Glad you found the benefit..It just seats the blade to the correct Bevel Setting..The Original Stropping Blades are a Different Experience again because they haven't a Factory Multi - Faceted Edge..There are Issues with that as Well..The Stropping blades are Far Smoother anyway & if you find any Different its because they are Not Shave Ready..@Fergiebilly,
I carried out the modification today, and well....I doff my cap to you Sir, many thanks.
I wouldn't have thought it possible to improve upon the perfection in the 1912 but this most certainly does. Not entirely sure how it manages to become more aggressive whilst still maintaining the smoothness. The latter is why I have always been taken by the 1912.
I guess I'm just going to have to get some original blades and a stropper now!
Glad you found the benefit..It just seats the blade to the correct Bevel Setting..The Original Stropping Blades are a Different Experience again because they haven't a Factory Multi - Faceted Edge..There are Issues with that as Well..The Stropping blades are Far Smoother anyway & if you find any Different its because they are Not Shave Ready..
Billy
See this thread..Kit wise, what blades and stropper should I be looking out for?
See this thread..
http://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/com...having-with-a-1912-the-traditional-way.36246/
If you haven't got a stropping handle here are the Dimensions and how to make One on another Thread of Mine..
http://theshaveden.com/forums/posts/1024466/
Billy
That's Great..I tried this today with my Ever-Ready 1914 and it improved the shave ... don't have enough experience to tell you exactly how it did that but it was 'better".
Thanks
The G Bar is Generally considered on the Milder side of the Spectrum & I would Concur with That..Its No Pussycat for Sure but it should be a Very Smooth Shaver because it was One of the Later SEs that were Designed to take a Modern Gem Blade thus it Doesn't Require a Shim..If its offering a Rough Aggressive Shave then there are other issues going such as Angle & stuff..The G Bar Shaves at a Different Angle to earlier SEs..It was designed to have an Angle more Like a DE..Not Quite but not that Far Away..Somewhere in between a DE & an Older SE..Hi Billy,
There is a pass around box here in NZ and included is a GEM G-Bar that is rather aggressive to be polite ... ripped me a nice case of razor burn. Do you think the shim will help that razor too?
I might do a link to this thread for the guys in the hope of making SE razors more popular and spreading the word about this site.
There could be something wrong with it perhaps..That said all SEs especially the later Ones with the Exception of the OCMM & Clog Pruf shave at a Different Angle to Older SEs..You have to shave with every SE on its Own Merits..The are Not All Like for Like..It annoys me when Folks tell New Folks Flat Against the Face as if its Applicable to all SE s Cause it Sure Aint..Thanks Billy I'll give it another try it with your advice in mind. All the guys who have tried the G have had the same result so I guess we are all making the same mistake.
Well..Yeah the OCMM can be a Nasty SE..I never did take to it myself..thanks again Billy I had better check it out before it kills again. I have had a 1912 and now have a 1914 and experienced no issues at all, I did try the open comb SE ... Micromatic? and that was nasty as well.
Just purchased a straight razor so it would seem that I'm a slow learner too !
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