Nice catch Smudge.

I've got a bent tooth on a 1930 Gillette NEW and I noticed when I tried to bend it back w/ a pliers, the tooth got imprinted a little bit by the pliers teeth. So I gave up.

In other news, I finally got around to trying Wilkinson Sword blades for the first time. I've had 3 nice close shaves w/ the first blade. I should have tried these sooner.

Ok so I found this razor while cleaning up at my mom’s house, probably was my dad’s at one time. I finally picked up some blades at the local drug emporium so I could give it a go since I’ve never shaved with one before. Man all I have to say is I like this razor better than my injector style razor. Beat of all no nicks as I usually seem to get with my injector especially on my right side for some reason.

Hard to tell with the camera angle, Fat boy or Slim Adjustable?

I’m guessing SA, I have one with same “date code” as me - 1st qtr 1963

Honestly I’m new to DE razor but I’ve learned a little about it, mainly because after I posted it I went back and noticed it was the same as one of the ones you started the thread with. Yeah it’s slim adjustable with a H 3 date code. ‘62 3rd quarter. But obviously it doesn’t look as clean or in pristine condition as yours.

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Originally posted by drabfour:
Ok so I found this razor while cleaning up at my mom’s house, probably was my dad’s at one time.

Bonus. I found my grandfather's shave brush on display in my mother's bathroom on shelf w/ other knick knacks.
It was that brush that got me started wet shaving.

I hope you were able to get some good blades. Looking back the blades I started w/ were horrible. Or my technique was a bit off too.

Drabfour, nice score on that Slim Adjustable! Mine is a '63 or a '64. It's my all-around favorite. You found an excellent razor to get started with.

I managed to find that other ball end razor head on the Tech handle. Comparing the two, the older of the two of them, which I recently bought is indeed the thinner head with the more aggressive angle to it. On that Tech handle with a Feather blade, it's super aggressive. Like, I have to be completely on my game to get a good shave and not cut myself or over shave with it. On the upside, it takes one careful pass and then a cleanup pass and I'm done.

Picked up a 3D printer from a friend who's getting out of the game the other day. Looking around, I found files to 3D print what amount to Gillette Tech razors. Not sure how I feel about those, but I did also find a file for a snap-on cover for three piece safety razor heads I think I'm gonna try printing.

I’d love to have an old Gillette Adjustable, I had one but no idea where it is now.

As I posted over a year ago, I bought my first electric razor, a Braun Series 8. It’s alright, it doesn’t cut me, but it takes about as long to do a good job as it does me using a double-edged razor.

The shaver head probably needs to be replaced, and I’ve been stalling on doing that. As a result, shaving more often with a razor, twice a week isn’t uncommon. Not using my mug and brush regularly, it makes no sense for me to keep shaving soap in the mug, it just dries out.

As luck would have it, my friend here, dsiets, gifted me with a Palmolive Shave Stick some years ago. Perfect. Wet my face. Rub the stick over the stubble, lather it up with my brush. GTG.

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Originally posted by dsiets:
I hope you were able to get some good blades. Looking back the blades I started w/ were horrible. Or my technique was a bit off too.

The only blades I found at the drug emporium were Wilkinson Sword but I figured, not sure though, that they might be better than the Van Der Hagen they carry at Walmart.

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Originally posted by drabfour:
The only blades I found at the drug emporium were Wilkinson Sword but I figured, not sure though, that they might be better than the Van Der Hagen they carry at Walmart.

The Van Der Hagens I tried were garbage. Wilkinson Sword makes a couple different types of blade, the ones I got in a sampler pack were good.

Honestly, the adjustable can really offset a blade. I can dial mine down to a 1 with a Feather in it (should still be the case, but they were known as the sharpest blade available when I was learning about this stuff about five years ago) and it yields a pretty mild shave. I stuck a Derby Extra in it a while back and cranked it up to about 8 or so and it gave me a shave that I'd compare to a Feather set around 3-4. Some guys really like Derby Extras, but those in a Gillette Tech are too dull for me and give me razor burn. All that is to say, with an adjustable, the blade matters a bit less since you can dial things in.