Injector & SE Party !!!

Oh yeah, shaving heaven. Sounds like a keeper.

I believe this is the only actual E1 I know of on any of the boards. I am sure they are out there but few and far between. The Ds and Fs are common in comparison. Congratulations!

 

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Savonniere Du Bon Burger
Ever Ready 100T PurTech @clint64 Reknot
The One Blade
Gem Stainless Coated #3
Witch Hazel, Mysti Water whipped Shea Butter, Chatillon Lux La Foret de Liquest

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Love that handle!

 

Finally, something to bring to the party!

(seller's pic, not mine)

 

Congratulations - that looked like a good buy. I had my eye on it.

 

way to go Herm!

 

She is a Keeper for Sure..Need a Darn Good Slick Tallow Soap with this Baby..

Billy..

 

Billy..

 

+1

 

I just took the blade out of the G-Bar and put it in the ER14 for tomorrow's annual shave. This was to be a week of G-Bar sweetness, but The Bunny is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. It will finish out this month of SE shaves. I am sorry, but this morning during my shave, I couldn't help but think about The Bunny.

Thursday's Annual ER -14 Shave
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In preparation for March 24 I continued on the SE path with my grandpa's 1912. It had been a long time since I used it and it surprised me with how smooth and close it shaved. I could have stopped after the first two passes but kept going. Hardly any need at all for touch-ups.

My only do-over would have been to palm strop the new blade. I usually do this but forgot as it had been so long since I used a new GEM blade. A few minor weepers on the third pass as a result but that just means it's properly broken in for tomorrow with my 1914.

T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Savile Row 3824
Bio Palmyra Shaving Cream
1912 GEM
GEM SS PTFE (1) with half shim
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

SOTD
Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Doug Korn brush
Bunny V3
Chick blade (5)
Alum
Déjà Fougère AS
Have a great day!

 

I'm a newb when it comes to SE shaving, bur so far I love my 1912. You bring two questions to mind. First, how do you / should you hand strop the blade? Second, house long do these GEM SE blades last?

 

This is a Controversial Subject..In my experience an SE Multi Faceted Blade will be Blunted by hand stropping...Now that's all well & Dandy & that's why they will feel Smoother..That said it doesn't take much to mess them up..If you use a Shim in the Older SE s it can make them smoother with the self same sharp blade from New..That's me Talkin..

Billy..

 

I don't think stropping stainless blades helps. However, I have been using the carbon steel blades. They need to be cleaned and dried after each use. I actually belly strop them. I stretch out the material on my A-shirt and strop each side eight times. I have been getting good results. I can do a week of shaves with this method, and I don't have a problem with rust.

 

Jim, don't you find the blade gets stuck in you six pack while belly stopping ?

 

Corking, of course, would be even more controversial. @Herm2502 , I simply strop the blade 10 or 20 times on the pad of my hand before using the first time. Seems to work for me - otherwise I tend to get weepers on the first shave. I could also have simply stopped after 2 passes and done touch ups then and avoided the weepers that way.

As to length of life, GEMs are good for about 4 3-pass shaves for me. I've seen others say they get more. YMMV, of course.

 

That would be a one pack, Rob. I get about 6 inches on each strop, so it is more efficient than palm stropping. BTW Nice horny toad.