Any views on 3 razors I've been considering?

TobyC said:
Get a $10 Pre-war Tech and spend your money on boar brushes and hard puck soaps, if you can't get an amazing shave from a Tech the problem is you, and you can't fix that by buying another razor.

If you want another razor "just because" then go for it.
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Agreed, Tech the only razor you will ever need. Although I have 9 razors. I mostly have been using a Tech (fast show)
 
TobyC said:
Get a $10 Pre-war Tech and spend your money on boar brushes and hard puck soaps, if you can't get an amazing shave from a Tech the problem is you, and you can't fix that by buying another razor.

If you want another razor "just because" then go for it.
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I'm sure you're right but I have plenty of soaps and have taken an animal rights stand to never buy animal hair brushes again...instead I'm going to destroy more fish by buying plastic/synthetic brushes only. All the money i save will go into a new Rockwell!;)
 
TobyC said:
Get a $10 Pre-war Tech and spend your money on boar brushes and hard puck soaps, if you can't get an amazing shave from a Tech the problem is you, and you can't fix that by buying another razor.

If you want another razor "just because" then go for it.
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jimmyc said:
Agreed, Tech the only razor you will ever need. Although I have 9 razors. I mostly have been using a Tech (fast show)
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I had a tech and just didn't get on with it. I sold it on. The new owner is very happy with it. Any idea how they compare to slims or fats?
 
Tony'schin said:
My twopeneth.
1. Tried a few Parker razors, OK for the money - PIF'd or moved on.
2. 6S shaved ok, mainly used on plate 3 or 4, nice to play around with trying new blades - sold on.
3. Rex Ambassador - The best build quality DE I have, infinitely adjustable, easy to refine to any blade, poor blades become usable & tames the sharpest - it will stay with me for a very long time. YMMV.
Is it worth the coin? For me - - Hell Yeah!
T
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Aaaaaaaaaaagh! Tony'schin, Tony, Tones, Toe, T....WTF are you trying to do to me? I just settled on a Rockwell, whilst secretly craving the Rex, and I'm obviously at that vulnerable point of not having got either, and then you go and throw in your 'twopeneth'? Yeh. twopeneth of thickly lathered semtex under my finely balanced resolve, that now makes me desire the Rex even more!!!!o_O:LOL: I like the look and style of the Rex, I like the thinner head that may be the perfect solution to those tricky under-nose whiskers, and even the name just makes we want to buy one and, mid-shave, half naked, face full of shave cream, run up to total strangers in the street, thrust my new razor in front of their eyes and scream out: Reeeeeeexxxxx Aaaambaaaaaassssssaaaaadddoooooor!
I just hope you're happy with your casual attitude to the distress you have now caused. I thought this forum was a place for quiet meditation on a relaxing pastime among friends and fellow enthusiasts. How wrong I was.
Anyway, ..I'm late for my weekly WSA session (That's Wet Shavers Anonymous);)
 
Greybeard said:
Aaaaaaaaaaagh! Tony'schin, Tony, Tones, Toe, T....WTF are you trying to do to me? I just settled on a Rockwell, whilst secretly craving the Rex, and I'm obviously at that vulnerable point of not having got either, and then you go and throw in your 'twopeneth'? Yeh. twopeneth of thickly lathered semtex under my finely balanced resolve, that now makes me desire the Rex even more!!!!o_O:LOL: I like the look and style of the Rex, I like the thinner head that may be the perfect solution to those tricky under-nose whiskers, and even the name just makes we want to buy one and, mid-shave, half naked, face full of shave cream, run up to total strangers in the street, thrust my new razor in front of their eyes and scream out: Reeeeeeexxxxx Aaaambaaaaaassssssaaaaadddoooooor!
I just hope you're happy with your casual attitude to the distress you have now caused. I thought this forum was a place for quiet meditation on a relaxing pastime among friends and fellow enthusiasts. How wrong I was.
Anyway, ..I'm late for my weekly WSA session (That's Wet Shavers Anonymous);)
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I was in the same place till a few of weeks ago. Caved and bought the Rex. It is one amazing razor. Paired with a Gillette Silver blue it has been amazing. (Found it very aggressive with AstraSP but that could have been because I started at 3.5)
I have the parker varient too. But find it inconsistent. Might just be a unit defect. Uneven from one side to the other. Not so with the Rex it exudes quality and precision.
I have a P1 2020. I don't know if the latest have been modified but I have not had any issues with mine.
 
Greybeard said:
Why don't you just give me a paper cut and pour lemon juice on it!:cautious: Where's that 'report' button?...
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TobyC said:
Go vintage!
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Go vintage!?! I've just sold my 1961 Fatboy on this very site! If I wanted to go vintage...I'd have kept it. In fact even having one in the first place means that I'd already gone vintage and then gone past it and am trying to go more contemporary. Everyone is against me now!! It's a conspiracyo_O:oops:...and that big button pic doesn't make me like you much more either!
 
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