Gillette Adjustable Friday ; Toggles, Fat Boys, Slims, and Black Beauties welcome!

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  1. kfbrady

    kfbrady Well-Known Member

    I seem to be using this D4 Fat Boy almost exclusively. It's a great razor...

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  2. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Fatboy / Gillette silver blue [​IMG]

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  3. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Fatboy / Gillette silver blue [​IMG]

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  4. MntnMan62

    MntnMan62 Well-Known Member

    Used my birth quarter razor this morning: Gillette Slim Adjustable H3 on setting 7 with a Gillette Silver Blue blade. I always get a nice close irritation free shave from this razor. Brush was a Connaught Omega faux jade boar. Soap was Mystic Water Adirondack Jack. Splash was Aqua Velva Musk. Enjoying my day of faceturbating.
     
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  5. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    SOTD 11012018.gif E-4 #195 on 9 with an Astra SP. Felt good after SEs in September & OCs in October.
     
  6. brit

    brit in a box

    my m-4 birthyear and quarter slim..i rarely use it.. 20181102_202913.jpg
     
  7. brit

    brit in a box

    that looks like a slim adjustable...
     
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  8. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    It is a slim, have to be careful with the predictions on my tablet, thanks...

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  9. brit

    brit in a box

    all is good, i am not trying to be picky, for your info only ,gary
     
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  10. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    I thought so, too. In consideration and thanks for keeping the post coming while I played SE & OC with the 30 Day Crew I didn't argue. It was an adjustable Gillette!
     
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  11. Timwcic

    Timwcic Well-Known Member

    Yesterday’s shave was with a wild find Toggle. A P-74 set at #7 delivered a outstanding shave in two passes.

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  12. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Good looking vintage Gillette you found there! Did you get it for less than ebay prices?

    I don't visit my local shops as much as I used to. Having some what settled down on my ADs except for soaps and AS. I'll still keep looking in the wild but I don't snatch up every razor I see any more. My list of vintage gotta haves has significantly shortened and focused to the point they are rare; A Schick Type F, Cooper Monobuilt, and a Toggle in serviceable condition. I still buy Gillette Adjustables if they seem like a clean up would restore them to use. Good trade fodder!
     
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  13. Timwcic

    Timwcic Well-Known Member

    Thank you. Yes, it was priced at flea market prices, very flea market pricing. Actually all the hardware in the pictures came from dirt malls. The R-400 years ago that I reknotted and the P-74 still has its price sticker. This is my third wild Toggle. First one many years ago was a cased NOS and the second was a user grade I gave to my father. My best score is a 1-9 Bottom Dial that I use once a year around Christmas or New Years. I have two white whales, a nickel Toggle in its case and a FB Red Dot, case or no case, one day. I tell everyone, never stop looking, never give up, you don’t know what you are going to find.
     
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  14. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Positive attitude!

    Should I decide to go back to SR and want to talk stones, or really get the itch for a Toggle I'll send a PM. Can't say I've spotted your white whales. I'd be Very happy with a nickle T. Red dot Fat Boys are only slightly less rare than bottom dials.
     
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  15. Timwcic

    Timwcic Well-Known Member

    I have a few friends of mine that are serious pickers in the SW area. They all have pictures with a high bounty on the Red Dot. One day—— maybe
     
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  16. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    I understand the desire for Toggles and Bottom Dials. They are different in significant visual ways, though they may shave in a similar fashion. Being happy with a well cared for E-4, I haven't looked into Red Dot versions. Is it just the low production numbers?

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  17. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Fatboy / Gillette stainless [​IMG]

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  18. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Slim / Gillette Stainless [​IMG]

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  19. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Gillette Black Beauty (R3) Razor
    Bic Chrome Platinum Blade
    JR #112/27mm Boar Brush
    Klar Shave Soap
    Dickinson's Witch Hazel
    Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum After Shave

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  20. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    November 20

    G-3 Gillette Slim on setting 5
    Ladas Super Stainless (3)
    Simpson Chubby 2 Super
    Soap Commander Love
    Alum, Thayers Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, CC Bay Rum, and Aramis


    It ain't Friday, but here goes!

    Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone!

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