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Whosthedaddy said:I always found the first pass a little more tuggy thank others but the subsequent passes easier and the final results very good. No way would I try several days growth wi this razor.
pjgh said:I would beg to differ ...
I think these blades are a LOT sharper than DE blades. If I put a DE blade on top of a tomato and apply a tiny bit of pressure, it will start to cut through; put a Personna (these are Personna inside, right) on top of a tomato, it's already bitten through the skin, no pressure applied.
You've got Personna blades inside, yes? If not, I don't know what you've got - they are only 'Dog Dresser' because they're not 'Shaving Blades' any more as Durham switched markets when the shaving market became saturated. It could have easily been medical or pathology, which is the way Weck went. In fact, yes, they did as Personna also scooped up that as these blades are also marketed for pathology purposes.
I don't think amount of growth is an issue - I've scythed through several days worth with these razors. I do think angle is the issue - cap flat to face and let it off about 5 degrees. I also think pressure is. Counter-intuitively, you apply more pressure. I also notice "disappearing stubble" as others have, an hour or so after the shave ... pure baby face.
For what it's worth, I tried one of the hallowed blue faced FEATHER blades, carbon steel, hard to get hold off and regarded as the smoothest shave. Popped into my known-good and trusted VC1, I got two strokes ... moved to the other side, one stroke ... nope. Tried another blade. Nope. Nothing. Nada. So dull, it couldn't cut its way out of a paper bag. Apparently, I'm not the only one, but FEATHER? Dull? It happens.
I have to say, the model you have is almost my least favourite, the Dubarry (a straight comb on a stick) being my absolute least, and both of these not really getting any play time from my collection. The Dorset and 201 with the safety bar are lovely, the combed straight razor is lovely and the long comb (like on this razor) in straight razor format probably the best, like the Gillette (British) 'New' versus the 'Old'.
It's DD's 1907 patent day towards the end of the month, so I'll be enjoying mine for a few days in various guises.
pjgh said:I would beg to differ ...
I think these blades are a LOT sharper than DE blades. If I put a DE blade on top of a tomato and apply a tiny bit of pressure, it will start to cut through; put a Personna (these are Personna inside, right) on top of a tomato, it's already bitten through the skin, no pressure applied.
You've got Personna blades inside, yes?
pjgh said:If they were Personna, they'd be in a Personna wrapper, like so:
If you want to persist, PM me your address and I'll get a pathology and a rug cutter in the post for you to try - both Personna. That goes for you, too, riverrun as those Ever Ready had me wincing just from the picture and I shave with broken glass and can lids!
That is a very kind offer I'd like to accept as I need to build up some muscle memory for shaving with a straight (Against my will. I promised - more on that later). PM sent. Thank you.pjgh said:If you want to persist, PM me your address and I'll get a pathology and a rug cutter in the post for you to try - both Personna. That goes for you, too, riverrun as those Ever Ready had me wincing just from the picture and I shave with broken glass and can lids!
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