Injector & SE Party !!!

Was that before or after you used the beer tokens?

 

Now..Come to Think of It..I Cant Remember..

Billy..

 

Finally! I found a Type D & a Type F. The Type D looks unused. This fills out my Schick alphabet except for a Type N and I can't justify what they're getting for them.

 

Sweet! Congrats

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Lovely Injectors the D & F Types..I love Mine to Bits..

Billy..

 

Wow!
I've just picked mine up as well, within the past couple of months. What great shavers!
Enjoy!

 

April 29, 2016

A month with my Schick Type F.
My three weeks with the F were very successful, as was this last week with the Type G4.
Both razors shined with the FergieFeather blade. I realized that I had not used that blade when I assessed my Type D, soooo….

Hot Shower
Razor: Schick Type D
Blade: The FergieFeather Mod (Feather AC Pro - cut to fit) (1)
Soap: Route 66 - The Black Pearl
Brush: Omega 48
TSD Witch Hazel
AS: Myrsol Blue




Two-pass shave - XTG, ATG
Like most shaves this week I probably didn’t even need the XTG pass and could have gone straight to one ATG pass…but I wanted to test this razor/blade combo.

A fine first pass but it was somewhat different than my usual XTG passes this week.

The ATG pass revealed the issue fairly quickly with a few nicks and a cut on my mouth corner. The sharpness of the Feather AC Pro that was so smooth on the F and G, clearly reminded me that the cutting angle on the D is different than the F and G. I may not have noticed it as much with other blades while using the D, but this blade clearly accentuates it.

From my perspective, the angle on the D is more like the Schick Repeaters (Types A,B,C) than it is the F and G. Some describe the Repeater angle as an angle as close to using a straight razor than with any other safety razor. Once I had the razor head nearly flat on my face, the razor / blade combo smoothed out and I put my styptic pencil away.

I’ll give it another go on my next shave with this reminder fresh in mind.

Cheers!
RT

 

Aye..The Type D is Somewhere between the Repeaters & the later Injectors in Terms of Angle..I have Noticed it can Bite or Nick with a Sharp NOS Dutch Danglies Blade..

Billy..

 

Round two on the C.V. Heljestrand - aka the Nordic Beauty. I'm happy to say the blade supplied by @Billyfergie was smoother and far less tuggy than the one I used yesterday.

I knew from the first stroke that it was better. However, I can't say it was a good shave or one I enjoyed. While the tugging was about a fourth or less of yesterday's the whisker reduction still wasn't great. Better than the day before. If I stopped at 3 passes I would have been at where 4 passes took me yesterday. I went for 4 again and got close to a BBS in some places and DFS in a few others. It was still tuggy on the chin and under the chin on the neck. However, as difficult as it was, at least I was able to complete an ATG pass on my upper lip which proved to be impossible yesterday.

Not a comfortable shave and the Alum block screamed like it did the day before. Today I picked up a cut and two weepers as well. I attribute those to being a little bolder and less cautious than before. My face eagerly awaited the after shave balm. I don't know how many shaves this is going to take before I reach a point where it is a pleasure but I am not looking forward to the stretch of road between here and there.

T$H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Castle Forbes Lavender Shave Cream
T&H Wellington Super Badger
C.V. Heljestrand
C.V. Heljestrand blade
Osma Alum Block
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

arrrgh, now you tell me!!!

 

Very nice! They are great shavers.

 

Well..That's a Number of Honers You have went through So its has to be a Technique thing Karl..I shaved with that Blade and was DFS in One Pass & BBS in Two..These are Heavy Tools & Do Require a Different Technique ..I got the Shave of My Life with that Same Blade..

These are in Some Ways like Shaving with a Straight Razor..If the Angle is Wrong they Wont Cut or they will Tug..I know from Experience that One can Have a Perfectly Honed & Sharpened Hollow Ground Blade Whether it be an SE or SR & Not be Able to get a Shave Out of it Due to Technique..

I would Suggest Just Going WTG Until You get Used to these Hollow Ground Blades whether it be an SR or an SE until You Figure Them..

Billy..

 

Great advise for all of us.
Thank you Billy

Tom

 

The Thing with Hollow Ground Blade SEs or SRs is the Blade is Almost Vertical..Not Quite but 2 Spine Width is a Ruff Guide..Now..That has to be Maintained throughout the Shave..No Misses..Or You are well Up a Gum Tree..That takes a Bit of Practice..One must Forget Modern Blade stuff & throw it Out the Window as it doesn't Apply Here..This Guy here Sums it Up Well & Notice the Differnce between a Modern Blade Feather Artist to a Hollow Ground SR..The same is apllicable to a Hollw Ground Blade SE..

Billy..

 

Well, I probably won't be going for 4 passes anymore. I think pressure is the next variable for me to work with. My sense is the tolerance of the Nordic Beauty for a poor angle is low and my consistency will firm up with practice. But, as I said before, "I don't know how many shaves this is going to take before I reach a point where it is a pleasure but I am not looking forward to the stretch of road between here and there." There is a fine line between stubborn and determined but fortunately I'm adept at both.

 

Todays shave involved 2 razors. My Star 1902 and my Rapide. I chose to use both because I had a crappy old wedge I got with the Star. It was very worn with a curved edge. As it was basically no good the way it was. I decided to see if I could make it shave ready. I busted out some 320 wet dry sand paper and proceeded to get the edge a lot straighter. In the process the chipped edge got a bit smaller. After about 45 minutes on the 320 i moved on to the lapping film. 12,9,5,3&1. I then proceeds to strop it on my Allego with the K11 attachment for wedge blades. I gave it 40 laps.

I then wanted to see if it would fit my Rapide. The blade has too much removed and will not go all the way forward. Oh well it fit the Star, so i decided I will use both today. The Star with my honed Comet blade. The rapid with a Rapide blade honed by @spidey9 . I also gave it 40 laps on the Allegro. It was the third shave with the Rapide blade.

I decided to do the first pass with the Star as I know the Rapide cuts great. I made a nice slick lather that was not too thick. I made my first stoke on the Star and the blade felt surprisingly smooth. So I proceeded to finish the first pass. The shave was nice and smooth, no nicks or weepers. Yippee my first successful wedge honing.

I rinsed my face and felt around. I got about the same results as a Gem SE blade. This means it was a mild shave. I find the 1902 to be very mild. That did not change much with a wedge. So I broke out my Rapide to do the 2 final passes. Man this blade got really smooth today. It destroyed the rest of my whiskers. I did get a small nick on my adams apple. Unpuffed at the wrong time. Anyhow got a SFS to BBS shave.

Enjoy your weekend.

Tom

 

Late to the party again but here is this morning's (Friday) shave:

Ernst Scharff Rapide
C. V. Heljestrand wedge blade (2)
Plisson synthetic brush
Chiseled Face Groomatorium Sherlock soap & aftershave

I stayed up late Wednesday night honing this blade and have been using it in this Rapide the last two days. I've enjoyed a couple of really close shaves, with a tiny bit of irritation due to mental lapses on my part. Great shaves nonetheless.

--Bob

 

I love both of mine. Two of the best shavers in my den. I wish I had cases for mine......im jealous.

 

4/30/16



Great shave with the Gem this morning. Really a smooth and efficient razor.

 

twhite, I found a Pal Injectomatic in the wild today. It appears to be NOS with the red blade insert still in the spring. It is complete with directions and a Pal blade dispenser with blades. I can't wait to give it a go based on your recommendation. Picking it up for $10 makes it all the better.

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