Thread: Looking for a good DE.

So, its been a while since I have posted on this site. Had a kid about 6 months and a new job and a new house and...and...and... yeah you get the point. Anyways I have pretty much only been shaving once a month just because I didn't have the time. I strictly used straights. I have a couple of DE's but I never used them. I have some old short gillette and then an even shorter gillette that came in like this real tiny package. Thing is seriously hard to hold on to. Both of them are really.

Anyways I ran out to a Sally's to get some blade for them because I wanted to shave but my straights needed to be honed. Anyways I was pretty impressed. I had a full month and halfs worth of growth. Took awhile but it worked pretty well. Anyways, I think I am wanting to get a nice one that is full size. I don't really know anything about DE's but I guess getting an adjustable one would afford the most flexibility. I know merkur is a good brand, any others out there? I do want new by the way.

I have several models of Gillete that are all adjustable. Slim, Aristocrat, and a Fat Boy. Those are not ever all of the ones Gillette made. With the exception of the Fat Boy I do not think they are valuable either.

Well, if you want the best you want a Mongoose. It's really an SE not a DE and it has to be ordered and you have to wait for it. Check out the threads on this forum about it. Otherwise the Feather Stainless is a great razor and of course the vintage Gillettes are all great ones.

Any complaints against the merkur future. Seems more in my price range and I really like the looks of it in satin.

I have a razorock mission that seems to be ok, they're cheap and the quality seems to be better than the price would suggest, that being said my Mongoose just showed up tonight so the razorock may get put up for sale.

I got mine from Edwin Jagger and it worked great. 3 piece, so it was easy to clean.

Just wondering, why not stick with straights?

Originally Posted by cosperryan

Any complaints against the merkur future. Seems more in my price range and I really like the looks of it in satin.

I bought a Futur for my wife. She liked it fine until she used my Merkur Slant. As I said in a previous post, I now have a Futur and SWMBO has a Slant.

No complaints with merkur. The short one is still my travel razor. Good weight to them.

alright for some reason my computer is being really slow and won't let me quote so:

Moonshae: Im not getting rid of the straights, I will still use them when I have time, but as of now I have had no real time. Even on the days that I am off work, i still have too much to do to spend time on honing and upkeep of the razors.

Tonsorious: The above reason is why I had a 1 month of growth. Once I do get a good DE, I will have a good quick easy method of shaving and will shave more often maybe once a week or shorter.

I have a Merkur adjustable, the modified Progress known as the Mergress. It is a great shaver. The only vendor I know of that sells these modified versions is Lee's Razors.