Thread: Blade and Face Geometry

As I found when I started using a DE - and I tried as many different razors as I could - my face and certain razors do NOT mix. For example - a Merkur HD rips me to shreds (no matter what blade I try); my granddad's 1947 Aristocrat really burns my face with every blade except a Red Personna. The 'one' DE that works for pretty much any blade and yields the best, most comfortable shave is a British Flare-tip Rocket. I have sold off most of my other DE's and kept two Rockets.

So I have tried a few straights so far:
a Karbon King 4/8 spike point - hate this - I cannnot get this to not yank the hair from my face
An old Greaves wedge I restored and had honed (badly, I think) - I could not get the weight or angle right in this - it also had a smile and I couldnt figure it out - so I sold it (regettably now)
A Dovo Special (which i stuipdily sold after giving up two years ago) - always seemed to work, but then I cut myself...

My current rotation is:
Boker King Cutter - I like it
Dovo Best Quality - really liking this.

It seems (so far) that the Dovo blade - grind, gemoetry, metal, whatever - is the best fit for me. It's fascinating that these blades that look so similar can behave so differently.

The search for the 'one razor' is fun, and a relatively inexpensive quest... I am wondering if a top-quality Dovo would be the 'one' for me....Bismark? Prima Klang? Bergischer Lowe??

Barry