First time out with this 1904 Gillette look'a'like from Merkur.(bought from 'AdamSmith', thankyou mister)
7o'clock yell
Arko soap lathered in bowl
I wouldnt want my razors anymore aggressive than this, It gave me a very good finish with two passes and no nicks. I think it has about the same bite as my SS Flaretip (bought from timbomongoose slick) and in use is about as noisey.
The razor is a nice weighty beast, its decorated hex section handle sits nicely between your finger tips and in your palm, you cant do the 'twisty' thing (hook manover) with this one as easy as you can with a tech, saying that I dont think I would want to mess around with too many passes at this aggression. I notice that the blade seems to be arched up slighty more under the cap iron than in a tech, I think this was a characteristic of those early gillettes.
Yup, I like this razor and will be using it regularly.
Im getting a little razor collection going here, 'slick' said I would when I joined this fab forum.
7o'clock yell
Arko soap lathered in bowl
I wouldnt want my razors anymore aggressive than this, It gave me a very good finish with two passes and no nicks. I think it has about the same bite as my SS Flaretip (bought from timbomongoose slick) and in use is about as noisey.
The razor is a nice weighty beast, its decorated hex section handle sits nicely between your finger tips and in your palm, you cant do the 'twisty' thing (hook manover) with this one as easy as you can with a tech, saying that I dont think I would want to mess around with too many passes at this aggression. I notice that the blade seems to be arched up slighty more under the cap iron than in a tech, I think this was a characteristic of those early gillettes.
Yup, I like this razor and will be using it regularly.
Im getting a little razor collection going here, 'slick' said I would when I joined this fab forum.
