Originally Posted by
cspan37421
Just a quick update
I've been able to adapt to the the safety razor so well that getting 2 weeks worth of shaves (10-14) out of a DE blade is quite doable. That was my old standard when I used disposable twins. The last shave is, of course, not the same quality as the first, but that was the case with the twin disposables as well. Bottom line is, I don't find that these safety razor blades have to be changed more frequently than twin blades razors or cartridges, despite what I've seen on some forums.
Best of all, I've only nicked myself once, and it was actually minor compared to nicks I'd get with a disposable twin. That is to say, I nick myself less, and less significantly, with the safety razor. I wasn't expecting that at all. Surprised and very happy.
Now, I still have to be really careful handling the blades! There's no getting around that. I am putting the old ones in an Altoids tin and someday will take it to metal recycling. It appears those things can hold a LOT of them.
For the holiday season I might ask for something beyond this "starter razor", though it's doing fine. The ones I had in mind were:
Merkur 34C
Merkur 23C
Edwin Jagger
Parker 99R
Any feedback on those? Thanks.
PM me. So many much better choices than these are available. For starters, I would recommend looked at italianbarber.com for the RazoRock-branded razors. Something like the Game Changer 0.68 would be so much better than any of the razors you have listed. Game Changer is CNC-milled from 100% stainless steel. All the razors on your list are chromed Zamac. If the chrome gets a little ding and water gets beneath it, the entire head can corrode. If you accidentally drop the razor the threads can snap right off.
I'd be happy to discuss other options via PM if you would like, because to a certain extent it depends on what it is you want from a razor, but I can't recommend the RazoRock razors highly enough. There is nothing anywhere near as good as these in CNC-milled stainless steel for anywhere near the prices they charge. Very, very good "bang-for-the-buck."
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