scottymac said:
Morning all,
Hope this doesn't seem like a stupid question.
Is there much of a difference between modern safety razors and and vintage ones.And if there is a difference what are they.
How do you know which vintage razors suits you is it just trial and error.Thinking of buying a vintage razor but as there is so many not sure what is best to go for.
Cheers
Scotty
Hi there,
Those are some good questions. Yeah, there's differences between vintage and new razors, but there's also differences between various new ones and various older versions. How's that?
How the razor is set up as far as weight, balance, and the head and handle design is gonna determine how it'll fit you. All those things add to the performance, pro or con.
Heh, this whole goofy 'hobby' is trial and error, and you gotta try more than one model razor to figure out what's up. The thing about razors and blades is it's all about comparisons. Right now you have zero reference point, and you can pick most of the razors out there to start with. My advice is to get one on the milder side, and stay away from slants or open combs for the moment.
The more popular vintage Gillettes are the various Tech and superspeed types. There's also some adjustables, and also there's other fixed head types that are well received and get very good reviews. All of those would be fine to start with.
The EJ DE89 is extremely popular if you wanna buy new. Yeah, you can see by the other posts that members love that head design.
Whatever one you get, don't change it for a month or so. You want to improve your technique so you can accurately judge the next razor you try. Keep using the same type blade for two weeks, so that when you switch you'll actually notice a difference between the two.
Ok, that's plenty for now. I hope some of what I typed will help somehow.
Martin