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I would have to go along with that. It depends on the skill level/experience of the user more than anything else as to what the assessment is of a DE is on a scale of mild to wild. That is where the...

I have read good things about those Cadet OCs. Can you compare it to a vintage Gillette OC?

Bob

Another favourite head design that I like and has been mentioned is the Open Comb. There again the efficiency of the head design varies from mild to wild. Certain models of the vintage Gillette open...

I am thinking people can and do use the terms mild and aggressive as a quantifier of efficiency. The head design of some razors because of the blade gap, blade exposure and blade angle make them more...

No you really can't with enough practice make a mildly aggressive razor do what a very aggressive razor can do. The shave from the milder one will not be as close or as long lasting as the aggressive...

The basic aggressiveness of a DE is a function of the design of the head but you can also add or subtract from that native aggressiveness by using milder or sharper DE blades. With an adjustable DE...

The difference is that the adjustable can be far more aggressive depending on the setting. That is from using a Gillette Fat Boy set at 9 and a Merkur 37C slant both with feather blades.

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