Always been intrigued by this razor and the SLOC concept.Saturday 25th September
Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Tcheon Fung Sing Traditional Line (Yellow)
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch w/Plissoft Noir 24mm
RazoRock SLOC w/Souplex Bakelite Handle
Treet Platinum (3)
Old Spice Original Aftershave (Vintage)
Did the ProShave blade feel similar to a Proline P to you Iain ?View attachment 77494
This morning -
razor - Colonial General alu on s/s handle
blade - Proshave - (1)
brush - Semogue 2015 HD silvertip
soap - Vie-Long mentha
post - witch hazel
a/s - Brut - Attraction Totale
balm - Floid
scent - Eau Sauvage parfum.
Top end result. I was pleased find after a hiatus of a couple of years that the Colonial General remains an effortlessly good razor for me. Shave well - cheers - I.
From my first go, I was erring on the gimmick side. I believe when the original was released (vintage) it was a gimmick. Another go tonight and I was purposefully rinsing the razor more frequently in order to have more water held in the cap. First go, I was seeing a lot of striation lines from the cap (as I'm a cap rider who takes blade angle from the cap rather than the comb) but with more frequent rinsing tonight, clear skin ... so, yes, I'm now erring on the side of it not being a gimmick.Always been intrigued by this razor and the SLOC concept.
Do you think it works Paul or is it more of a gimmick?
You'll man up with a few more shaves with it. Give one of our seafaring fellows a shout and see if they'll take you on a bez about at sea to toughen yer skin up. Bay Rum is a good choice. More practically for the shave, get the cap flatter to your face with the handle sticking out at what will feel like a really weird angle, coming from double edge razors. If you see comb marks in the lather, get the angle flatter still.ER1912, GEM
Zenith Unbleached Big Boar
MWF
Benjamin’s Bay Rum then more and more
Face Bath in Comfrey Oil followed by another
1 Ibuprofen 400mg
Bugger me, my face is still sore! Who’s idea was the Ever Ready window scraper anyway? I’m coming for ya…
Salt water and plenty of hot Carribean sun.Give one of our seafaring fellows a shout and see if they'll take you on a bez about at sea to toughen yer skin up.
Oh, yes ... if that was the first run for the blade, most definitely don't judge until a couple more shaves. Use a VERY light touch on the first run. There's also truth in it being a completely different beast to double edge shaving and a few more shaves will lock in some muscle memory and allow your skin to adapt. When I shaved routinely with a GEM blade I found about 18 hours to be right for regrowth (for my liking), so just made it every other day as I like to shave in the evening.This weatherbeaten auld gairdner’s mug is tough enough and I thought I was making the angle like you say but I guess not. Shaky hands, perhaps…
Plus you say the GEM gets smoother after the first use. I’ll wait a day till I have another go. Maybe it’s just the the total difference from DE? Very likely it’s just this daft bawbag right here.
No progress without sacrifice, eh?
Honestly, it does....Plus you say the GEM gets smoother after the first use.
I like what you write in that I tend to shave every other day. With my vintage DEs, I can manage every day but if I get better results with the 1912, every other day will suit me just fine.Oh, yes ... if that was the first run for the blade, most definitely don't judge until a couple more shaves. Use a VERY light touch on the first run. There's also truth in it being a completely different beast to double edge shaving and a few more shaves will lock in some muscle memory and allow your skin to adapt. When I shaved routinely with a GEM blade I found about 18 hours to be right for regrowth (for my liking), so just made it every other day as I like to shave in the evening.
I started shaving every other day shortly after being introduced to vintage Gem style razors. Best thing I ever did.I can manage every day but if I get better results with the 1912, every other day will suit me just fine.