Merkur Futur on 6 whats the fuss???

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I have come to a point where I wanted a more aggessive razor had a look round and the general opinon is the Merkur Futur.
So I just happend to drive past the Gentlemans shop in Hungerford on my way to do my weekly shop must have taken a wrong turn because I live in Swindon :p
anyway I picked one up and a bottle of proraso aftershave. Got home and snapped a blade in For my first ever shave with it I cranked it up to 6 and off I went, it felt just like a shavette so I do not know what all the fuss is about with it on the max setting. I will probably be using this setting most shaves although I would have to go 1 for the tricky spots at the mo untill I get used to the weight of it.
So my view of this razor is if you use a straight setting 6 on this razor will make you feel at home.
If you're chopping your face off with this razor get a vintage flare tip rocket or super speed and us it untill you learn to shave properly :lol: :lol:

I like this Razor it's a Big Boys Toy :shave :D
 
I have cranked up the scale and find 3.75 to be about right for me but we are all different. Using it on 4 was fine but after a few days on the trot it gives me irritation so I prefer to keep it a bit below.
 
You can crank it up even more you know.

Just push the head in and unscrew past the notch that stops you going past 6.

I found this out the hard way. Sometimes my kids play shave with bladeless razors, and one of the curious little beggers cranked my Futur up to eleven. I only noticed this when I was shaving with it and it felt a bit rough.

3 is aggressive enough for me.
 
A few weeks now with the Futur, I dialled it back from 2 to 1 and found I could move more swiftly, buff the trouble areas with ease and with a few passes got to the same result but less irritation. However I was going too fast on the neck and nicked twice. But I think I might stay at 1 for a while and slow it down a tad. Every DE shave is a feedback loop on how to do it better next time.
 
I got jumped on and scolded by a DE shaving expert on a different forum when I suggested that another member might like to try setting his Fatboy to 9. Apparently such a thing shouldn't be attempted: strange that it works for me. Anyway, given that everything I hear suggests that the Futur starts where the Gillettes leave off, it would be irresponsible for anyone to recommend a setting over 0.5, surely?

Oh, and given the choice between that overweight Teutonic adjustable buttplug of a razor and my wimpy little Rocket, I think I'll stick with the latter, thanks. :twisted: Or a cut throat.
 
Big.Dave said:
Got home and snapped a blade in For my first ever shave with it I cranked it up to 6 and off I went, it felt just like a shavette so I do not know what all the fuss is about with it on the max setting.
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LOL !!!

I think the fuss is that there isn't any other DE that's has as large a blade gap as a Futur. As a consequence, ( not solely ) it is the closest shaving of any DE currently available.

Of course the razor is one half of the equation. The other half being the blade.

What blade were you using ?
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Andsomebodyspoke said:
Big.Dave said:
Got home and snapped a blade in For my first ever shave with it I cranked it up to 6 and off I went, it felt just like a shavette so I do not know what all the fuss is about with it on the max setting.
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LOL !!!

I think the fuss is that there isn't any other DE that's has as large a blade gap as a Futur. As a consequence, ( not solely ) it is the closest shaving of any DE currently available.

Of course the razor is one half of the equation. The other half being the blade.

What blade were you using ?
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Zen is... but Zen again... Zen isn't !
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To be honest the blade gap was what put me off buying it. But only in the pursuit of a closer shave I took the plunge I had been using a shavette so no safety but my own hand. I think if you are good with a straight and feel that although comfortable your vintage DE feels a bit mild the futur is for you. if you are a newbie the futur will be a steep learning curve. I have been getting BBs with 3 passes and not needing to shave for a couple of days.

The blades I use are personna red pack, super max, tesco own brand and treet black beautys. I'm still forming my own views on good blade bad blade.
 
Big.Dave said:
The blades I use are personna red pack, super max, tesco own brand and treet black beautys. I'm still forming my own views on good blade bad blade.
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Hey Dave, for what it's worth, the above blades are pretty mild in terms of sharpness.
A sharper blade such as a Feather or Iridium will make the Futur a more aggressive shaving machine.
IMO there would be very few people that would use a Futur with a Feather blade on setting 6! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Andsomebodyspoke said:
Big.Dave said:
The blades I use are personna red pack, super max, tesco own brand and treet black beautys. I'm still forming my own views on good blade bad blade.
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Hey Dave, for what it's worth, the above blades are pretty mild in terms of sharpness.
A sharper blade such as a Feather or Iridium will make the Futur a more aggressive shaving machine.
IMO there would be very few people that would use a Futur with a Feather blade on setting 6! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Zen is, is it not ?
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Sharp Feather blades in a Futur set on 6 Good God man what are you thinking :p :lol: :lol:
If you posted that on another site you would be taken round the back of the forum for a Gentlemenly kicking!!

I might just give it a go though when I get round to aquireing some feathers.
 
Big.Dave said:
Sharp Feather blades in a Futur set on 6 Good God man what are you thinking :p :lol: :lol:
If you posted that on another site you would be taken round the back of the forum for a Gentlemenly kicking!!

I might just give it a go though when I get round to aquireing some feathers.
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LOL !!!!
No more like a Shavette ! :lol:
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