Open combs like that nice Merkur are nice razors. They shave nice and close, and don't clog so easily when one hasn't shaved for several days.
For Patrick and others, shaving is a regressive technology (now geared primarily towards marketing advances) and many believe that unless you want to go all the way to a straight edge, that the double-edged razor blade is the next best thing. Great razor blades can still be bought as cheaply as disposables (10 cents to 50 cents a blade that will last for perhaps 5 to 10 or more shaves), and the razors themselves (essentially blade holders) from the 1910s to 1970s that one finds in antique stores and thrift stores can be as good or better than those made today. My two favorite razors are a refurbished Gillette open comb at least 50 years old, and a Merkur Slant razor I bought in an antique shop in Luling Texas. I think it was made in Germany in the 1930s. As for blades, each brand is slightly different: some too sharp, some too dull, some quite stiff, some flexible... I like 7 o'clock most of the time, but go for the Kai or Feather if I really want to...carefully... shave really closely. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 6:44:29 PM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: > > I love me my Merkur 1904 model: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/64942209@N00/5149860903 > > Blades are all over the place as you mentioned, but the basic razor is > fantastic. > > On 11/3/13, Patrick Moore <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > I might have to buy one of those shaving brushes. > > > > What's the best soap to use it with? > > > > I don't worry about haircuts -- 7 years since I saw a barber, so > > liberating! -- but I do shave. > > > > (I hack off 2" off the tail every six months or so: cinch tightly, grip > > tightly, and chop with sharp scissors. Sometimes relatives do a smoother > > job.) > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:31 AM, James Warren > > <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > > > >> > >> I'll bet the next-door barber conspicuously started using this in the > >> last > >> couple of weeks: > >> > >> > >> http://www.rivbike.com/proraso-shave-brush-p/goo21.htm > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Jim M. wrote: > >> > >> On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:53:43 PM UTC-7, BSWP wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> Anyone tried the barber next door yet? I may soon be needing a new > shop > >>> for my short haircuts, and would go out of my way to get a good cut > with > >>> interesting conversation. > >>> > >>> The best barber in the Creek is DiMaggio's, which is south a few > blocks > >> at 1379 N. Main. The owner (1st chair) is a 2nd cousin of Joltin' Joe. > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > >> To post to this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<javascript:>. > > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >> > >> > >> James Warren > >> [email protected] <javascript:> > >> > >> - 700x55 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > >> To post to this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<javascript:>. > > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* > > Certified Resume Writer > > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > [email protected] <javascript:> > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
