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I bought Sunbury's English Eveready GEM quite a while ago and finaly got round using it today.
My preconceptions were that my beard is too hard I didn't think the GEM's would suit, the razor would clog and the blade wasn't held that securely.
I took some extra time prepping and once I'd established the correct angle of attack I was away, a fairly easy two pass shave was had, not the closest but close enough that I'm sure will improve with familiarity. Negotiating the chin and shnoz will take some getting used to but the shallow angle I was able to use was straight razor like and I'll know when the stubble starts poking through tommorow if it's definitely for me.
Certainly well worth trying and a much more positive experience than I was expecting.
My preconceptions were that my beard is too hard I didn't think the GEM's would suit, the razor would clog and the blade wasn't held that securely.
I took some extra time prepping and once I'd established the correct angle of attack I was away, a fairly easy two pass shave was had, not the closest but close enough that I'm sure will improve with familiarity. Negotiating the chin and shnoz will take some getting used to but the shallow angle I was able to use was straight razor like and I'll know when the stubble starts poking through tommorow if it's definitely for me.
Certainly well worth trying and a much more positive experience than I was expecting.