. Open it up, pop the blade in and away you go. Since DE blades are also very thin, the whole lot could be kept in a wallet.

This is the origin on that concept and it's a lovely piece of shaving history.

You have a good stash of Williams soap of various ages and vintages, so set for many years of fun with Williams!

 

[Dave in KY]

I've seen a flat-pack razor (concept?) ... it was a Wallet Razor, or something like, which basically you folded the flat plate in half and the head was formed as you did that. Open it up, pop the blade in and away you go. Since DE blades are also very thin, the whole lot could be kept in a wallet.

This is the origin on that concept and it's a lovely piece of shaving history.

You have a good stash of Williams soap of various ages and vintages, so set for many years of fun with Williams!

Thanks, I'll need to do a post on vintage travel razors.

 

[saj]

Yep
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Wow thats cool, love seeing stuff that a bit different that the same old stuff

 

[riverrun]

I've seen a flat-pack razor (concept?) ... it was a Wallet Razor, or something like, which basically you folded the flat plate in half and the head was formed as you did that. Open it up, pop the blade in and away you go. Since DE blades are also very thin, the whole lot could be kept in a wallet.

This is the origin on that concept and it's a lovely piece of shaving history.

You have a good stash of Williams soap of various ages and vintages, so set for many years of fun with Williams!

They didn't pack flatter than the wonderful Bigelow-Parkin:

 

[saj]

They didn't pack flatter than the wonderful Bigelow-Parkin:

Think geofatboy had this in a video of unusual shaving stuff he'd got

 

[Dave in KY]

They didn't pack flatter than the wonderful Bigelow-Parkin:

Yep, that's one I was going to highlight. Only the Travalong packs smaller that I know of.

 

[Dave in KY]

I've seen a flat-pack razor (concept?) ... it was a Wallet Razor, or something like, which basically you folded the flat plate in half and the head was formed as you did that. Open it up, pop the blade in and away you go. Since DE blades are also very thin, the whole lot could be kept in a wallet.

This is the origin on that concept and it's a lovely piece of shaving history.

You have a good stash of Williams soap of various ages and vintages, so set for many years of fun with Williams!

You didn't mean this twin blade did you? You need to flip thru the photos to see the packing. Sounds like you had something else in mind.

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[pjgh]

You didn't mean this twin blade did you? You need to flip thru the photos to see the packing. Sounds like you had something else in mind.

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Very similar concept ... same with the Kai cardboard razors.

No, what I saw was that you kinda pinched the sides and that pulled together the handle stem and formed the head, just like your Williams razor. It was a double edge razor.