Injector & SE Party !!!

2/24/16 - Wool Fat Wednesday with the G-Bar!

 

I'll have to look into one sometime. I need something other than my Valet to use my 100+ feathers on.

 

Today was a day of BIG discovery!
I have been saying, that the biggest trial of an injector is to put it against the Ever Ready 1914 or 1925 whichever is your favorite. Finally today I woke up missing my "Little Lather Catcher"....Soooo

I cleaned up my favorite SE, and started my HOT water whisker rinse, when I thought.....I have never actually tried the 'Hill-Fergie' Shim'....Sooo

I made mine, and put the recommended 1/2 shim underneath the spine of the GEM Stainless blase...I crimped a perfect small edge at the top of the shim, so the blade would just slide up and fit the shim snug. So I slide the blade and shim with my thumb, down til the blade edge locks behind the blade stops. I hold the edge behind the stops with the thump of my left hand while I snap the 'Bear-Trap' blade cover shut....

Face lathered a perfect Arko Santa's beard of lather....and ahhhh.....I've never gotten a better shave with any razor....
The ER 1914 without the shim, and my Schick E2, and G8 will all shave this close if I do my part....But not this smooth and effortless....Whew!.....Like Heaven!

@Billyfergie is really onto something with the HillFergie Shim.....If you haven't check it out yet...You owe it to yourself to try it.....I think the ER1914 is a perfect razor just with the modern GEM SE blades, but even smooth, smooth, smoother with Billy's shim....afterwards the non-shim blade seems a tad harsh....}8^)) Welldone BF...

 

+1 Schick E2


She eats up a weeks worth of growth and I her. W.T.T.J.

 

Here is something that Rick posted on his podcast!!
Putting a Spine on your Feather SE's and using them in all your other SE's!!!

https://brushnsoapnblade.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/a-spine-for-the-spineless-se-feather.pdf

 

I'm going to have to see where Billy talks about this.
My 1914 is in its way to me. Like a dummy I sold mine last year.

Where is the 1/2 shim info at? In this thread?

 

Google billyfergie shim and you'll find a link or two. Good stuff.

 

Thank you.

 

Lather catchers are the best! I wish I could use mine but I have no blades for it.

I really like how gentle they are...yet very effective.

I've got the Gem Junior Bar...it's gorgeous!

 

I am now the proud owner of my White Whale. I had to make all kinds of promises to my wife. That I will never be able to keep.
Now the waiting begins. She wanted to know why I needed such a scummy looking razor. I explained I would die if I were not to ever own one.

 

You beat the crap out of me on that one I can't wait to see it cleaned up.

 

I figured there was going to be a bidding war. My wife does the bay stuff. I tell here what I want to spend and let her do the rest.
By the way I had to agree not to get any more razors for 6 months.

 

The HillFergie Shim Does make a Huge Difference..Glad you found it Sweet..

Billy..

 

That's a Corker Tom..That will Clean Up like New ..The Mighty Type F..

Billy..

 

Here is my Link..
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...sM1swghHSue59o2ga40jhw&bvm=bv.115277099,d.ZWU

Billy..

 

Billy..

 

Thanks Billy!

 

Just wait until you clean and polish that one up. It'll be a knockout. Congratulations!

 

It will soon be lookin like this..

Billy..

 

OH YES. They are things of beauty. I am Very excited.