thank you Tim..i will pare down my collection at some point as i have a few duplicates ,but it will never be less than 20..just too many fine gillette shavers to choose an absolute favorite deserted island razor..i could go to 10 but i would miss a bunch..

thank you Jeff.it's a 1940 u.s gold prewar tech set..

Congrats Gary. It's a beauty! And blades too!

That's gorgeous, Gary! May you have many years of great shaving with it. Also, thanks for the info.

I know! Between the price, and Mantic58's cold-dead-hands seal of approval, I was expecting great things. I used that razor for two years, but only ever got 'good' things. As is my way, I blame myself more than the tool. With a true focus on it, I'm sure I could master the Variant. I just don't know if I want to at this point.

BTW, I've been following the 'Another Creation' thread off and on. That TAR is pretty freaking boss! I'm very interested to hear about your experiences with it

Veeeeery nice!

fine shave Paul.good evening..

sorry about the sub par shave Tim,but a valiant effort indeed..tomorrow is a new day...ever tried a gillette tech?

thank you Tim.the prewar techs are the most efficient gillette techs out there,with some fine brit variants of course..if you can master a 3 pass bbs with a tech you should have your technique dialed.imo of course..they have a great sweet spot,but require consistent technique to get the best results.

awesome shave and pics Joseph..have a great weekend..

awesome shave and pic Douglas..

like a luggage conveyor at the airport..

awesome shave and pic Jim..glad you liked the soap so far.i like it,there is better i am sure,but the price and presentation is cool as well.love the glass jars..

thank you Patrick.thinned the herd but 1 arrived today with 2 more gillettes on route..these new arrivals will be first time shaves for me..

thank you Andrew,have a fine weekend..

i know....i think Patrick likes snow..

awesome shave and pics Charlie..glad the skin stretching is working out.. ..

sir who?

thank you Charlie.they are quite similar to vintage gillette spoiler blades,in feel and performance..imo of course..

thank you Jeff,