SOS: January 2020

you haven't used it in a while ..may take a day or so..

 

Thank you, gentlemen.

 

Thanks Gary

 

How do you modify the blades? I'm not real happy with the Feather SEs.

 

January 18th SOTD
Schick ‘66’ w Personna
Zenith / BRM
Highland Springs Kootenay Blue combo
Thayers

Have a great day all!

 

cool blue shave Jason..

 

ABC
Shavemac 2 band
Parker handle - RR Head

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fine shave and pic T..cool brush..

 

Wonderful shave with this old friend.

Hot water preparation
T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Savile Row 3824
Mystic Water Brown Windsor
Otto Busch Weltmeister Sonderklasse 265 11/16
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

cool shave Karl..nice razor..

 

Got a call early this morning and decided to skip my Saturday shave. Got to spend time with our son and his family in South Cackalacky.

 

This little plastic razor with the stainless steel core handle is one of the best mild razors I have used as long as you do 3 pass shave IMO.( I have lots of razors to compare to.)
I find that you get less irritation and no weepers or cuts. If you have blemishes or prior irritation from a previous shave this razor works better than most if you like to daily shave. I also can apply some pressure and not cut myself. (adding pressure to SE or DE razors is usually not a good practice-taboo for most, The Core works better with a little pressure.)


To make the Gem blade stay in the Core or any variants you have to mock the (Gem clone) as close as possible to FHS-10 blade.
I use a wedge shim also that pins the blade down wards after blade is installed.
Here is what I do to make modified Gem blade for my Core.
All you do is give a view twists and slight pull and its off that easy.
I use electric tape to protect the cutting edge & from cutting myself, it also keeps the metal from flying off when sniped.
Lay out the targets with a sharpie pen.( I placed some white paper for viewing only)
reason.)
I use a metal snip with a steel rule that acts as a stop so not to over cut the targeted area. Mark the tin snipe in the sweet spot to keep consistent. I always snipe the length ways first, it seems to work the best.
First corner cut out, I used spent blades to perfect this procedure for myself with some discouraging results until it was perfected. Use the electric tape to increase success.
Test to make sure it fits the razor, if it is a little lose don't worry about it for now.(make sure tabs or ears are some what straight.
You should hear it click in place if you are fairly close, it might be a little lose but so are the FHS-10 blades when installed.
This is the plastic magnetic business card (.020 thousands of a inch thickness) that acts as a wedge and it works excellent(you could use waterproof alternative). Just push it until it close to flush to top of blade. (you do not want to shear the plastic keepers off by pushing the blade like some did on Version 1 of the core using Gem blades possibly from my understanding). The wedge pins the blade down and keeps enough resistance while shaving up against the blade keepers. I usually make a small batch up of 4 blades so it does not become a hassle.
Not sure this is worth the effort for some and buying FHS-10 blades might be less a issue if you have no simple tools or just not the mechanically inclined type.
But if you like the Gem SS PTFE blades for their great performance in longevity & sharpness this is the only way I know how to get to that shaving pinnacle.
The Oneblade Core is great mild razor with a min 3 pass shave with some added pressure(adding a little pressure is usually taboo with DE or SE razors but with the Core is not a issue IMO) and will give less irritation and weepers than most other razors IMO.
This is a article I used for helping out a person on B&B with similar issues with the blade. The FHS-10 cuts good for 1-2 shaves and then drops off quickly for sharpness IMO.
https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/oneblade-razor.580530/#post-10526346
https://www.badgerandblade.com/foru...re-razor-is-it-really-just-hype.567991/page-2 addition information about the wedge.
Have some great shaves!

 

This week saw Round #4 in my Shavette Showdown.

- Feather Artist Club DX - Feather Professional Super
- Focus R21 Evolution - 1/2 Feather DE
- Focus R28 Slim Al - 1/2 GSB



Fine shaves all...

The Focus R28 with the GSB stays consistent. GSB's will not outshave Feathers but are 'forever smooth'. This set-up stays in close persuit.

In the Feather vs Feather sub, I moved the DX back to 1st. The blade doesn't perform like new, but allows me at this point to compensate and add a little more cutting force for the win 'without punishment'.

FWIW, my little competes are not to say one is better than another. The' Max Headroom ShaveMobile' got a blade tracker upgrade recently and I'm mostly setting my 'time to toss' parameters.



Happy shaving Y'all.

Edison Carter, reporting live from Network 23. Or, 20 Minutes into the Future.

 

Thanks. You mentioned the very problem I have...I'm getting only 1-2 shaves out of each blade. This is a great razors. It's the first single edge I've been able to use. I'm not mechanically inclined, so I may just stick with the Feathers, and hope someone else comes out with another blade.

 

SUNDAY'S SHAVE​

Bath Soap - Shulton Old Spice "Captain's Soap Chest" Edition (circa 1974)

Razor - Gillette Superspeed (circa 1947-1952) (Re-plated in Nickel Finish by Razor Emporium)
Blade - *3rd Shave
Shave Brush - Custom Created Handle by an "Unknown" Artist (Fitted with a synthetic 26mm Knot by Nathan of Envy Shave)
Shave Soap - Shulton Old Spice (circa mid 60's-late 70's, fits 3.75 ounce mugs from the era)
Shave Mug - Shulton Ship Grand Turk - Tempered Glass (sold 1964 thru 1978) with Custom Lid by Nathan of Envy Shave
Aftershave - Shulton Old Spice (circa 1980's)
Deodorant - Shulton Old Spice (circa early-mid 1980's)
Fragrance - Shulton Old Spice Long Lasting Cologne Spray (circa 1980's 'tester bottle' made for store display only, extremely rare.)
"Grand Turk Ship" Shaving Stand by Desire Metal Works

 

Thank you Gary.

 

awesome set up and pic Tim..

 

I usually just de-spine the Gem blade and push it in. That works fine on the metal oneblades without further modification... Not sure about the Core?

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sunday shave
#27 flat bottom tech -blue set
gsb
eveready 89 flat top timberwolf
wilkinson stick/derby stick mix
adidas ice dive a/s

 

Thanks, Gary.