Two piece razors?

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I love looking at all the amazing aluminium, brass and stainless steel de razors which appear on SOTD. But, as far as I can tell, they ALL appear to be three piece razors. Now I can appreciate that the likelihood of anyone making a non zamac one piece (or TTO) is a non starter. But, for those of us whose occasional lack of dexterity makes using three piece razors problematic, I would have thought that a two piece would not be out of the question. I have a Merkur 34C, 38C and a Muhle R89 Twist, and apart from a couple of adjustables I think that is all that are currently available. I love them and use all three in rotation, but a really nice aluminium or brass or stainless or, dare I say it, titanium (although I doubt it would be affordable) would be a nice something to aspire to (and drool over).
Does anyone on the forum know if any manufacturer, large or small, make one?
Cheers and thanks for reading,
Ken
 
pjgh said:
The Gillette single ring are three-piece and brass ... beneath silver plate if you get an earlier one. Into the 1920s, you might well find an all brass one that doesn't need de-plating.

... but you want a new razor, don't you? Still, the seed is now planted ;)
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Ooh, vintage, there’s a thought. The single ring might be a bit advanced for me though (and OC!) is it a 2 piece though?
 
Some good suggestions out there. What I really want is something like a Henson, Karve, Tatara, Blackland etc but as a 2 piece razor. If Merkur or Muhle made stainless 2 piece versions, I’d be there!
 
Johnny Bravo said:
If it does not have to be specifically a DE razor you are after then take a look at the Leaf Twig or Thorn.
Great loading mechanism, lightweight and takes half a DE blade.
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Good idea. It’s really just not zamac and not 3 piece I’m looking for, but I’ve not really considered the Leaf razors, will have a shufti at them. Mind you, the thought of breaking a blade in half with my tremors fills me with foreboding!
 
TobyC said:
Gillette made some two piece razors.

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They also made very nice TTO razors.



And then there's the GEM Micromatic family that are TTOs.

And don't forger the injector razors!
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Useful advice, thanks. All the 2 piece ones I have checked out seem to be OC's, (not keen), I have bid on one or two UK based Superspeeds and Rockets that were not too expensive and I keep checking the bay, but no luck yet. Don't fancy going down the GEM rabbit hole just yet and I don't really get Injectors!
 
Everyday Shaving Stinger.
Maxwell June (sort of)
Rockwell T2 - they had a steel TTO.
There was a relatively inexpensive aluminium two piece on AliExpress that looked decent. Will see if I can dig it out.

With adjustables, but you can always set it to a particular setting and then change it to a different one for a change of pace every now and then, if you'd fancy.

Injectors are nice once you get intothe groove. I only have the Supply Provision injector, and its steel versions have been, sadly, discontinued. Suited me so well I haven't been tempted enough by other offerings so far.
Plenty of vintage ones around, though.
 
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