Thread: Gillette Fat Boy, the all in one razor

Had I known how wonderful a Gillette adjustable was going to be I might have said, "One is enough," and skipped the Merkur 1904. But when is one really enough of any good thing?

Yes they are commanding a big price nowadays, but they were made well enough to last this long, I recently replaced my fat boy that I had for 43 years. I had only shaved with another razor twice in my lifetime, it was still going , it got lost in the luggage that has not showed up since, Bobh they are a great razor to learn with and advance with , since I straight razor shave now I too have been able to dance with the 9 setting as opposed to the 6 or7 Tc

The Fat Boy is indeed a great little razor!
The only thing is that it is so small it feels like it was designed for them critters in the shire, not grown men

Ouch that almost hurt Birnardo!! Are you telling me I have Hobbitt hands? Lol it's the only thing I've used except for straights I never noticed. I just use a cheater bar with mine to make it bigger!!! Tc

I'm bidding on a nos fatboy right now. I'm prob gonna be outbid but............. I decided to get one for the days I don't have time to shave which isn't very often but still happens. At least that's my justification :3)

And here I was going to say the Fatboy was too big! I Actually prefer my Gillette fat Techs over my Fatboy. I love those little techs, they fit under my nose better (when I don't have a beard.)
But yes, I still do like using my Fatboy. It's a great razor and the adjustability of it is great. I will never sell it, thats for sure!

Wow a 9?! You are brave! I've always liked adjustable razors because it can grow with you as you get more experienced. Adjustables are a good investment

Using the 9 setting is something you ease up to in single digit increments as your improving technique allows. You will know when you have gone past the setting you should be using for your level of proficiency right quickly. Definitely not a setting for a novice DE shaver to use.

Bob

I've had one of those things laying around forever. Bought a pack of blades at CVS today. Hadn't shaved in 4 days and the missus was complaining so I decided to give it a try. Plopped one in it, lathered up and then tried to figure out what all those numbers did. Cranked it up to 9, decided that looked about right and went to town. Got a good quick smooth shave. It missed a few here and there and I only did pretty much one pass as she was yelling supper was on the table. No sting from the after shave.

I still prefer my straights but that was fun adventure. Last time I used something similar was in the late 60's I think. Then I started using those damn plastic POS's until a couple of years ago when I started shaving with a straight.

Straights are still more comfortable for me because I've got two screwed up wrists and it hurts to hold a "normal" razor because of the way you have to hold your wrist to make 'em work.