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Fido said:And the sun's still shining.
John said:1948-1949 SuperSpeed
feather blade
The Super Speed is my least favored Vintage DE Razor.
It's agressive little sod Frankly,
and doesent get used in anger very often, I could go off describing this Razor like I'm on LSD but.....no. I give this one every bit of caution as a straight razor!
dodgy said:After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:
vintage butterscotch Ever Ready badger
1958 Executive/Feather
Klar Kabinett SS (really liking this stuff a lot)
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Yohji Yamamoto 'Yohji Homme'' EdT
For whatever the reason, my Executive called to me this morning. Been quite a while since last using this razor/blade combo, which was a favorite of mine. Yeah, now I remember why I like that set up so much.
The combination of that rounded head, plus being able to dial in the exact amount of bite needed for the Feather blade, makes this combo pretty much unbeatable for me.
BBS results,
Martin
John said:1948-1949 SuperSpeed
feather blade
The Super Speed is my least favored Vintage DE Razor.
It's agressive little sod Frankly,
and doesent get used in anger very often, I could go off describing this Razor like I'm on LSD but.....no. I give this one every bit of caution as a straight razor!
What's doin John,
Man, I agree with you when it comes to getting less than wonderful shaves with that superspeed model. Matter of fact, i don't get on with any of those things, except for maybe the 1941 Ranger and the Red Tip. Neither one's in my rotation because they just aren't that much fun to use.
Seems like most superspeed types have more bite than what's expected and I have to be real careful with paying attention to detail. Heh, even after a successful shave, it's not as close as when using other razors. Yeah, sad to say I just don't understand superspeeds.
Martin
John said:I've never got on with the super speeds neither,
man I wonder what gillette was thing about in the design room.....
dodgy said:John said:I've never got on with the super speeds neither,
man I wonder what gillette was thing about in the design room.....
Well John, Gillette was probably thinking about sellin the hell outta those things, which I'm sure they did. Different versions were made for God knows how many years.
Now to be fair, you and I may be in the minority here. I've ready plenty of posts over the years about how nice this or that superspeed is to shave with. I'm guessing most people don't have the same issues as you and me. Still, you don't read too many SOTDs using a superspeed.
Martin
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