A smooth shave on a sunny Wednesday morning.
A problem challenge with straight razors is that they require skill to keep sharp. A safety razor on the other hand – be it using double edged, single edged, or even wedge blades – requires a lot less skill. So it is perhaps inevitable that someone will come up with a straight that uses replacable blades. Today we often call them shavettes. But when A V Brokhahne and C Langbein patented an early version back in 1887, they choose a more descriptive name: attachable and detachable back for razor-blades.
A late shave after a busy weekend.
A fine Friday shave, although the week isn’t quite done.
Everyone needs a shaving mirror.
Everyone who shaves that is. But even a non-shaver might benefit from a modern mirror with a useful shelf and drawer. And best of all; according to Hobbies Weekly you can make one yourself.
Continue readingA nice midweek shave to wrap up the month.
The Big Fellow. A new – in 1920 – Old Type. Even if no one called it an Old Type back then, because the New Type wasn’t even a twinkle in Gillette’s eye.
So what is a Big Fellow, and how did I learn about it? Especially seeing as how I’ve not heard the term before, at least not used on a razor?
Continue readingA Monday shave is a magnificent way to start a new week.
A fine and slightly experimental Friday shave.
While using peanut oil as a preshave worked well enough, it was messy enough that I won’t do it again.
No shadow of doubt ever exists in the mind of a man who uses a –
Gillette Safety Razor.
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