Gillette Fat Boy, the all in one razor
Somebody on another forum mentioned that they use their Fat Boy cranked up to 9 and that got me thinking which I don't do too often. I hadn't used my Fat Boy in a year or so and then it was set at 6 so I thought I'd give a 9 setting a go. Threw in a new blade and had at her. Heck of a good result after my normal 4 pass shave with very little sting from the alum block.
I think using a straight constantly for a few years has taught me enough about pressure to apply while shaving to make using the Fat Boy at 9 instead of 6 possible. It is about as aggressive at 9 as my Muhle R41 near as I can tell and gives the same hot damn shaves too.
So I'm thinking, even though that hurts to do so, that the Fat Boy is really an all in one razor. I mean dialed way down it is good for a beginner and as you skill progresses you can simply dial up the aggression to match your skill increase. As a bonus you don't have to keep trading up to different DEs if you don't want to.
Bob