Injector & SE Party !!!

The Type E 1 is Very Smooth..No Bones about it..

Billy..

 

I've got my E2 lined up for tomorrow, back on the injector train! ---------

 

Choo Choo....

Billy..

 

I agree, the E1 is much tamer than the E2. I personally struggle with the E2, but the E1 had been OK.

 

Judging by the picture you better put your glasses on.

 

I didn't Know you had a Type E 1 with a Square Spring that Opens..

Billy..

 

Thursday's

 

Good setup Jim. Excellent brush.

 

Thank you. The cream that keeps on giving. That brush is an excellent brush. If I only had one brush, I would be satisfied with it.

 

First Shave with aValet VC-1

Razor: Valet VC-1
Blade: De-spined Gem SS
Brush: JR 57 w/ Maggards synthetic 24mm
Soap: PAA Big Save Soap
Post Shave: OSMA block
AS: PAA Big Shave Splash

This was my first full shave with my Valet. I tied it one other time but found it would not cut with the GEM blade. Thanks to @spidey9 he got me dialed in on the mod needed to get the blade to move all the way forward to the stops.

Lathering the PAA soap is a pleasure. It makes a fine slick lather with little effort. So I went to work on my first pass. Right off the bat I noticed that you really do not have a cap to set your angle. When laid back all the way it did not want to cut nice. Easily fixed by just lifting slightly off the face. The second and most noticeable thing is, the blade tends to vibrate like a DE razor. Not a bad thing per say, but not what I was expecting from a SE. I believe this is from the design of holding the blade in more of a pinching fashion on the front edge and back edge. Nothing like a standard SE or injector, where it is held in place from the back and a nice contact all the way across the blade towards the working end of the blade. This is just my observation.

being that there seems to be less support on the blade. I found that it did not want to cut thru my first pass as smooth as SE's, much more like DE's. (not nearly as efficient) The blade tends to skip

 

First shave with my NOS New Model C Va!et Auto Strop Razor.

Razor- NOS New Model C Valet Auto Strop.
Blade- NOS Valet Auto Strop Blade.
Strop- Valet Auto Strop Razor Strop.
Lather- Artisan made Barbershop Scent Shave soap form Kim Kelleys Boutique.
Brush- Vintage Strong Set.
Post- OSMA Alum
Genuine Ogallala Bay Rum Sage and Cedar
Not the most pleasant shave tonight think I need to work on the blade a little more. Tonight I just run the blade 50 laps on the leather strop didn't get the smoothest shave but it was a shave none the less. I'll run the blade on my barber hone than on a pasted strop and try it again. Everything was a first time use tonight new soap new razor new brush. All things considering it wasn't a total loss the soap seemed to have a nice slick lather.

 

Wow what are the chances of 2 people posting a Valet shave? Is it your first go with it? I am very curios about what you think of my thoughts on them.

Tom

 

Tom

That's pretty unusual two of us posting back to back using the same razor for the first time. I've never used the Valet razor before tonight. I have Valet blades I didn't know you could use a Gem blade without the spine. I'm going to do more work on the blade and try it again. Yes I think it shaves much like a DE razor but I'll know more after the next shave.
Ken P.

 

Ken

yours is a later model Valet. It will not take a de-spined SE blade. it will take the Feather blades though. The VC-1 and earlier VB models can take a modified SE blade. I found this out reading other posts and great info from @spidey9.

You might want to try the feathers SE blades. That way you know they are good sharp blades.

I have some Valet blades that came with the razor. I might strop one up and try that next time. I am determined to get a really good shave with it.

Tom

 

Thanks Douglas.

 

Staying with the type D with a modded Feather AC. This combo is perfection.

 

May 26, 2016
It’s Hydro-Magic May!
I’m spending the month with my three Schick Eversharp razors that sport the Hydro-Magic shaving/cleansing head - Types I2, J3, K1

Long workday on Thursday, just finally posting now.

Hot Shower
Razor: 1955-1958 Schick Eversharp Type I2
Blade: Schick (Dutch) (3)
Soap: Route 66 Barbershop Hop
Brush: Stirling Kong
TSD Witch Hazel
AS: Myrsol Blue



2-day growth, 3-pass shave - WTG, XTG, ATG
As I close out the month-long focus, I’m content to not chase BBS and just take the best I can get with focused technique and the tools in hand without any touch-up or buffing. DFS result suits me just fine.

Cheers!
RT

 

Tom

You say a feather blade will fit in my razor. Well I guess I better order some because like you I am also determined to Get a good shave from this razor. Last night's shave wasn't a complete fail it just wasn't as close a shave or irritation free as with a shave from my Gem Damaskeene or my Schick Injector Adjustable. But like using any new razor you can't always expect perfection the first time. It will give me a good shave sometime soon I just know it will. Thanks for the feather blade info looking for some now.
Ken P

 

Just make Sure Ya Get the Stainless Ones..The Carbon Ones are the Pits by all Accounts..

Billy..

 

Thanks @Billyfergie going to check Fendrihans now and see what they have to offer in feather stainless SE blades.