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- Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:06 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Merkur Futur -1st Impression
- Replies: 112
- Views: 18196
Some time ago, when I was looking for my first adjustable razor, I bought a Futur. I returned it to the shop after shaving with it twice. It was way too aggressive for me, even at 1. I agree that the Futur is probably the most aggressive quality razor, but certainly not at 1 setting. I believe ther...
- Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:02 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: back to the FUTUR ........part two
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3837
If use this razor at only one setting you're missing one of the great advantages of an adjustable: it lets you optimize the benefits of reduction, as well as comfort. For example, if you were doing a 2 pass shave you might start at a 2 setting and casuallyshave down to a slight stubble. Then crank i...
- Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Is a Progress right for me?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2351
You said you wanted something different from a Gillette, so you made the right choice. My complaint about the Gillettes is that they're too tame. The 9 setting gets you about half way to what you can get with one of the Merkurs. The Futur is the most aggressive of the adjustable Merkurs. Wait a whil...
- Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:59 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Merkur Futur -1st Impression
- Replies: 112
- Views: 18196
It's a great razor. I used mine for several years before I went above 3. Guess what. It gets very aggressive above that. That is, it does with all blades except Feathers (I haven't tried the 7 o'clocks). Amazingly, both the Futur and slant match up perfectly with Feathers. Both of these razors becom...
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: THE STATE OF DE SHAVING
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10283
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:53 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: THE STATE OF DE SHAVING
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10283
I understand completly about the straights. An accomplished DE shaver will be very frustrated. It sems that your razor may have been a little dull, but even with a well sharpened one, the experience is not pleasant, and you just have to wonder why you're doing it. I usually discourage accomplished D...
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:30 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Feather AC-DX Japanese style.....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4995
I'm sorry I got in here late. I have both and use both. I have slight preference for the Japanese style, because it offers so many more hand positions and angles. It does require a little more delicacy and care, however. Don't worry about using one hand. With a folding blade you'll have to learn to ...
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:18 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: THE STATE OF DE SHAVING
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10283
- Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:59 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: THE STATE OF DE SHAVING
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10283
Re: THE STATE OF DE SHAVING
i've been reading the recent posts about a positive find with a possibly new run of merkur blades. the thread has members making comments about the blades of the past and how they were better. this has made me wonder about the world of current de shaving. i started de shaving this past winter and a...
- Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:22 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: THE STATE OF DE SHAVING
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10283
Gil, Well, that's right. The major makers of blades for shaving have plainly cheapened their DE blades for at least two decades now, putting all their emphasis on selling multi-blade cartridges ( and the more expensive the better ). The large bulk of the manufacturing of DE blades that they still d...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:05 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Maestro Livi finally conquered
- Replies: 47
- Views: 13772
Hi Chris and Joe, I know you have both used 3 line Franz Swaty's a lot in the past.. I have several of these, how do you rate the Spyderco UF compared to the Swaty? I have been on the fence with adding the 304UF to my lineup, but based upon Chris's thoughts I am re-thinking this. Or even and Escher...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:10 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Maestro Livi finally conquered
- Replies: 47
- Views: 13772
The Livi has continued to improve with nightly touch-ups on the chrome bench hone. It is a wonderful shaver now! Chris I'm happy to hear that. There has always been some mystery for me regarding the occasional razor that just doesn't respond. It seems to be an excellent blade, but it just doesn't g...
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:36 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Maestro Livi finally conquered
- Replies: 47
- Views: 13772
Now I've found the question.... The answer is to be found here: http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24070 and http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27323 As you will read, it seems that the Spyderco fine and ultrafine hones vary their effective grit by means of the pattern m...
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:59 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: How to get a sharp blade without your strop?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5580
Secondly, it depends what you call sharpening. Most of us would consider sharpening as removing material. Plain leather stropping doesn't do that to any significant degree. It only smooths, and even that requires a lot of reps. A semantic problem then. I would define sharpening as the act of making...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:47 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: How to get a sharp blade without your strop?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5580
If a blade starts fading between passes I dump the blade, several Dovos have not made the cut for that reason. Ive read the research that indicates that stroping doesnt actually sharpen the blade, but whatever it does seems to make the blade cut better. Dave It is not unusual for stropping to be ne...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:43 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: How to get a sharp blade without your strop?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5580
Ive read the research that indicates that stroping doesnt actually sharpen the blade, but whatever it does seems to make the blade cut better. Dave 'Splain it to me. It doesn't sharpen, but it does cut better. What, exactly, does that say about the knowledge and intelligence of the author of that r...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:17 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Maestro Livi finally conquered
- Replies: 47
- Views: 13772
How are you? It's been a while. Chris, I have every one of the hones you used except the 30K. Assuming you used the hones in order of increasing fineness, I find it curious that you ended on the UF. I would never consider it finer than 30K and probably not even finer than 15K. What was your strategy?
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:03 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: How to get a sharp blade without your strop?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5580
These are all good answers, but be aware that in his comprehensive report on knife sharpening Prof. Verhoeven found that stropping on plain leather after honing did not affect sharpness. The real benefit of stropping comes after you've used a blade and caused the microserrations in the edge to sprea...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: In Praise of Fidelity
- Replies: 102
- Views: 23988
First of all, thanks for the warm welcome back, guys. It's not surprising, but it feels good. The blade discussion is interesting, but, at least in part, it is quite subjective. For example, Feather blades changed everything for me afte almost 50 years. I swear by them, and still, nothing else comes...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:44 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: In Praise of Fidelity
- Replies: 102
- Views: 23988
Well, there are two facets to this whole 'fidelity' thing; how it pertains to the newbie, and the relatively inexperianced, and it's relevance for the experianced DE shaver. For the newbie, we all seem to be in agreement that constant switching around of kit, and especially blades and razors, is at...