Hey guys, What are the best options (both vintage and current) for a short stubby razor? I need lots of suggestions so that I can pick something out. This is one of the razor types I don't have yet.
Find a Tuckaway I love mine. I also have and enjoy the ikon tuckaway handle, but there's nothing like the vintage McCoy. Tuckaway 's are great. here's mine with an r41 head (was a bit aggressive) but the stubby handle is nice.
German travel razor (German/Austrian). You can use one part of the handle if you want really short, or screw on the next section if you need it longer. You can also put on a Gillette head, if you wish. (The one on the left has the whole handle, but the head is pesting like crazy. The one on the right I have half the handle, but is otherwise in great shape. )
Oh -I would suggest the Miss Evans, Dainty Miss, Kewtie, and similar, but I'm assuming you want razors for which you can still get blades.
To be quite honest @jmudrick has recently got me looking at the Ikon SBS, due to they may not be available much longer with patent infringements. Though right now still available on ebay for $25 for the head. Here's the SBS thread. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/ikon-sbs-2017.57758/
A Tuckaway is probably the best. If you can find one the Feather Portable is nice. Might not be stubby enough though. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/feather-portable-de-razor.586/
Wow! It looks like whoever their photographer was for that is NOT a wet shaver. They took the photo with the base plate blatantly upside down... I'm actually curious about this now... So the bottom most portion of the handle, is it threaded the same so as to fit the head without the extension? If the threading is the same then in theory, you could also use that extension with a regular handle to make it longer as well?
Lots of good choices here. Short handled Techs are good razors and these are two of mine. They can usually be found at good prices most of the time on Ebay.
If it helps, even with the chinese knock-off plates from Vig/ZY, it's sometimes hard to figure out which side should be up.
Ah but with the Merkur Plate it is fairly obvious... It would have taken the photographer all of two minutes to check to make sure he had it assembled correctly. S/he probably spent more time than that getting the lighting right... Being able to use the equipment you have does not make you a good photographer. Knowing your subject and being able to capture a good representation of your subject makes you a good photographer.
Connaught assures me they will continue to stock the SBS despite the North America patent issue. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk