If you are using a Gem blade you need to use shims...Use a full Gem spine & a Half spine after cutting in in two with a sharp knife..Stick them down the back of the blade until the blade sits forward on the guides...It smooths it out and makes it a nice shaver.. Billy..
I picked up an Ever Ready 1912, with a couple blades. Still seeking a tutorial on shaving with it. So far, @Herm2502 has been closest to explaining.
Start by placing the head/top of the razor flat against your face and then tilt the head forward ever so slightly and pull it along your face. Adjust the angle as needed. You will get a sound that's like buttering toast as it cuts your whiskers. You can get great shaves out of these razors with just a little practice. Unfortunately, blade choices are few. Now that I've kinda violated NB 16, I might look for a couple more of these razors.
Jim99s instructions are right on. But a picture beats a thousand words. Go to Youtube and search "se blade shaving tutorial'
Was the new model Star introduced in 1900 or 1901? It has a 1900 patent date, but I have only seen ones that also include the 1901 date. Most, of course, have the two circles, but a few have simple lettering below the hinge. Thanks!
Hi Billy, Would you please tell me when the new model Star razor was introduced? Was it 1900 or 1901? It has a patent date of 1900 on it, but I have never seen one which doesn't also have a 1901 patent date.
The New Star Model was Introduced on 1901..It was the Later Edition of the Improved Star Razor which Came Out & Patented on 1900...So there is the Anomaly of the Dates You Mention..It was on 1896 that the Kampfe Brothers Incorporated the Word Star on their Razors.. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...ved=0ahUKEwiN1sTl7ODZAhVDC8AKHW65Bo8Q6AEISTAF Billy..
Never Seen One..Had that Many Variations Goin through My Hands..There were Summit Like 25 Variations of Kampfe Razors..The Kampfe Razors were the Kinda 1st Mass Produced Hollow Ground Blade SE that was Affordably Available to the General Public in the USA & Europe..That was their Claim to Fame..It was a Sorta Cooperate Approach that was Very Ruthless in Marketing & Patents were the Hallmark of Ruthless Market Protectionism.. Personally I Dont Use Em Anymore..They are a Flimsy Design & they Can Blunt a Blade Prematurely when Loading Em & Unloading Em..The Blade Holder is Flexible to Some Degree & the Blade Edge Can Get Damaged Slipping it In & Out..Its Also a Fairy Tight Fit..I Prefer the Design Above Which I Still Own..Its a Solid Design with a Guard Bar that Lifts So the Blade Can be Loaded Safely.. This Swedish CV Heljestrand of Mine was the Best Hollow Ground SE Ever Made in My Books..Light Years Ahead of the Kampfe & Other Similar Designed SE Razors..Like the Comfort, Gem Etc.. Billy..
I am kind of partial to the Safacto myself. It is a shame that they went to so much trouble, yet there were so many razors that obviously infringed upon their patents. I have also wondered whether ASR absorbed Kampfe, or was it the other way around? I ask because one of the Kampfe Brothers, I think Frederick, was in charge of ASR until around 1927. I also use Witch Hazel, by the way.
That has Always Been Kept a Secret in Some Ways..The Official Line from ASR is that the Kampfe Brothers Designed their 1st Safety Razor Whilst in the USA..In Other Words it was an American Design..But..Some Evidence Strongly Suggests to Me that the Kampfe Brothers Designed it in Germany Before they Went to the USA & their Relationship with ASR..I Think it Should be More Described as an Amalgamation of Companies..Like Star, Gem, Ever Ready Etc.. Billy..
I Had One of these French Louis Hollow Ground SEs & a Few Other French Brands..They are Called French Hoes..Or a Hoe Type Design..The Upper End Ones Like this & Many Others are a Solid Design & the Loading & Un Loading Does Not Damage the Blade..Real Beautiful Shavers..Relatively Cheap as Well at the Moment Albeit the Topper End Razors of their Day.. Billy..
What difference does it make where the Kampfe Brothers actually designed the razor? Anyway, they were in business for years before they introduced it. That's a nice razor!
Please share your evidence, Billy. At what tender age did they design those razors while still in Germany? Frederick was 19 when he came to the US in 1870. Richard was about 19 as Otto about 17 when the two arrived in 1872. Their first patent was granted in 1880. Kampfe Brothers became a part of ASR in 1919, by that time both Richard and Frederick were dead and Otto was in his mid 60s and probably happy to find a buyer and retire.
Wow! I didn’t realize it till now, but this is an old thread that I started back in 2015. That Star really got me into SE shaving. I have since traded away my Star (regrettably), but my family of SEs has grown. Everyone should use an SE at least once. Fantastic!
Thanks. I’ve been on the lookout for the elusive OC Damaskeene for the last two years. I’ll find one eventually.
