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Post by pauldog on Mar 5, 2010 14:13:41 GMT -5
I recently discovered Dave's forum here, but I was one of the first people discussing single edge razors at shavemyface.com.
I have: an early Star wedge blade razor, a G-Bar, a couple of Micromatics (comb and no comb), a Contour II, an Ever-Ready with a tiny black wood handle that can take wedge blades or current blades, a 1912 Ever-Ready, and several others I've lost track of.
I started with Gem razors in the 1980's when I bought a pack of blades and mailed in the coupon on the back with $1 to get a Contour II razor.
I've seen a picture of an old blues musician shaving himself with a bare disposable blade and no razor. Too poor to buy the razor, I guess.
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Post by etoyoc on Mar 5, 2010 15:57:16 GMT -5
Hey Paul!
Good to have you here with us. We were just talking about you and those Feather SE blades. Talk about timing!
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Post by Admin on Mar 5, 2010 20:45:03 GMT -5
well well well  |
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Post by mbwhoosh on Mar 5, 2010 20:48:00 GMT -5
Welcome to TOS Paul! ;D ;D ;D Nice intro, sounds like you'll fit right at home here Looking forward to your posts and maybe some pics of that collection of yours  |
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Mar 5, 2010 21:38:36 GMT -5
Welcome! Always good to have another expert for rookies like me to learn from.
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Post by rocketman on Mar 5, 2010 23:22:47 GMT -5
Gday Pauldog!! Nice to see you out here where the real razor business is happening!!! It sounds like you have quite the history - looking forward to your wisdom!! (I am almost out of the Feathers you sent me last year.  ) |
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Post by wchnu on Mar 6, 2010 1:54:49 GMT -5
Welcome to the Show Paul..glad to see ya.
Fuzzy
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Post by spinyeel on Mar 6, 2010 15:54:54 GMT -5
G'day Paul. Welcome aboard. ;D
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Post by cmur12 on Mar 6, 2010 16:16:45 GMT -5
Welcome, Pauldog! I'm another of the newer members here, but I've been reading your posts at SMF for the last three years. - Murray |
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Post by pauldog on Mar 9, 2010 15:16:28 GMT -5
I'm afraid I've been out of those Feather single edge blades for a long time. I got them from JimR in Japan. I don't know if he's at this forum, but he's at some of the others.
The problem was that it was a hassle to use those blades. You couldn't use them in a Micromatic at all (where theoretically the lack of a spine wouldn't hurt), and some Valets wouldn't work, either. To use them in a regular Gem razor meant adding a spine, which was always fun to remove from a used blade.
These days, I haven't even been shaving much. I've had the flu, and relapsed a couple of times when I tried to get out of the house and do much of anything.
It's too bad that Themba from shavemyface has disappeared. He was another early user of SE's, and was doing all sorts of things with them; honing wedge blades, for instance.
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