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For the area under the nose I kind of ignore the proper angle going downwards. My method is to start just under the nose with the head parallel to the floor and then with no pressure! I tilt the head downwards towards the lips, hence shaving the area. This felt very scary the first time I tried it, but it works for me. YMMV and you might slice off your face.
I find that I can easily do 5 four pass shaves with a GEM, a total of 20 passes. So if you do three passes, expect to get 6 to 7 shaves out of a blade, maybe even more.
The 1912 is a lovely beast. So much more handsome than a DE razor
That was my thoughts on first use of my British 1912. I described it as squeaky clean. Love all my ER's and GEM'sI cant believe how close this razor shaves (dolphin smooth) as someone described it.
You have it then Steve..My time with Ever Ready 1912 has come to an ended it has been posted off to @Glen_Lee this lunch time.
I would like to thank @alancrab for putting up the razor for pass around in the first instance. I have had 5 lovely shaves with it and enjoyed them so much I purchased my own ER 1912. Very much looking forward to having lots of dolphin like shaves.
Once again a big thank you.
Cheers
+ 1..Andreas is Spot here..I don't think I'd use the word aggressive to describe a shimmed blade. Efficient. Yet smooth.
Enjoy the start of your journey
Yes Billy the postman has dropped it through my letterbox.+ 1..Andreas is Spot here..
Billy
Billy likes to shave his dolphin"Dolphin shaves" ?
Put the top cap of the razor flat on the back of your hand, then pull it along, tilting the handle slightly until you can just feel the blade. That's the angle you want to start with. Don't lift the top cap too far off your face.1st shave with the SE & I really enjoyed it. Tried one of the supplied GEM blades. Very smooth and close shave. Over the next few shaves I think I need to work on the angle, as this is the 1st SE razor I have tried. Surprised by the weight of the razor. Now I get the buttering toast description!
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