What razor (modern and/or vintage) gives you the closest, most comfortable shave? (I hope it's not a straight razor.)I picked the model X up for a friend. I've only shaved with it once, and I went really slow and careful. No thoughtless quick shave with one of those. It wasn't a bad shave by any means, but I had zero desire to shave with it again. It felt a bit like playing Russian roulette, if you take my meaning.
We can only call it as we find it, and for me, the Cobra Classic ticks all the boxes.What razor (modern and/or vintage) gives you the closest, most comfortable shave?
It would be a toss up between my No. 58, Cooper Monobilt, and 1936 one piece aristocrat (precursor to the #15).What razor (modern and/or vintage) gives you the closest, most comfortable shave? (I hope it's not a straight razor.)
I guess it would be the GEM MMOC, for me, though I still find myself reaching for the uncomforable iKon Tech for final clean-up on many occasions.
I was fortunate enough to pick up a Shake Sharp (thanks to some posts you made on another forum) and find it provides a very, very good shave. I bet someone could reproduce a similar double edge version of the razor at a cheap cost, provided they didn't include the 'shake' feature. Someone is currently auctioning a Cooper Monobilt on eBay with 90 (proprietary?) blades. It's tempting, but I'm already waiting on a Karve razor (with E-F plates) and am thinking about a Blackland Dart and RazoRock Game Changer (with 0.9 base plate). It's mind boggling seeing all of the vintage razors that have been offered in the past 100+ years. Thanks for everyone's reply.It would be a toss up between my No. 58, Cooper Monobilt, and 1936 one piece aristocrat (precursor to the #15).
I get a really close shave with the shake sharp, but it's borderline uncomfortable, similar to the mmoc for me, but with a much wider blade selection.
It's one of the more satisfying hobbies to get into if you are a razor collector. And there's a huge range of cost, but not a huge range of difference (shaving wise) from one end of the spectrum to the other.I was fortunate enough to pick up a Shake Sharp (thanks to some posts you made on another forum) and find it provides a very, very good shave. I bet someone could reproduce a similar double edge version of the razor at a cheap cost, provided they didn't include the 'shake' feature. Someone is currently auctioning a Cooper Monobilt on eBay with 90 (proprietary?) blades. It's tempting, but I'm already waiting on a Karve razor (with E-F plates) and am thinking about a Blackland Dart and RazoRock Game Changer (with 0.9 base plate). It's mind boggling seeing all of the vintage razors that have been offered in the past 100+ years. Thanks for everyone's reply.
I bet someone could reproduce a similar double edge version of the razor
Im not trying to be deliberately argumentative, or go even further of topic, but I'm finding it hard to envisage a DE DeHaven as the handle (like the Cobra Classic and injectors) is designed to be used with an SE head.I'd like to see someone follow the original patent and make a shake sharp that takes both DE and SE blades
Not surprising. We aren't talking about the DeHaven shake to sharpen razor.Im not trying to be deliberately argumentative, or go even further of topic, but I'm finding it hard to envisage a DE DeHaven as the handle (like the Cobra Classic and injectors) is designed to be used with an SE head.
Wow thanks for that, lend me your cap so I can doff it.Not surprising. We aren't talking about the DeHaven shake to sharpen razor.
We are discussing the G.E. Jones Shake Sharp Razor. https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/the-shake-sharp-razor.29757/
Is this the famous understated British sarcasm? Perhaps I misunderstood your post in my reply.Wow thanks for that, lend me your cap so I can doff it.
No sarcasm at all.Is this the famous understated British sarcasm? Perhaps I misunderstood your post in my reply.
Edit: nevermind. I should have clarified that the shake sharp we were discussing earlier was the G.E. Jones version.
From what I understand, the DeHaven shake sharp can take injector blades with very little modification.
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